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Madden 11 Week Three Ratings Change Suggestions
Another exciting NFL week brought about some big performances as well as a couple kickers really letting their teams down. Given that I was at a game I wasn't able to fully analyze all of them for the top performers but based on production there are certainly some names that stand out to go up or down in the next Madden 11 roster update. Michael Vick, Anquan Boldin, Leon Washington, Earl Thomas, Tony Moeaki, Dexter McCluster, Tamba Hali, Darren McFadden, Austin Collie, Brandon Lloyd, and Ky...
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EA Sports MMA Demo Now Available
The demo for EA Sports MMA is available now for the Xbox 360 and will be out for the PS3 early this evening. The demo features four fighters with heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Bobby Lashley and middleweights Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem†Miller. I'll be working up impressions with comparisons to what was played at E3, videos, and a Padrecast in the coming days. Until then leave your thoughts on the demo in the comments!...
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Dexter Premieres to Big Ratings
The fifth season premiere of Dexter represented the most watched season premiere in 15 years for Showtime. The episode drew a total of 2.3 million viewers counting the original showing and the replay. That number is sure to rise quite a bit when on-demand and DVR numbers are factored in. Up 22% from the fourth season premiere, the 2.3 million came in under the finale of the last season which drew 2.6 million. However a finale tends to bring more live viewers where audiences don't necessaril...
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Thoughts on the NBA Elite 11 Delay
It is not so much surprising that EA Sports has announced a "delay" for NBA Elite 11 in that they have made the decision to do so, but in the proximity to its scheduled release. With just one week until it was supposed to be out this decision was likely due in large part to the negativity from the community and inability to gain any traction with casual gamers. The response to the demo may have been the final nail in the coffin, though certainly it would seem the potential to delay had been on...
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EA Sports Delays NBA Elite 11
EA Sports has announced they have delayed NBA Elite 11 and will no longer release it as scheduled on October 5th. No word on if they plan to release NBA Elite 11 at all, or will come back with what they perceive as a strong offering a year from now for Elite 12. Tying in with that NBA Jam, which had been planned to be packaged into NBA Elite with a code, will now be out separately for the 360 and PS3 before the end of the year. EA Sports clearly saw the writing on the wall that the release ...
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Video Padrecast: NBA Elite 11 Demo
The demo for NBA Elite 11 arrived last week and to a heavy wave of negativity. Fred and I discuss the demo and the outlook on the game in the latest Video Padrecast. Continue on to watch and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Wall Street Tops the Box Office
Two new releases had solid, though maybe not spectacular openings at the box office. The sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street came out the winner, while the animated adaptation of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole novels followed in second place. With $19 million Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps came in right about at industry expectations. It was never pegged to be a huge hit, though it still carried some nostalgia factor and intrigue considering the timely nature with the economy of today. The film...
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Latest NBA 2K11 Videos and Screenshots
With the release of NBA 2K11 only a little over a week away the onslaught of media continues. Operation Sports has released three new videos, with an NBA Today halftime show and gameplay with the Bulls vs Bucks and Timberwolves vs Bobcats. There are also videos out featuring the Utah Jazz (with John Stockton and Karl Malone) taking on today's Houston Rockets and the Hawks vs Knicks. Also with some copies out in the wild the community site for the game is hosting uploaded screenshots and hig...
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