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Teaser Trailer for Red State
The first trailer for the Kevin Smith horror film Red State has arrived. The film does not yet have a distributor or release date but is screening at next month's Sundance Film Festival where it will look to pick up the former and then settle on the latter. The story focuses on a group of misfits that encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America. ...
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Latest Madden Developer Podcast Featuring Pastapadre
The fourth Madden Developer Podcast, in which I was invited on to take part, has just rolled out! It turned out to be a wide ranging discussion on the industry and the big picture of Madden and sports gaming. Though I did express some thoughts at times the format was not along the lines of a Q&A, and hopefully that is something that can be accomplished down the line. A couple interesting things of note that were mentioned in the podcast is a 50/50 split between Franchise and Online play...
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Madden 11 Roster Update #17 Details
The post NFL week 15 roster update for Madden 11 is out now for the 360 and PS3. This will be the last roster update during the regular season with next week off due to the holidays. Roster updates will return throughout the playoffs with the final one coming after the Super Bowl. Julius Peppers has moved up to 98 and Michael Vick gains another point and now sits at 94. Tim Tebow has received a two point boost to 72, Vincent Jackson reaches 90, and Ray Rice is up to 92. Donovan McNabb drops...
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New Trailer for Fight Night Champion
A second trailer for Fight Night Champion has been released and the focus is once again on the M-Rated "Champion" story mode. This trailer is probably the closest in structure and flow to a movie trailer that has ever been produced for a sports video game. Continue on to check it out and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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#7 of 2010: Kinect Sports
As the most nontraditional game in the rankings, Kinect Sports seemed an unlikely candidate all the way up through release. Motion gaming was not high on the list of desire when it came to sports offerings and the Kinect hardware was being questioned as to how viable its performance would be in the real world. Despite that Kinect Sports turned out to be a surprising source of pure fun providing good variety, options, and accuracy making for a very unique experience. (more…)...
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Most Called Plays in Madden 11
Earlier today it was the plays in Madden 11 that averaged the most yardage, and now comes the list of the most frequently called plays in the game. Broken down by both offense and defense are the 50 plays that are used the most along with the average yards per play and includes play calls made through GameFlow and by the CPU. Continue on for a look at the list and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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The Best Movie Trailers of 2010
Here is my list of the top 10 movie trailers from 2010. Considerations factoring into the inclusion of these trailers included buzz factor, the excitement they stirred up, the emotion instilled from watching, and how much they increased the visibility of and sold the movie. Essentially these are the trailers that most pumped me up, caught my attention, or changed my perception of an upcoming film. (more…)...
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Most Successful Plays in Madden 11
Thanks to online connections data is tracked for just about everything in games these days. In the case of Madden we've primarily heard about usage numbers as they relate to modes and particular features. Today on Twitter Ian Cummings posted up the top 50 plays run by average yards gained with plans to also show which plays are used the most soon. Continue on for a look at what are the most successful plays in Madden 11! (more…)...
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