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83rd Academy Awards Hosts Announced
James Franco and Anne Hathaway are officially set to host the 83rd Annual Academy Awards show which will take place on February 27th. They represent what appears to be a move towards attracting a younger audience. Both have done well with hosting Saturday Night Live which was a factor in the decision. Last year the Academy Awards were hosted by the combination of Steve Martin and Alex Baldwin. While the Oscars have attempted to revamp their shows over recent years (quicker pace and expandin...
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Game Party for Kinect Impressions
Game Party: In Motion released two weeks after the wave of launch titles that arrived alongside Kinect for Xbox 360. The game attempts to present an amusement park and arcade atmosphere with mini-games that fit those respective environments. A total of 16 mini-games have been included, some of which are mildly enjoyable but not terrible compelling, while others are downright awful. (more…)...
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Cyber Monday 2010 Deals
Black Friday has come and gone with a nice slashing of prices to the majority of the EA Sports library and a few scattered deals on other titles as well. Now comes Cyber Monday as online retailers make a second push with deals. Some of these are merely comparable or not even as good as what had been offered prior, with all those EA Sports titles and WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 having been available from Amazon for less than $30 on Saturday. The big one for Cyber Monday is NBA 2K11 going for $...
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The Line Drive 11/28
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Fight Night Champion cover art has been revealed. Either it is being used to focus on the story mode or the fighter has yet to be announced that will take its place. The community wish list tournament for NCAA Football 12 at The Gaming Tailgate is down to the final four. Coaching carousel, improved defensive playbooks, custom playbooks, and better CPU play c...
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Tangled Challenges But Can’t Top Harry Potter
The Disney animated film Tangled opened above expectations however it still wasn't enough to stop Harry Potter. The second weekend of Deathly Hallows: Part 1 came in #1 at the box office for both the three day weekend and five day holiday run. Tangled was able to draw $48.6 million for the three days and totaled $68.5 million from its Wednesday opening. Certainly having the power of Disney behind it helped as did a large opening of 3D screens thanks to Harry Potter bowing out of releasing i...
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Padrecast: Holiday Solo Edition
For the holiday weekend I thought I'd run through a Padrecast on my own and take some questions from Twitter and Facebook. I discuss the NBA 2K11 patch and ratings drop for Tony Parker and IGN's decision to run a piece praising EA for canceling NBA Elite 11 at the last minute. Then responding to a couple of the questions presented I go into the likelihood of college basketball and MVP Baseball returning, how the "Online Pass" may be affecting sales, and more. The podcast runs approximately 28 ...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Being Rebooted
It was recently announced that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is set for a theatrical reboot. The movie will include an all-new cast. Warner Bros. purchased the rights and are moving forward with production. Buffy the Vampire Slayer began with a movie in 1992 starring Kristy Swanson and then spun into the popular TV show that ran for seven seasons (1997-2003) with Sarah Michelle Gellar in the lead role. What has spurned backlash to this news is that Joss Whedon is not involved with the project...
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Trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer
The first trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer recently arrived. Based on the novel by Michael Connely the story centers on a lawyer that conducts business from the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Played by Matthew McConaughey the character of Mickey Haller has primarily dealt with petty criminals but then lands a case defending a high-profile playboy accused of rape and murder. The Lincoln Lawyer is slated to release on March 18th. ...
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