Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Poll: Favorite Addition So Far to Madden 11
Recently I posted a poll to gauge what new addition to NCAA Football 11 was the most highly anticipated at the time. Now with a bunch of information having spilled already for Madden 11 it presents a good opportunity to get an early feel for what new element of the game is creating the most excitement. Two of the items on the list, the GameFlow play-calling and locomotion engine, have been extensively detailed by EA Sports. The other two main ones to this point are Gus Johnson as the play-b...
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions
Tecmo Bowl Throwback is basically a carbon copy of Tecmo Super Bowl with a few notable exceptions. There is now a "3D" mode with updated graphics, online play has been added, and the game lost all elements of the NFL license. (more…)...
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Justified Renewed for Second Season
Today FX announced that they have picked up Justified for a second season. The series stars Timothy Olyphant and is based on the popular character created by Elmore Leonard in the short story "Fire in the Hole" and some of his other novels. Through seven weeks, first-run episodes of Justified are averaging 3.4 million viewers and 1.7 million Adults 18-49.  The weekly multi-run average viewership for the series is 7.5 million total viewers and 3.9 million Adults 18-49 (six episodes). Â...
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Anchorman 2 and Zoolander 2 May Be Dead
After a period where they both looked likely to happen, sequels for two films that built cult followings on DVD now appear to have their fates in serious question. Both Anchorman 2 and Zoolander 2 are facing trouble due to budgetary concerns. Late last week Anchorman director Adam McKay tweeted an update on the state of the sequel that he and Will Ferrell had been hoping to achieve. Paramount passed on it despite attempts to reduce the budget for the film. Paramount owns the rights to Ancho...
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Padrecast: UFC Demo Edition
The arrival of the demo for UFC 2010 Undisputed was the biggest development of the week and accounted for the majority of the discussion in the Padrecast. Below is just some of what is discussed in the 44 minute running time. Download the podcast directly from here or listen using the player below! Sports Gaming UFC 2010 demo thoughts Madden 11 changes kick meter and removes turbo button Grading the NFL Draft for Madden 11 Entertainment Horror franchises hoping to thrive with 3D ...
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UFC 2010 H2H Demo Videos
Earlier I posted up a few videos from the UFC 2010 Undisputed demo featuring action vs the CPU. Now here is a set of them with myself taking on Jerkfacefave. I only won a couple of the fights, of which we must have played about 20 of them, but I made sure to include those victories amongst this group of videos. Continue on to watch and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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The Line Drive 5/2
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Leak for NHL 11 reveals the game will include the Canadian Hockey League. A patch is on the way for Tecmo Bowl Throwback to fix an online issue with recording wins and losses in situations where one side disconnects. The latest in the way of news mascots for NCAA Football 11 include Texas Tech's "Raider Red" and Houston's "Shasta". EA has also releas...
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2010 FIFA World Cup Hard Drive Evaluation
With 2010 FIFA World Cup in hand I have gone through and timed different loading areas when running off the disc compared to running off the hard drive on the 360. Installing to the hard drive not only has proven to cut down on load times, in some cases significantly, but it also reduces stress to the system and the noise it produces. World Cup has some lengthy load times, and surprisingly the hard drive install didn't offer much improvement in loading to the main menu or into a match. Ho...
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