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Madden 12 Top Cover Candidates: Midseason Report
The NFL season has now reached its mid-point. This means many players have established themselves as potential cover candidates for Madden 12 based on their performance this season and the circumstances that surround them. There are many factors that go into determining how likely a player is to receive a cover. EA Sports has gone more towards players with cleaner images as of late, they look for high marketability and how they will do as a spokesperson, recent success is a big influence bu...
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Teaser Trailer for Battle: Los Angeles
The first trailer for Battle: Los Angeles has arrived. The film stars Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez and centers on a marine platoon attempting to fend off an alien invasion in LA. Battle: Los Angeles is slated to release on March 11th 2011. This was one of the movies I was most impressed by at Comic-Con. The footage that was shown was very intense and had almost a video game quality to it. Apparently games did influence the way it was shot and the desire to keep the story focused to ...
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First Madden Developer Podcast
Members of the Madden development team have begun what is hoped to be a regular podcast discussing the game, the thought process behind decisions, some talk about where things are headed, and answering questions from the community. It makes for an interesting listen and an opportunity to get additional insight into the development process. The first podcast includes Ian Cummings, Ronnie Morales, and Donny Moore. There have been some issues with getting the podcast to play with various links...
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Madden 11 Roster Update #12 Details
The post NFL week nine roster update for Madden 11 is slated to go out as usual on Friday. Nine different team ratings have been adjusted most notably the Browns moving up four points and the Cowboys dropping three points with nine players receiving hits to their ratings. Anthony Gonzalez, Stephen Gostkowski, Max Starks, Chris Horton, Roscoe Parrish, Matt Moore, and Jeff Otah are amongst the names that have hit the IR. The QB change for the Dolphins with Chad Pennington taking over for Chad...
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AMC Cancels Rubicon
AMC has announced they will not be renewing Rubicon, their conspiracy-based original series that recently completed its first season. This comes as little surprise as Rubicon was never able to grow its audience and ratings wise went virtually unwatched. Rubicon was very slow and extremely methodical while carrying a few great characters and a very ominous tone which was refreshing. The final few episodes of the season were excellent, though the finale left a little something to be desired. ...
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Madden Moments Live Week Nine
The set of Madden Moments Live for Madden 11 coming out of week nine of the NFL season features three late game comeback attempts. The Vikings made it back from down 24-10 to force OT against the Cardinals and eventually win on a field goal. The Colts were trying to pull off a road victory against the Eagles with a late drive that came up short, and the Jets surged in the fourth quarter in order to beat the Lions. The tasks are to win as the Vikings in OT, lead a game winning drive with Pey...
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Trailer for The Eagle
The first trailer for Roman epic-adventure film The Eagle has arrived. Directed by Kevin Macdonald (State of Play) the movie stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell. The son of a Roman general Marcus Aquila (Tatum) searches for an answer to what happened to his father and the legion of 5,000 men who disappeared while also attempting to recover the eagle statue that was their symbol. The Eagle is slated to release on February 25th 2011. ...
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FIFA 11 Patch Details
A comprehensive patch for FIFA 11 is nearing release, with the PS3 slated to receive it on Friday November 12th while the Xbox 360 will be getting it on Wednesday November 17th. This patch largely takes into consideration community feedback and addresses some issues the game has been facing since it launched in late September. Continue on for a look at what has been worked on for this patch as it applies to various areas of the game. As always leave your thoughts in the comments! (more&hel...
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