Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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True Lies Being Developed as TV Series
The idea of producing a sequel to the film True Lies has been discussed ever since it was released back in 1994. Directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger it went on to make nearly $400 million worldwide. As the years have gone on it has seemed to be increasingly less likely that a sequel would ever come about. It may not be a sequel but news has hit today that True Lies is being developed as a TV series with Cameron on as executive producer. Rene Echevarria (Dark Angel, ...
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Next UFC Game Won’t Arrive Until 2012
THQ has announced the upcoming release schedule for the company's 2012 fiscal year. Of note is that the next UFC game will not be out until January or February of 2012. Following a botched launch of UFC Undisputed 2010, huge sales slide from the previous year, and consumer discontent towards the product, THQ came out and stated that they were considering moving off the yearly schedule for the series. It was initially expected that any change to the release pattern would follow a UFC 2011 pr...
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Resident Evil: Afterlife Crushes Box Office
The only wide opener in theaters this weekend was the fourth entry in the Resident Evil series and it turned in the best opening for the franchise yet. Resident Evil: Afterlife pulled in $27.7 million and was buoyed by higher priced 3D showings and IMAX screens. The previous high mark was from the last one, Extinction, which made $23.7 million its opening weekend. Talk has already begun on a fifth RE film given the continued success of the series. Resident Evil seems to have a built in base...
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Video Padrecast: NBA 2K11
With the demo for NBA 2K11 arriving tomorrow Fred and I discuss how NBA 2K11 is shaping up in regards to features and improvements, what promises still need to be delivered on, and what we are looking forward to most out of the game. This represents more of a preview or lead-in to the demo, with the plan to do a separate podcast with reaction to the demo once having spent enough time with it. Continue on to watch the video Padrecast and feel free to leave any thoughts you may have in the comme...
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What Should Be The Madden Moments From Opening Weekend?
The latest patch for Madden 11 introduced the Madden Moments Live feature which will deliver new moments throughout the NFL season. Between two and four new Madden Moments will be added every week based on the outcomes of games played. The "moments" will be available for purchase individually (2000 coins/67 cents), the weekly set (5000 coins/$1.67), or as full season pass (60000 coins/$20). The potential Madden Moments for this week could come from the following games: Sam Bradford in h...
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The Line Drive 9/12
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Kotaku has a nice article that discusses the complexities of sports games and how difficult they can be to grasp for inexperienced gamers or those not as familiar with the sports. The roster for WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 is out. Check out this page from which each wrestler has info along with videos featuring their introductions and finishers. 2K Spor...
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Madden 11 Ranked Online Games Now Use Six Minute Quarters
In a change that just recently appeared, and follows the patch that arrived during the week, Madden 11 ranked games have now moved to six minute quarters from the seven minutes they had been set to since last year. Games were deemed to be taking too long to complete and it appears a compromise was made when considering the seven minutes vs a proposed five minutes. Accelerated clock remains on. (more…)...
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Shows Premiering Week of 9/13
This is an important week for a few networks as they start bringing back returning shows, though the most significant week will follow this one. Survivor: Nicaragua represents the 21st season for the highly rated reality show and moves to Wednesdays, while The Apprentice goes away from the celebrity format of the past few seasons. The only new show premiering is Outlaw which stars Jimmy Smits and has gotten some good buzz. Monday 90210 (CW - 8PM) Gossip Girl (CW - 9PM) Tuesday One Tre...
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