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Next UFC Game Won’t Arrive Until 2012
THQ has announced the upcoming release schedule for the company's 2012 fiscal year. Of note is that the next UFC game will not be out until January or February of 2012. Following a botched launch of UFC Undisputed 2010, huge sales slide from the previous year, and consumer discontent towards the product, THQ came out and stated that they were considering moving off the yearly schedule for the series. It was initially expected that any change to the release pattern would follow a UFC 2011 pr...
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Resident Evil: Afterlife Crushes Box Office
The only wide opener in theaters this weekend was the fourth entry in the Resident Evil series and it turned in the best opening for the franchise yet. Resident Evil: Afterlife pulled in $27.7 million and was buoyed by higher priced 3D showings and IMAX screens. The previous high mark was from the last one, Extinction, which made $23.7 million its opening weekend. Talk has already begun on a fifth RE film given the continued success of the series. Resident Evil seems to have a built in base...
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Video Padrecast: NBA 2K11
With the demo for NBA 2K11 arriving tomorrow Fred and I discuss how NBA 2K11 is shaping up in regards to features and improvements, what promises still need to be delivered on, and what we are looking forward to most out of the game. This represents more of a preview or lead-in to the demo, with the plan to do a separate podcast with reaction to the demo once having spent enough time with it. Continue on to watch the video Padrecast and feel free to leave any thoughts you may have in the comme...
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What Should Be The Madden Moments From Opening Weekend?
The latest patch for Madden 11 introduced the Madden Moments Live feature which will deliver new moments throughout the NFL season. Between two and four new Madden Moments will be added every week based on the outcomes of games played. The "moments" will be available for purchase individually (2000 coins/67 cents), the weekly set (5000 coins/$1.67), or as full season pass (60000 coins/$20). The potential Madden Moments for this week could come from the following games: Sam Bradford in h...
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The Line Drive 9/12
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Kotaku has a nice article that discusses the complexities of sports games and how difficult they can be to grasp for inexperienced gamers or those not as familiar with the sports. The roster for WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 is out. Check out this page from which each wrestler has info along with videos featuring their introductions and finishers. 2K Spor...
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Madden 11 Ranked Online Games Now Use Six Minute Quarters
In a change that just recently appeared, and follows the patch that arrived during the week, Madden 11 ranked games have now moved to six minute quarters from the seven minutes they had been set to since last year. Games were deemed to be taking too long to complete and it appears a compromise was made when considering the seven minutes vs a proposed five minutes. Accelerated clock remains on. (more…)...
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Shows Premiering Week of 9/13
This is an important week for a few networks as they start bringing back returning shows, though the most significant week will follow this one. Survivor: Nicaragua represents the 21st season for the highly rated reality show and moves to Wednesdays, while The Apprentice goes away from the celebrity format of the past few seasons. The only new show premiering is Outlaw which stars Jimmy Smits and has gotten some good buzz. Monday 90210 (CW - 8PM) Gossip Girl (CW - 9PM) Tuesday One Tre...
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The Latest Videos Featuring NBA 2K11
With the highly anticipated demo for NBA 2K11 just days away this has been a banner year for 2K Sports in respect to promotion of the game. It can't be said this year that they are holding back on showing it off as their confidence is notable. Over at Operation Sports they have been posting a daily video created by Da Czar focusing on particular teams in the game. They provide very extensive looks at the game in action, done primarily through breaking down plays in both practice mode and 5v5 g...
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