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Madden 11 Week 10 Ratings Change Suggestions. Should Vick be 99?
After a huge week 10 the question now arises as to whether Michael Vick actually deserves to be a 99 overall in Madden 11 and the argument can certainly be made that he should be. It would be an unprecedented leap to go from starting the year at a 73 and getting incremental upgrades through roster updates only to reach the pinnacle by the end of week 10. He currently sits at 87 and there has never been a one week jump that could even compare to going from that place to a 99. Really though w...
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NBA Jam HD Online Features Are Ready
NBA Jam is releasing tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and along with it will be the expanded online feature set delivered via patch. Until now those extra online features, including online co-op and Remix mode online, only had a tentative arrival of "by December". The patch will be available immediately. As discussed previously to a great degree, much of the difficulty in releasing NBA Jam on its own has been that EA Sports devalued the game by advertising it as being a free pack-in with N...
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NBC Announces Midseason Schedule
Earlier today NBC revealed their plans for changes to the network's broadcast schedule that will take place beginning in January. NBC also went on to announce that 30 Rock has been renewed for next season and will now be moving to 10pm. The most notable news includes Parks and Recreation returning with Thursday nights now a three hour block of comedies, The Cape premiering, and Parenthood and Chase switching nights. Continue on for a look at the full weekly schedule of NBC programming. (m...
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Roy Halladay Gets MLB 2K11 Cover
2K Sports has announced that Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will be the cover athlete for MLB 2K11. Halladay is not a surprise except in that pitchers seem to have a tougher time getting covers than position players. Tim Lincecum was amongst the few when he most recently received the cover of MLB 2K9. Check out the full MLB 2K11 cover featuring Halladay in the gallery. Halladay went 21-10 with a 2.44 ERA and will likely end up winning the NL Cy Young award. He opened the playoff...
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The Line Drive 11/14
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. THQ has released the results of the submission survey for UFC Undisputed. More legends screenshots for NBA Jam HD can be found in the gallery. A few new screenshots for Fight Night Champion can be found in the gallery. IGN has the first preview for Fight Night Champion. News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the...
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Megamind Wins Second Consecutive Weekend
The animated film Megamind held off challengers, in particular a solid opening from Unstoppable, in order to win its second straight weekend at the box office. Other new openers had decent but unspectacular starts to their runs. Megamind came in second on Friday but surged with strong Saturday and Sunday numbers which is typical for family-oriented films. It made $30 million and now has totaled nearly $90 million in just 10 days. Strong results from 3D screens have helped boost its take and...
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Fight Night Champion Trailer
Yesterday it was discovered that Fight Night Champion will be the first M rated title from EA Sports along with some news on features. They have since revealed the first trailer which includes actual game footage but as expected no glimpses of gameplay. It is intended primarily to introduce the story element of Fight Night Champion. The trailer also reveals a release date of March 1st however that could end up changing as it is a curious decision to say the least to push it out on the same ...
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Fight Night Champion: First M Rated Title Ever from EA Sports
Fight Night Champion will be the first ever "Rated M" title developed by EA Sports. That explicit nature and brutality will be represented not just through bloody fights but also with what is being described as mature content found in the "lifestyle and culture of boxing". This news could be encouraging or worrisome depending on how it's looked at. The game will also include improved punch controls and one-punch knockouts, physics-based gameplay, and expanded online play modes. Continue on ...
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