Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Cyber Monday Blu-ray/DVD Deals
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    Posted November 28th, 2011 at 10:30 am No Comments »
    Most of the best deals on movies have sailed by particularly with retailers like Walmart and Best Buy. Amazon though is continuing to run new deals throughout the entire week. There are thousands on sale - and some are comparable to or beat prices that were offered in recent days. Keep an eye on lightning deals today! Coming up are Lost: The Complete Blu-ray Collection, Sons of Anarchy seasons, Tron: Legacy and original Tron combo, Quantum of Solace, Anchorman, Red, and Source Code amo...
  • Philip Rivers Loses His Clutch Trait; Tim Tebow Could Gain It This Week
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    Posted November 28th, 2011 at 9:30 am 21 Comments »
    There is no question Philip Rivers is having a bad season - he leads the league in INTs with 17 and total turnovers with 23. Fourth quarter failures on top of that have now cost him is 'clutch' trait in Madden NFL 12.  (more…)...
  • The Line Drive 11/27
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    Posted November 27th, 2011 at 9:46 am 1 Comment »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •New preview video went up for SSX. •For Thanksgiving a new team (The Gobblers) has been added in the store for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition going for 5000 "Jam Bucks". •Cyber Monday is nearly here and a roundup of deals will be posted tomorrow. Right now EA is offering 50% off games at their Origin site by using code SLICKDEALS50 (only seems...
  • NBA Lockout Could Be Coming to an End
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    Posted November 26th, 2011 at 12:50 am 40 Comments »
    Breaking news came down in the early hours of Saturday as the owners and players have reportedly reached a tentative agreement on a deal to end the NBA lockout. Nothing is official yet but once the complete deal is written up it will still take a few days for it to be presented to a vote on both sides. If the majority approve that would then bring about a period for free agency and other matters before the planned 66 game season would begin on Christmas. Obviously 2K Sports would be catch...
  • EA Sports Nabs Lionel Messi to Become Face of FIFA
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    Posted November 25th, 2011 at 3:15 pm 4 Comments »
    A multi-year agreement has been reached between EA Sports and FC Barcelona/Argentina superstar Lionel Messi to represent the FIFA division for the company. Beginning with FIFA Street in March, on which he is featured as the cover athlete, Messi will be heavily utilized in all facets of marketing for the FIFA products. The multi-faceted partnership will see Messi become an EA SPORTS Ambassador. He will become the cornerstone of marketing and advertising campaigns, featured on packaging, and ...
  • Black Friday 2011 Deals
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    Posted November 24th, 2011 at 11:15 am 7 Comments »
    Here are summaries of Black Friday sales that relate to sports games along with other games or systems that may be of interest. It's probably not worthwhile to go out and fight the crowds just for a particular video game (though maybe for consoles) but if you happen to be at one of the stores in question it could be a consideration - or of course the option is there to hunt for deals on sites like Amazon and avoid the crowds altogether. This year Amazon holds strong with appealing widespr...
  • Black Friday Blu-ray/DVD Deals
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    Posted November 24th, 2011 at 10:30 am 1 Comment »
    Here is a look at some of the retailer deals for Black Friday (though some are even ongoing) on movies and TV shows. Amazon is running a number of online deals through Monday - with 'Lightning Deals' popping up regularly throughout the period - follow along on Twitter and Facebook for notifications when big ones occur. Best Buy looks to have good selection especially in regards to television series but Walmart has some of the cheapest options on the low end with many DVDs falling under $2. T...
  • NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase DLC Arrives Next Week; Full Roster Revealed
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    Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 2:45 pm 23 Comments »
    2K Sports has announced the 'Legends Showcase' downloadable content will release on Tuesday November 29th for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The DLC will go for $10 and features a cel-shaded art style with various "blacktop" modes and HORSE. It also will unlock the ability to edit historic team rosters offline as well as provide the opportunity to use the historic teams in online match-ups against others who have purchased the DLC. As documented over the build-up from its early discovery to t...