Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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2010 Year in Review Recap
It was a year in sports gaming that had a couple really great offerings followed by several good titles that lacked significantly in certain areas. In that sense it was no different than any other year though distinctly more top-heavy. In the four years of doing a countdown of top games 2K Sports has now captured the top spot twice with NBA 2K11 and The BIGS. EA Sports has one nod with NCAA Football 09, and last year's winner UFC Undisputed 2009 came from THQ. UFC Undisputed 2010 dropped co...
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Tron: Legacy Likely to Get a Sequel
Despite a mixed response from audiences and unspectacular box office results, Disney may be set to green light a sequel to Tron: Legacy. According to Aint It Cool News the announcement of a sequel could be coming in the near future. Budgeted at $170 million, but with a marketing push that may have resulted in the total spent having approached $300 million, Disney had hoped that Tron: Legacy would launch a new franchise. They saw it as a "boys" franchise to go along with all the more female ...
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Nascar 2011 Delayed to Competitive Date
The release of NASCAR 2011: The Game has been pushed back to March 29th from its original date of February 15th. That means the game will not come out in advance of the Daytona 500 which takes place on February 20th. (more…)...
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Nick Fairley Now Looks Like Top Pick
With his standout performance in the BCS National Championship game, Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley may have cemented his stock as the prospective number one pick in the NFL Draft. Fairley was already projected to go high, likely in the top three, but the dominance on a national stage may have propelled him into the role as the front-runner. Certainly the impact that Ndamukong Suh had in his rookie year could also help his chances. A junior he still has not yet officially declared for th...
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Lights Out Premiere Ratings Create Concern
Despite a solid marketing push and great buzz the new FX series Lights Out debuted to disappointing ratings. The premiere brought in just 1.5 million viewers and a 0.6 18-49 rating. Combined with encore showings Lights Out totaled 2.4 million viewers for the evening. FX recently canceled the widely championed but low rated Terriers after its first season. That show started with 1.6 million viewers and 0.5 18-49 rating and eventually fell several points despite a dedicated fan base. Lights O...
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Jens Pulver Joins Supremacy MMA
It has been a while since hearing anything about Supremacy MMA, a violent take on the sport from 505 Games and developer Kung Fu Factory which produced the first UFC game that was released on the Dreamcast back in 2000. Details on the game were vague though it was known that it would be intensely graphic including the ability to injure opponents by going as far as breaking their necks. Today it was announced that former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver will lend his likeness and backsto...
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First Look at Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander
Here is first image of Rooney Mara as hacker Lisbeth Salander in the adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Mara beat out some big names for the role which was highly sought after. The film is being directed by David Fincher and also stars Daniel Craig as journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Based on the novel, the first of a trilogy from Steig Larsson, the story finds a journalist searching for a missing woman and being aided by a hacker. The movie slated to release late this year with a planne...
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EA Sports Golf Challenge Initial Impressions
Yesterday marked the launch of EA Sports PGA Tour Golf Challenge on Facebook. Another in the line of free-to-play but microtransaction based games, Golf Challenge delivers advancement in the form of real-time 3D gameplay. Early issues have resulted in frustration but getting beyond that the game has its share of impressive elements that go beyond what would be expected of a typical Facebook game. (more…)...
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