Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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The Line Drive 8/14
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •NHL 12 blog goes over how legends will be integrated in different modes. •Copies of Madden NFL 12 are already in the wild (celebs, select media). •The Charlotte airport EA Sports store has officially opened. •The WWE 12 roster has been announced with 14 slots left presumably for DLC. •New screenshots NBA 2K12, FIFA 12, and NBA Jam in t...
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Review: 30 Minutes or Less
30 Minutes or Less takes a more comedic approach to a scenario that tragically took place in 2003 when a pizza delivery man claimed he was abducted and forced to rob a bank while strapped with a bomb that exploded killing him. Though the producers claim there is no connection to that story it is tough to ignore the similarities. Surprisingly however the film doesn't treat the situation itself as a laughing matter. While the character interactions are often funny the underlying severity of th...
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Watch Another Half of Madden NFL 12
EA Sports has released another two videos offering the opportunity to watch directly-captured gameplay footage of Madden NFL 12. Comprising of the first and second quarter (final build) with the Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers in the rain it does not use the base rosters as some of the player movement – that will be made when the first roster update arrives in time for release – has been manually completed. These follow up the Eagles at Falcons videos from last week. Co...
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Mike Myers Signs on for Austin Powers 4
A fourth entry in the Austin Powers franchise (that began in 1997 with the last coming in 2002) has long been rumored and now looks as though it's coming to fruition. Reports are that star and writer Mike Myers has signed on for the film of which he's been working the script over the years. It's uncertain if director of the first three films Jay Roach will return. The Austin Powers series opened quietly with International Man of Mystery (totaling $53 million) but saw a huge following b...
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NCAA Football 12 Tops July Sales Charts
There were several notable developments that came with the release of NPD's official sales numbers for July. Overall it was the weakest performance for video game sales since 2006 and NCAA Football 12 easily took first place. It was already known the game was seeing increased sales over the prior year - 17% for the first two weeks - and it ended up finishing 15% higher when comparing respective first month numbers. (more…)...
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Madden NFL 12 Player Ratings: NFC East, Titans, Jaguars
The deliberately slow rollout of Madden NFL 12 ratings continues with the latest six teams to have been broken down this week. The Titans and Jags wrap up all the teams from the AFC and are joined by the entire NFC East. Check out the rosters and ratings for the Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins. The Eagles of course have made a number of high profile moves in the short off-season period that will strength...
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First Details on Legends in NHL 12
EA Sports has been hyping a monumental announcement for NHL 12 all summer and now they've finally revealed the initial details of what they have in store. As has long been rumored legends are making their way into NHL 12 and will be integrated into the different modes. Though how it will all work still has not been made clear legends will be available to add to teams and cards featuring them will be obtainable in Hockey Ultimate Team. There reportedly is a mode dedicated to the legends as...
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Soundtrack for NBA 2K12
The NBA 2K12 soundtrack features an expansive grouping of 28 songs including artists such as Eminem, Cee-Lo, and Travis Barker. Continue on for the complete track listing and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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