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SB XLIV Most Watched TV Program In History
The series finale of M*A*S*H held the record of most viewers for a TV show for 27 years before Super Bowl XLIV surpassed it. With 106.5 million viewers the Colts vs Saints Super Bowl became the highest rated program of all time. Last year's game between the Cardinals and Steelers had set the record for a Super Bowl with 98.7 million having watched so it was a very significant increase over that. Back in 1983 when M*A*S*H aired its historic finale there were 83 million TV equipped homes compare...
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Sequel To Valentine’s Day In The Works
While Valentine's Day won't open until Friday Warner Brothers is already pushing forward with a sequel to be named New Years Eve. It will have a similar theme, covering a 24 hour period around the holiday with some of the same characters from Valentine's returning for the sequel. An early read on the box office potential of Valentine's Day has it headed towards an opening of over $30 million. Considering how many big stars are involved in the movie it would probably come as a surprise that ...
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Looking Back Over A Wild Week
The last week was one of the busiest ever in terms of news and updates most of which were very substantial in relation to upcoming releases. It all started with sightings of a promotion to vote on the cover athlete for Madden 11. It turned out that three players (Drew Brees, Reggie Wayne, Jared Allen) were the eligible candidates. Brees is a certain lock and the inclusion of Allen after three DUIs was a surprise but ultimately EA shaped the contest to get the player they wanted all along so th...
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Madden 11 Halftime Blog
For the second straight year EA Sports has posted a blog at halftime of the Super Bowl. Rather than focus on a feature or addition this time it is a video blog that goes over the development team and direction and vision for Madden 11. Continue on to watch the video and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Dear John Tops Avatar For Box Office Win
Years from now it may become a trivia question. What movie ended Avatar's reign at the top of the box office after winning seven straight weekends? The answer is the Nicholas Sparks novel adaptation Dear John which soared past all industry expectations to make over $32 million. The military angle may have been what was most underestimated as the film was targeted not just to the younger female demo but also heavily marketed in military areas. Avatar still only dropped 24% to $23.6 million taki...
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Final Roster Update Removes Kurt Warner
An interesting development out of the final roster update for Madden 10 is that players who have announced their retirement have been removed from the game completely. Kurt Warner, Junior Seau, and Bertrand Berry are no longer available for use with the update that arrived earlier this morning. This caught me by complete surprise because it's the first time that I'm aware of that off-season transactions have made their way into that previous year's game. Madden 10 represents the 09-10 seaso...
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The Last Airbender Super Bowl Spot
Initial trepidation around The Last Airbender, particularly due to the casting but also having M. Night Shyamalan as director seems to have shifted off somewhat towards more actual anticipation. It started with assurances that the focus was on truly replicating the look, spirit, and characters from the cartoon. That was followed by a well received teaser trailer and now this spot that will air during the Super Bowl which is getting great response. The Last Airbender is slated to release on...
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New MLB 10: The Show Gameplay Videos
While there have been gameplay videos out for MLB 10: The Show since CES in early January those were all recorded off screen. Today the first directly produced look at gameplay has been released by two different outlets. The first clip runs just over a minute and features the Tigers @ Twins primarily focusing on Joe Mauer's at bat and the second is of a homerun review. The third has the same two teams but is over five minutes long. Continue on to check out the videos and leave your thoughts in...
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