Author Archive
-
This Season Expected To Be Heroes Last
While there have been no official statements regarding the future of Heroes its ratings and deterioration of fan support has it in critical condition. Recent episodes have brought series ratings lows and even though it targets the 18-49 demo with its content it has performed mediocre at best in that regard. The quality dropped like a rock after the first season and it hasn't been able to recover. It has also seen its budget continually trimmed and the latest episode had one of the most laugh...
-
MLB 2K9 Blamed for Take Two Losses
The MLB third party license may still have a few years left but it continues to be a drag on Take Two/2K Sports. MLB 2K9 was one of only two (the other being NCAA Football 10) major yearly sports titles that dropped in sales compared to the previous year. It was poorly received by both reviewers and gamers and that clearly affected sales after years of subpar offerings. It has become a second class citizen compared to the MLB: The Show franchise which outsells it despite only being available...
-
Another Week With No Madden 10 Roster Update
Yet another week will go by without a roster update for Madden 10. The next update will be arriving on Friday December 11th. That makes it now only two updates in the last seven weeks and will make for the second consecutive three week break. Considering the way things have been going and the upcoming holidays one has to wonder if the next to come won't end up being the last until the playoffs. As I discussed in this article the roster updates have really taken a turn for the worse this year...
-
Review: Up in the Air
Up in the Air was first screened back in September at the Telluride. The buzz coming out of the there propelled it on a path similar to that of last year's Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire which had also debuted at the film festival. Ever since the first reports on Up in the Air the anticipation for its arrival and the talk around its own chances at the Academy Awards has been building. (more…)...
-
New Backbreaker Details Emerge
While Backbreaker has been largely quiet since being shown to some media outlets at E3 there have been a few things discovered over that time including the publisher and potential release date and price. Now Backbreaker has finally stepped out and delivered additional details on the game. The current release date listed by Gamestop of April 27th would fit in the spring time frame now mentioned and appears to be a real date and not a placeholder. That date has not been confirmed though so it ...
-
Conan Shows Prospective Tiger Woods 10 Update
With the news reports and rumors swirling around Tiger Woods since his car accident late last week it has made for an easy punchline for late night comedians. On Tuesday's Tonight Show it was Conan O'Brien introducing this clip of a supposed update to Tiger Woods 10. ...
-
Hancock 2 Not Coming Soon
Hancock received mix reaction from critics and moviegoers with the consensus seeming to be that the first half of the movie was great but the turn it took had the second half not as well regarded. Despite that the Will Smith movie pulled in $228 million domestically and a stunning $624 million worldwide. A sequel was inevitable however now director Peter Berg has stated that it is still a long ways off. "There are so many cooks in that particular kitchen that are so busy and Will's kind of ...
-
Second Set of NBA Jersey Codes
The NBA regulates the addition of new jerseys in NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 with a set schedule of release. You can get the first codes that were released in November here and see some screenshots of those here. Yesterday the codes for the second set of jerseys was made available. The codes below will unlock the Hardwood Classics jerseys. Teams that receive new alternate uniforms through this are the Raptors, Cavs, Wizards, Magic, Warriors, 76ers, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, and Jazz. N...
by