Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Both EA and 2K Fail to Meet Post-NBA Lockout Expectations
The anticipation and excitement of a returning NBA stretched from fans to game publishers as EA Sports and 2K Sports hoped to capitalize on a quasi re-release period and make up for some of the losses that had been incurred due to the league lockout. The extent to which they have been successful though has been limited. NBA 2K12 was able to get a decent sales bump out of it but in terms of support have come up short while EA flat out misled consumers by advertising a feature that has not bee...
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THQ Taking Actions to Prepare for Sale – UFC and WWE Could Become Free Agents
As a company THQ has been struggling to stay afloat for some time now. The stock is currently trading at all-time lows (66 cents a share) and bankruptcy has been a logical conclusion should another company not step up and buy them in the near future. Something was going to happen sooner or later and the latest reports certainly paint a dire picture.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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2012 Golden Globe Award Winners
The 2012 Golden Globes are in the books - here's a look at all the winners. Homeland picked up Best TV drama as well as Best Actress for Claire Danes - while Kelsey Grammer pulled off an upset over Bryan Cranston and Steve Buscemi for Best Actor with his performance in Boss. In movies it was The Artist and The Descendants that came away as the night's big winners. **Winners** Best picture, drama **The Descendants** The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse Best pi...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of January 17th
It's not an especially inspiring set of new releases this week - but The Ides of March stands out as easily the best of the bunch while a few classics also arrive on Blu-ray. The Ides of March (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) The Ides of March takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot a...
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The Walking Dead Has Third Season Episode Order Extended
AMC today announced that the third season pickup of The Walking Dead, announced back in October shortly after the debut of the second season, is being extended in its order. Instead of the planned 13 episodes the third season will feature 16 full episodes and premiere next fall. Though creatively season two has been at times frustrating, with many fans of the series growing somewhat disgruntled, the series remains a juggernaut for the network. In the critical 18-49 demo it continues to de...
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SSX Features Trailer
EA Sports has released a new trailer for SSX which acts as a good summary of the central features in the game which is just about six weeks out from release now. The video runs through Race It, Trick It and Survive It as the three main-themed modes and transitions into a glance at what to expect from online play and its ties to social features. Continue on to check it out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Fighter Ratings Gradually Making Their Way Out
With just over a month until release of UFC Undisputed 3 a number of fighter ratings have started to appear on the game's official roster pages. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will enter as the highest rated in the game at 95 overall. Cover athlete and middleweight champion Anderson Silva and featherweight champion Jose Aldo (defending the title this weekend at UFC 142) are next in line at 93. Georges St-Pierre, Cain Velasquez, and Dominick Cruz come in with 92. Only some of the fig...
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Sports Genre Stumbles as Companies Take Fewer Risks and Reap Fewer Rewards
In 2011 EA Sports saw sales of their major franchises (Madden, NCAA, NHL, FIFA, Tiger) rise - what that really amounts to however is a blip rather than an actual expansion of the consumer base. Meanwhile other highly regarded series like NBA 2K and MLB: The Show had their sales drop off after especially strong years. The sports genre of video games simply hasn't grown this generation. As console sales continue to expand the potential number of consumers that hasn't carried over in the pas...
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