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#7 of 2009: Madden Arcade
The ranking of games in the best of 2009 list is based primarily on the personal amount of enjoyment had with a particular title. Some other factors include whether advertised features were fully delivered on, post-release support, community interaction and communication, overall gameplay experience, feature set, and online play performance. Again this is a personal take on the games. The analysis is weighted largely towards those which I had the most fun with while considering them as a who...
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Trailer for Knight & Day
Fox has released the first trailer for action-comedy Knight & Day. The movie stars Tom Cruise as a spy and Cameron Diaz the woman that gets pulled into a deadly adventure with him as they attempt to avoid capture by a federal agent. Knight & Day is slated to release on July 2nd 2010. ...
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MLB 10 Classic Stadiums May Be DLC
Discussed in early previews for MLB 10: The Show has been the addition of six classic stadiums which not only can be used in exhibition but also in franchise mode. While it was not stated as such in any previews it appears that at least some of them will be paid downloadable content and not included in the game. The pre-order deal has gone up on the product page for MLB 10 at Gamestop. Those people who reserve it through Gamestop will receive a code to download Shibe Park, Forbes Field, a...
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Thoughts on Madden Ultimate Team
Recently there has been building discussion regarding the release of Madden Ultimate Team due out sometime in January. The free download will add a brand new game mode to Madden 10. TeamXbox, IGN, and Operation Sports have detailed previews of the mode. This has been a very popular addition to FIFA the past two years and as such the idea behind it has been expanded to Madden. While the ability to build teams strategically (through the various avenues provided) is appealing it seems like a...
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Avatar Opening Weekend Box Office Results
The final numbers are in for opening weekend of Avatar. The James Cameron film was able to pull in $77 million domestically and totaled $242 million worldwide. That is a good result but one that fell about in the middle of what was a wide range of industry predictions. Despite that the long-term outlook may be better than originally anticipated based on word-of-mouth that is proving incredibly strong. The worldwide take provided Avatar the title of the biggest opening weekend of all time fo...
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Clip from Toy Story 3
Pixar has released an introduction to and early look at some finished footage from Toy Story 3. 10 years have passed since we last saw them and as Andy heads to college he leaves the toys at a daycare center. Toy Story 3 is slated to release on June 18th 2010. ...
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Talk of Take Two Acquisition Resurfaces
After the fourth quarter fiscal report for Take Two arrived, which foreshadowed the likely end of the NHL 2K franchise, some more news came to light. Investor Carl Icahn revealed he has purchased additional stock in Take Two and now owns 11% of the company. His past history of intervention suggests he could pressure Take Two executives to seek a sale of the company. Kotaku has a full write-up on the situation that is worth reading here. If it were to play out that way the obvious question...
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#8 of 2009: NCAA Football 10
The ranking of games in the best of 2009 list is based primarily on the personal amount of enjoyment had with a particular title. Some other factors include whether advertised features were fully delivered on, post-release support, community interaction and communication, overall gameplay experience, feature set, and online play performance. Again this is a personal take on the games. The analysis is weighted largely towards those which I had the most fun with while considering them as a who...
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