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The Line Drive for May 19
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Remember to look out for the special Press Row Hangouts and Podcasts this coming week! ♦EA has ZERO games currently in development for the Wii U. ♦Description for WWE 2K14 at Amazon mentions The Rock and Bruno Sammartino. ♦EA Sports has posted a blog going into more on Madden NFL 25's defensive improvements. ♦EA Sports has posted a blog going i...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of May 21
Side Effects From Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) comes this suspenseful and provocative tale of intrigue starring Channing Tatum, Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara and Jude Law, and Academy Awardr winner Catherine Zeta-Jones. After her husband (Tatum) is released from prison, Emily (Mara) begins suffering from terrifying anxiety and turns to psychiatrist Dr. Banks (Law) for help. But when Banks prescribes an experimental drug for her, the side effects have chill...
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Zombieland Series Passed Over by Amazon
With Amazon making decisions on whether to pick up or pass on their 14 original series pilots for their instant streaming service the most prominent one has already been shot down. Zombieland, from the creators of the movie (which was originally envisioned as a television show), will not be getting an order for more episodes. Heavy negative response to the pilot - which was legitimately terrible and the decision to recast the same characters from the film misguided - was likely the determ...
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Madden Documentary Releasing August 27
Notable in the announcement of the Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition was nothing being included to celebrate the history of the franchise. For what is intended to mark a milestone anniversary that it contains nothing about the past or from it is certainly perplexing. Instead something that would have made perfect sense packed in is being sold separately. (more...)...
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EA Canada Engineer Rips Into Wii U
With zero games in development - there will be no FIFA or Madden or any titles from EA on Wii U this year - the system is in dire straits with dreadful sales, weak to non-existent third party support, and no reason for optimism that things could turn around. Now some insight on why companies are abandoning their efforts for the console has come from an EA Sports engineer at the EA Canada studio who calls the Wii U "crap". (more...)...
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NBA Live Social Accounts Awaken Days Before Microsoft Event
After lying dormant for eight months since posting the announcement of NBA Live 13's cancellation EA Sports today sent out a message via multiple NBA Live social platform accounts that NBA Live 14 is "coming to a court near you". The timing is notable as the tease emerges just days before the Microsoft next-gen console reveal which could very well feature an EA presence and is rumored to include some element of exclusivity among the announcements. Should nothing with EA materialize at tha...
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Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition Exclusive to Amazon
Amazon today posted listings for the Anniversary Edition of Madden NFL 25 which will be exclusive to the online retailer. The special edition will include 17 packs for Ultimate Team distributed over 17 weeks (each features 2 rare players, 4 silver, and 4 bronze) and exclusive offers that will benefit very few for NFL Sunday Ticket. The price will be $100. (more...)...
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Press Row Podcast: Episode 23
The latest edition of the Press Row Podcast includes discussion on the panel's most dramatic sports gaming losses, complete analysis of the Ultimate Team news for NCAA Football 14 and the prospects for the mode, and responses to some listener questions. It's definitely one of the best shows yet! Check it out through iTunes or with the embedded player at Operation Sports. With the big Microsoft event on Tuesday the 21st look for the Press Row Hangout to air live that night for initial reac...
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FIFA 14 May Be Headed to Vita; First Pre-Order Bonus Posted
While much of the discussion around upcoming releases has centered on the complete dismissal of the Wii U (nothing coming its way) and the emergence of the PS4 and next Xbox (Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, and possibly NBA Live) there have also been questions relating to the PlayStation Vita. No sports games through the end of the year have been confirmed for the handheld but Gamestop has now posted a listing for FIFA 14. They are very unlikely to have done so without having received information that...
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Theatrical Trailer for Pacific Rim
A brand new trailer that will be seen in theaters has arrived for Pacific Rim. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Idris Elba the film centers on the use of giant robots by humans to fight off an attack by aliens/monsters. Pacific Rim is slated to release on July 12. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end.  To combat the giant Kaiju, a sp...
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