Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Madden 11 Week 15 Ratings Change Suggestions
With only a couple weeks left in the NFL season teams are either fighting for the playoffs or for the future and there are likely to be more interesting changes in the way of personnel than ratings this week. Many more players headed to the IR and backup QBs are getting a shot to lead their teams. The two most prominent changes came with Tim Tebow supplanting Kyle Orton in Denver and Donovan McNabb being sat in favor of Rex Grossman. Vincent Jackson has returned and is making a big impact. ...
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Madden Curse Movie In Development
A movie based on the EA Sports Madden game franchise is in the works according to The Wrap. Electronic Arts is developing the film around idea of the "Madden Cover Curse" which has become a go-to story for the mainstream media over the years. Other than the general concept there are no other details on the project. The story will follow a former Madden video game champion who is forced out of retirement just as he finds himself on the corner of the game's cover -- and subject to the curse. A...
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#8 of 2010 – MLB 10: The Show
Perhaps due to reaction garnered by MLB 10: The Show the series is making some significant changes going into next year in an attempt to provide a feeling of advancement. Though The Show has remained amongst the best in sports gaming in terms of quality it has seemed to settle in and avoid taking any risks. Doing so made some sense...consumers were happy and sales numbers were rising. Despite that it has become more heavily scrutinized especially as The Show acts as a quasi-exclusive title. (...
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Kinect Joy Ride Impressions
Originally developed to be a free Xbox Live Arcade game, Joy Ride was tapped to be converted to a Kinect launch game while still in development. While the XBLA version was going to be free it was going to be supported through microtransactions. Now though it has hit the marketplace as a full priced Kinect title with the motion control support implemented. Unfortunately the final product feels it would have been more appropriate as an XBLA offering. (more…)...
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Tron Pulls Away With Weekend Victory
It was an easy win at the box office this weekend for Tron: Legacy though it didn't open as well as Disney had been wishing for. The film pulled in $43.6 million which is a solid take on a weekend that traditionally doesn't launch in blockbuster fashion and it could have good staying power through the holidays. However after a huge marketing campaign that stretched over multiple years and a $170 million budget the expectations were for much more. Over the past few months though tracking had sh...
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Trailer for Limitless
Universal Studios has released the first trailer for Limitless. The thriller stars Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, and Robert DeNiro and is directed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist). Limitless is slated to release on March 18th 2011. Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star in Limitless, a paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unpublished writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret smart drug that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abil...
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The Line Drive 12/19
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The pre-order deal from retailers for MLB 11: The Show will be a free 30 day trial for MLB.TV. •Former Tenn bball player Bobby Maze has joined the class action suit against the NCAA/EA. •Make sure to vote in the community year end polls. They will be closing soon. News and content that may have been missed from the last week around the site. ââ...
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Suns, Wizards, and Magic Move Big Names
Two significant trades today have shifted a large number of players in the NBA and the Orlando Magic were involved in both of them. They have received Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, Earl Clark, and Hedo Turkoglu. They send away Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, and Mickael Pietrus to the Phoenix Suns and Rashard Lewis to the Wizards. Continue on for screenshots of the players in their new uniforms and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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