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UFC Undisputed 2010 Demo Details
We now have the general layout for the upcoming demo for UFC Undisputed 2010. There will be four fighters featured, all light heavyweights. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will be available to use. The demo will offer both a simple exhibition mode and a limited tournament mode. More details on the modes are said to be coming soon. As to a release date a specific one has not been set, but the goal has been to get it out about a month before th...
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NCAA Football 11 Locomotion Blog, Video, and New Screenshots
EA Sports has released a new blog detailing the new locomotion engine being introduced in NCAA Football 11. It will provide for more realistic player acceleration, better differentiation in styles of players across the different positions, momentum playing a larger role in making moves, and a better looking animation on long runs. Check out the full blog posting here which includes a video demonstrating the tech. Over the past several months, we've been working hard on a new momentum-based l...
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First Trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife
Coming out of WonderCon is the first look at Resident Evil: Afterlife through its initial teaser trailer. This represents the fourth entry in the franchise after the original Resident Evil (2002), RE: Apocalypse (2004), and RE: Extinction (2007). Those three have all been profitable due to reasonable budgets. They combined to gross over $140 million domestically. In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors...
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Madden 11 Donovan McNabb Screenshots
Following the trade being completed yesterday I posted up screenshots of Donovan McNabb playing for the Washington Redskins. The trade was also discussed in the Padrecast that went up earlier today. Now EA Sports has released an official screenshot from Madden 11 featuring McNabb. Check it out full size in the gallery and leave your thoughts in the comments! (Update) A second McNabb screen has been added to the gallery!...
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Padrecast: McNabb Trade Edition
The week's Padrecast ran longer than anticipated but that was natural as there were a ton of worthy topics to go over. Below are just some of what is discussed in the 45 minute running time. Download the podcast directly from here or listen using the player below! Sports Gaming Decision to allow fans to influence Madden 11 rookie ratings Reaction to the Backbreaker preview and thoughts on the game Analysis of the community response to the MLB titles NBA Jam for the Wii may not have onli...
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Donovan McNabb Traded to Redskins
The news has just broken that the Philadelphia Eagles have traded Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins. The compensation is said to be the 37th pick along with either a 3rd or 4th round pick in the 2011 draft to be determined on conditions over the coming season. This is especially stunning in that inter-division trades for high profile players are rarely completed. What the Eagles received was more than many had anticipated they would be able to get, and that could explain why they p...
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Clash of the Titans Delivers Big Weekend But Shows Signs of 3D Fatigue
As expected Clash of the Titans easily topped the box office this weekend as it took in $64 million which includes late shows on Thursday night. This actually puts it at the low end of industry expectations but almost precisely where I predicted it would finish. It is a solid opening but not as spectacular as some were looking towards. It saw steeper drop-offs than usual from each day to the next. (more…)...
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The Line Drive 4/4
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. I did an interview with Stick Skills. Head over and check it out. Kotaku got ahold of a prototype image (pictured above) from the basketball game being built before it was turned into NBA Jam. ESPN goes in-depth on the visual style of NCAA Football 11. Another new mascot for NCAA Football 11 revealed with Wake Forest's Demon Deacon. The image ca...
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