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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Confirmed for Transformers 3
Last week we learned that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was the front-runner to be cast as the new love interest in Transformers 3 after the departure of Megan Fox. Now it has been confirmed that she has gotten the role. The Victoria's Secret model has no prior acting experience but Michael Bay has successfully launched the careers of newcomers in the past including Fox. You can check out the promo video from Victoria's Secret congratulating Huntington-Whiteley on getting the role in Transformers ...
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Padrecast: Memorial Day Edition
In this abbreviated edition of the Padrecast some of the big news of the past week is discussed centering largely on the NBA games. It isn't typical to get any info about those games in May let alone huge news hitting on the same day. We're saving the UFC 2010 talk for the Padrecast next week. Below is just some of what is discussed in the 23 minute running time. Download the podcast directly from here or listen using the player below! Sports Gaming Quick Backbreaker thoughts ...
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Early Backbreaker Online Impressions
At the time I posted my initial impressions of Backbreaker I had been unable to play online. Now that I have I wanted to get some early thoughts out regarding online play. Many people may be looking to online to salvage the game given the troubling CPU AI faced offline. I'm pleased to say that so far just the elimination of CPU QB play and CPU play calling has made the experience much more enjoyable. However lag issues are being monitored and a puzzling design decision within the online option...
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New Openers Disappoint at Box Office Over Memorial Day Weekend
Two pictures with high expectations debut to relatively flat openings. Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia came in below expectations as Shrek Forever After won for a second straight weekend. For the three days Shrek took in $43.3 million, SATC2 $32.1 million, and Prince of Persia $30.2 million. They'll get the benefit of the Monday holiday tacked on as well but for a Memorial Day frame at the box office it was one of the slowest in 15 years. Shrek Forever After fell 39% from last weeke...
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The Line Drive 5/30
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. FIFA Superstars has launched on Facebook. Click here to access the application. The game is free to play with optional microtransactions. I had wondered if the "Online Pass" would eliminate Gamestop preorder deals for EA Sports games. It may not have done that but it seems to have at least reduced their importance. Madden 11 will get you 20,000 coins f...
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Guillermo Del Toro Drops Out as Director of The Hobbit
News has broken today via TheOneRing.net that Guillermo Del Toro has departed as the director of The Hobbit. He had been set to direct two movies based on The Hobbit novel by J.R.R Tolkien. Despite pulling out of that role he will continue as co-writer on the screenplays. Just last week Del Toro made other news by stating that the film would not be shot in 3D. “In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming “The Hobbit,” I am faced with the hardest d...
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EA Sports Brings NHL to the Wii with Slapshot
Back in March the news slipped out that EA Sports' NHL franchise was headed to the Wii. It turns out it won't be a version of NHL 11 that hits the Wii but instead it will be branded as NHL Slapshot and include a hockey stick controller attachment. The Toronto Sun has revealed the news and gone into some details of the game including that Wayne Gretzky will be the cover athlete, how the controls work, and the career mode. It’s hard to say what the biggest news is here. That EA is finall...
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Update on UFC 2010 Issues
Though the early days have been rough for the sophomore year of the UFC franchise a response to some of the issues being had recently arrived and provides some hope for a turnaround. Through a posting on the UFC 2010 Undipsuted community site troubling areas with the game such as online stability, exploits, and feedback related gameplay fixes are discussed. Top critical issues such as Super CAF's with respect to point distribution methods, Lyoto's instant-takedown (and all others like it), ...
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