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Next Bourne Could Be Prequel or Reboot
At the UK premiere of Invictus last night Matt Damon was asked about the current status of Bourne 4. There have been some rocky developments specifically Paul Greengrass departing from the project and that there is still no script in hand. Damon responded by dropping speculation such as a prequel or reboot being more likely than the fourth installment of the franchise happening in the near future. “There’ll probably be a prequel of some kind with another actor and another directo...
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NBA Live Loses Mike Wang
Some news today that could have huge effect on the future of the NBA Live series as provided by community manager Yaw Obiri-Yeboah. Lead Gameplay Designer Mike Wang has left the development team after just one year heading up the franchise. This is a discouraging development given the stature he was presented as having by EA Sports and the drastic improvements seen from NBA Live as of late. Given the sales discrepancy between NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 it is shaping up to be a critical year. ...
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How To Vote On The Madden 11 Cover
Given the news of the Doritos promotion from earlier this morning I went out to the store to get more details. For the first time the Madden cover will be determined by a voting process. Visit this website in order to participate. In addition to voting for the cover athlete of Madden 11 you'll be entered for a chance to win prizes including a trip to the NFL Draft. Despite my attempts to navigate the website I have been unable to locate anywhere to vote on the Madden 11 cover. It could be t...
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Lost Season 6 Official Trailer
With the highly anticipated premiere of the final season of Lost arriving tomorrow night, ABC has finally released a trailer that actually includes new footage. There are also some clips including the first four minutes of the episode that have leaked out but I'm avoiding watching any of those. Check out the new trailer below and see if you can get any more excited than you already were! ...
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Madden 11 Cover To Be Voted On?
Though the cover athlete for Madden 11 would normally not be known until around NFL Draft time there is a new development today that could greatly affect how the final determination is made. Jstein2469 has posted a pic on Twitter that shows a new promotion being run by Doritos. Apparently the cover for Madden 11 will be chosen through some sort of fan based voting process. Right now the front-runner for the cover of Madden 11 would probably be either Drew Brees and Chad Ochocinco. However i...
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The Line Drive 1/31
This video from NFL.com shows LaMarr Woodley and Nnamdi Asomugha getting a 3D head scan for Madden 11 while in Miami for the Super Bowl. It appears Backbreaker has finally settled on an official release date and is scheduled out May 18th. With this date it avoids releasing directly against UFC (25th) but does have to go up against Skate 3. Kotaku has an article about the players who crossed the picket line in 1994 and remain banned from the MLB Players Association. They still ...
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Weekend Box Office Results 1/29-1/31
Avatar won its seventh straight weekend easily while the two new entries performed right on with the predictions. Avatar now owns the record for highest weekend gross for every weekend except its first. It will pass Titanic for the all time domestic record this coming week and cruise past $2 billion worldwide. In second place it was the Mel Gibson revenge pic Edge of Darkness. Despite not having starred in a movie since 2002 it drew a solid $17.1 million which was a reasonable result for a ...
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Want In To The FIFA Online Beta?
The closed beta for the free-to-play PC browser based FIFA Online is set to open up on Wednesday. Given that it is a closed beta only a limited number of people will be selected to be involved. In conjunction with the launch EA Sports has offered to provide readers of the site with special selection precedence for the beta. First sign up at the official website for FIFA Online. After doing so leave a comment by posting it using the email address of the EA account you signed up for the beta ...
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