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3D Screens About To Be Stretched Thin
With all the discussion about how 3D is taking off and studios jumping on the bandwagon its easy to overlook that theaters still have not converted enough screens to handle demand for more than one new film at a time. The most recent count was approximately 3400 3D screens nationwide out of nearly 40,000 total screens. The cost of converting, being upwards of $100K per screen, has caused hesitation in the past with uncertainty that it would be worth the investment. However leading up to the...
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MLB 2K10 Team Ratings
While everyone waits for the first gameplay videos to arrive for MLB 2K10, Game Informer has been posting a running blog detailing the experience with the game in My Player and Franchise. Just added to the blog earlier today are the overall ratings for every team with the default rosters. Keep in mind that these team ratings are likely reflections of rosters as of January 15th which is when the roster cut-off generally takes place for MLB games. Updated rosters could alter the team ratings ...
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Captain America Casting Rumors Swirling
With director Joe Johnston now completely freed up with the release of The Wolfman the current focus for Captain America appears to be on the casting which should be completed in the coming weeks. The movie is expected to begin shooting in June so the decisions are going to be made very soon. Because of that media outlets are doing everything they can to try and get a scoop. Johnston has previously described the desire to give the lead role to an unknown actor and one that should be in his ...
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Kurt Warner Returning To Madden 10
Late last week I posted a poll regarding the removal of a few players in the final Madden 10 roster update who had retired following the end of their season but before the NFL season was officially over. Kurt Warner, Bertrand Berry, and Junior Seau were completely taken out of the game in the update. The poll and accompanying comments were heavily in favor of keeping players on the rosters given that they finished off the seasons with their respective teams. Lead producer from the Madden serie...
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Suh Could Be On One NCAA 11 Cover
It has been rumored (to no one's surprise) that Tim Tebow will be on the cover of NCAA Football 11. What has remained uncertain is whether Tebow would be the universal cover athlete or if he would just be on a single version with different players appearing on the others. The last two years have had a different cover athlete represent the 360, PS3, PS2, and PSP. Tebow though has the collegiate stature that potentially could have been tempting enough for EA to consider using him as the sole cov...
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ValentineĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s Day Wins Huge Box Office Weekend
There has been a lot of talk leading up to release how Valentine's Day was able to keep its budget under $50 million despite having a star-studded ensemble cast. The studio was so confident in it becoming a hit that even a sequel is already in the works. The formula has certainly paid off already as Valentine's Day made $52.4 million over the weekend which included three others making over $20 million. As anticipated the terrible reviews for Valentine's Day did nothing to damage its potenti...
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The Line Drive 2/14
Google Buzz launched last week and its something I've started utilizing for extended discussion beyond the articles that have been posted to the site. Feel free to follow me from my profile page and I will return the favor. As always you can follow me on Twitter for a more frequent stream of news and thoughts. Both will be especially valuable for upcoming live coverage from events including E3 and Comic-Con. If you are into team management and mock drafts make sure to check out the ...
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Current Oscar Race Odds
Outside of the Best Picture race there doesn't appear to be a lot of suspense over who will win the Oscars in the top categories at the Academy Awards taking place on March 7th. The odds have been released by various betting outlets providing a bigger picture look at the favorites and those in position to possibly pull off an upset. (more…)...
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