Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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Final Destination 5 In The Works
A fifth entry in the Final Destination franchise is now in development, with Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing) penning the script. The Final Destination was supposed to be the last chapter in the franchise but considering it made so much money, overseas especially, New Line decided to give the green light to yet another entry. The last one made $66 million domestically and $115 overseas while being made on a budget of just $43 million. It also was released in 3D, though tha...
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Padrecast: Post NFL Draft Edition
After an intensely active few days this Padrecast arrives in an attempt to recap all the big developments. Madden 11 is the topic of focus given all the news that has broken in recent days. Below is just some of what is discussed in the 51 minute running time. Download the podcast directly from here or listen using the player below! Sports Gaming Drew Brees as cover athlete "Simpler, Quicker, Deeper" Gus Johnson in as announcer Online Team Play Top QB Ratings Entertainment Hulu add...
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The Line Drive 4/25
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. A bunch of hands-on previews recently hit for NCAA Football 11: Op Sports - DToid - IGN - Gamespot Kotaku details the mini-golf mode added to Tiger Woods 11 on the Wii Owen Good at Kotaku checks in with his weekly sports gaming related column this time following his Road to the Show and addiction to paying for attribute boosts. The PS3 is recei...
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Madden 11 Top QB Ratings
EA Sports recently held a panel discussion "Madden 11: Building the Ultimate QB" which aired this morning on the NFL Network. Included throughout the discussion were quarterback player ratings. Below are the Top 10 rated overall for Madden 11. Continue on for a bunch more info including the top rated QBs in various individual categories and expanded ratings on a few of the players! As always leave your thoughts in the comments! Top 10 Peyton Manning - 99 Drew Brees - 99 Tom Brady - 95 A...
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Madden 11 Positional Tendencies
(Update) Well apparently this has been behind the scenes for a while now and has not been enhanced past being a simple description of a player's skills from their ratings make-up. However it goes to show how this is an area that should be addressed going forward and could really benefit the game so it remains a good read in terms of concept for the future iterations. In the revealing of QB ratings from earlier today I also discovered what appears to be a new addition for Madden 11. Ther...
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Ridley Scott Working on Alien Prequels
In the process of promoting his upcoming film Robin Hood, Ridley Scott has revealed a few details on his plans for the prequel to Alien which he is currently working towards beginning production on. To pretty much no one's surprise the movie will be in 3D. It will be filmed with 3D cameras however and not converted in the post-production process. That is encouraging, as being shot in 3D is vastly preferable to being converted in the post-production process. The movie can also be made with 3...
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Your Thoughts on the 2010 NFL Draft
With the first three rounds in the books go ahead and sound-off on what you think of the NFL Draft so far! The teams getting the most praise overall seem to be the Seahawks, Lions, and 49ers with others like the Browns, Cowboys, and Panthers being praised especially for particular picks. The big developments over the first few days had to do primarily with QBs as Tim Tebow went in the first round but Jimmy Clausen slipped to the second and Colt McCoy to the third. Make sure to check the Madden...
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Avatar Sets First Day Sales Record
The highest grossing movie of all-time has now also captured the title of fasting selling Blu-ray in history. Avatar sold 1.5 million copies on its first day of release breaking the record previously held by The Dark Knight. The movie hit stores yesterday with an unorthodox plan of coming out on a Thursday to coincide with Earth Day. It also offered absolutely nothing in the way of extras in an effort to maximize the disc space and provide the best quality video and audio possible. Early re...
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