March Sales Analysis: The Show Rises Again while 2K10 Falls Out of Sight
The first big sales news in the sports gaming world has arrived as NPD has reported the official numbers from March which include the opening months for MLB 10: The Show and MLB 2K10. The Show came in 10th for the month with 349,000 copies while 2K10 came no where near the top 10. We should find out by tomorrow whether it made it into the top 20.
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Joss Whedon May Do Rewrites on The Avengers and Captain America
With the news having just settled that Joss Whedon has been brought on to direct The Avengers it now appears that he will have even greater influence on the movie as well as another one of the Marvel projects. Variety is reporting that he will do a pass-over of The Avengers script, while Pajiba is citing a source that he will also get to work on the Captain America script. Given that Captain is set to start filming at the end of June time is running short to complete a rewrite.
As mentioned...
Early EA Sports MMA Footage
Located within a video promoting the light heavyweight title fight for Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal is some very early footage from the upcoming EA Sports MMA. Lawal faces Gegard Mousasi at the Strikeforce event this weekend. The gameplay footage first appears at the five minute mark and is found throughout the remainder of the video with the longest stretch being from 6:00-7:10.
The consensus seems to be, and I'd agree based on what is seen in this video, that the game looks good in terms of t...
MLB 10: The Show Roster Update – Week One
The first roster update that incorporates changes from the start of the MLB season arrived today for MLB 10: The Show. No indication on why it was delayed from its normal Monday release. This update includes the highly anticipated addition of Jason Heyward to the Braves as well as other players who have had debuted in the majors so far this season. For those of you who don't have a online-connected PS3 you can download the file directly from here, unpack, and then transfer the folder to the co...
Haley Atwell Cast as Peggy Carter in Captain America
Though everything has settled down now that Chris Evans has been cast as Steve Rogers in Captain America, there was still another important role that was to be determined. A few weeks of rumors included names such as Keira Knightley and Alice Eve being screen-tested. However it is British actress Haley Atwell that has been cast as Peggy Carter, the Captain's girlfriend during World War II. Atwell joins Evans, Hugo Weaving, and Sebastian Stan as the main roles established for the film which is ...
NFL Two Round Mock Draft #6
With the NFL Draft fast approaching here is the latest updated two round mock draft. A couple big trades, with Donovan McNabb, Brandon Marshall, and Santonio Holmes on the move has significantly shifted the outlook for multiple teams.
I am currently planning one, or possibly two more mocks leading up to the draft as well as at least one NFL Draft preview Padrecast. Continue on to check out the picks and leave your thoughts on the mock in the comments! If you have any questions about teams o...
Backbreaker Release Date Change Confirmed
Yesterday I posted about the confusion over the release date for Backbreaker, which after having settled on an official date of May 25th appeared to be in limbo. Today it was confirmed on the Backbreaker forum that the game has been delayed by a week and is now (tentatively) set to come out on June 1st.
But we aren't going to rush this. We'll release it when we are ready to. You'll have seen already that the release date has been bumped back a week. We're happy with the extra time that 505 ...
The Latest Spider-Man Casting Rumor
Recently it was Logan Lerman widely thought to be the front-runner to play Peter Parker in the reboot of Spider-Man. Now there are sources stating that Lerman is not a serious candidate and the name that is at the head of the list currently is Josh Hutcherson.
Hutcherson does fit the age and look that are being sought for the role. He might even be a little more recognizable, though not in name, than Lerman considering he has a more extensive background. Hutcherson has appeared in numerous ...