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New Innovative Madden On The Way
During a conference call today EA CEO John Riccitello mentioned an "innovative and new take on Madden" would be arriving in the upcoming fiscal year. No further details were provided which means speculation is naturally going to spiral out of control. Given that he stated this "new take on Madden" would arrive sometime in fiscal 2011 (April 2010-March 2011) it is probably not at all related to the standard yearly version of Madden that will release for the 360 and PS3. I would think the sta...
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Possible EA Sports NBA Jam Screenshot
While information on the just announced EA Sports NBA Jam remains scarce and a release date appears to be a ways off what could be the first screenshot from the game has emerged. Originally discovered by Nintendo Everything the image below as since been replaced with the cover for the upcoming Nintendo Power, which will have a blowout of info in the upcoming edition. That could mean it was just a placeholder as at first glance it doesn't look like a legitimate screen. Or it could be that it wa...
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Spider-Man Franchise Getting Reboot
There has been a great deal of speculation around Spider-Man 4 and a lot of issues have emerged from behind the scenes at the same time. Everything from fighting over the script, to meeting a release date, to potential cast changes have been talked about over the past few months. However the news today blows all of that up as the franchise is being completely rebooted. There will no longer be a fourth in the series and everything will start fresh with a new cast and director. Sony just tweete...
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Chuck Premiere Gets Encouraging Ratings
Things were not optimistic when it came to having a third season of Chuck. Ratings were mediocre despite the show being beloved by its fan base. That was displayed when the fans basically saved the show by supporting its sponsors. With NBC struggling immensely due to the Jay Leno fiasco they brought the show back even earlier than anticipated and increased the number of episodes ordered for the season. Promotion has been strong with NBC recognizing the potential and knowing they need it to do ...
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NBA 2K10 Patch #2 Now Available (PS3)
The second patch for NBA 2K10 has gone live for the PS3. Right now there is no timetable for when it will be out on the 360 but that should be sometime soon. The patch will attempt to address various issues with the game that are most concentrated in My Player mode and online play but other areas have been worked on as well. For the full list of changes that have been stated to arrive with this patch click here. Early reports are the 2K Sports server is down yet again meaning many of the fi...
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EA Sports NBA Jam Confirmed
Today EA Sports has made it official that they have purchased the rights to NBA Jam and are developing a new take on the classic game. The revamped NBA Jam is stated to be Wii exclusive with no release date set although there has been some talk (and certainly hope) it will eventually find its way to the 360 and PS3 also. Featuring gameplay that is true to the original, NBA JAM will have players spinning with ankle breaking moves to the basket and on the way to high-flying, backboard-smashing ...
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The Line Drive 1/10
There has been much discussion over the lawsuits filed against the NCAA and EA regarding player likenesses in collegiate games. ESPN recently had an Outside the Lines piece on the lawsuits which you can watch here. The second patch for NBA 2K10 will be released on Monday for the PS3. No word on when it will arrive for the 360. One encouraging thing discovered about Madden Ultimate Team is that updates can be made to it very easily. Such is the case as some adjustments have alr...
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Avatar Dominates Fourth Straight Weekend
Continuing its extraordinary run Avatar pulled in another $48.5 million this weekend nearly tripling the amount made by any other movie. What is even more remarkable about that amount is that it represents a drop of just 29%. That would be an amazingly small drop following any weekend let alone a holiday weekend. Many had wondered how Avatar would hold up once everyone went back to school and work and the results are showing that the movie is here to stay. There is no doubt now it will chal...
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