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What The Cuts Could Mean for EA Sports
The recent job cuts at EA are unlikely to have much if any effect on the majority of the yearly sports titles but one aspect of the company's new strategy could very well change the landscape of sports gaming. EA is cutting the bottom third of their software lineup based on potential profitability. While that mostly applies other divisions of EA there are some games under the EA Sports label which could be reevaluated based on current sales and future prospects. (more...)...
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11/13 Box Office Results
The numbers are in from Friday and 2012 pulled in 23.7 million. While the movie will be somewhat front-loaded that is still a great opening day take. 2012 now looks to be on its way to a 61 million opening weekend. It will end up as a big success despite the risky 200 million budget as disaster movies always draw well overseas. Worldwide it may gross 150 million or more just this weekend. Industry expectations for the opening weekend at one time were for 60+ but had been scaled back somew...
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Madden Arcade Rosters
As mentioned a while back when the rosters for Madden Arcade were being put together they are limited and consist of just 10 players. Each team has a QB, HB, WR, TE or 2nd WR, and OL on offense and the defense gets one DL, LB, S, and two CBs. The rosters released by EA also include lists of "Entourages" which are additional offensive and defensive lineman. It is currently unknown what these represent. It could be they are used in a separate game mode or maybe they are involved as one of t...
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Box Office Predictions 11/13
2012 has the feel of a summer blockbuster and as such no other studio placed a film to go up against its opening weekend. A few weeks ago the industry expectations had 2012 bringing in over 60 million for the weekend but as release nears the target number seems to have drifted down to the low-mid 50s. Starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet, 2012 is the work of director Roland Emmerich who has brought previous disaster movies such as Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow to big screen....
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Grown Ups Trailer
The first trailer for the Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups was released today. The movie centers around five friends that reunite after the passing of their childhood basketball coach. Director Dennis Dugan has most recently done some questionable comedies in You Don't Mess with the Zohan, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and The Benchwarmers. In addition to Sandler the cast includes Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. Grown Ups is currently slated to release on June 25...
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NBA 2K10 Triumphs With October Sales
The official sales numbers for October were released by NPD earlier today offering the first chance to gauge the success of the NBA games that were released early in the month. As fully expected NBA 2K10 dominated though with a larger year over year increase than would have been anticipated. (more...)...
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Madden Arcade Gets Release Date
The downloadable only title Madden Arcade now has an official release date. It will be out on Tuesday November 24th on PSN and Wednesday November 25th on XBLA. It had been originally planned to make its way out in December. Madden Arcade will go for 1200 MS points for the 360 and the equivalent $15 for the PS3. EA Sports has shifted their arcade titles to this method of downloadable only delivery, providing compact offerings at much more reasonable prices than would've been found at retai...
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Screenshots Of The New Secondary Jerseys
On Tuesday the first codes came out to add some of the new alternate road jerseys appearing this NBA season to NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10. You can find all that information here. This first set included jerseys for the Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Rockets. Here are screens from the two games showing them off in action. (more...)...
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Date Night Trailer
Headlining with Steve Carell and Tina Fey is a good way to get the attention of comedy fans. Such is the case with Date Night, which follows the two as a couple who get caught up in a lot more than they bargained for while out for a date in New York City. Directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) the movie also includes a bunch of cameos some of which are seen in the trailer. Date Night is currently slated to release on April 9th 2010. ...
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Dynamic Updates for NCAA Basketball 10
As noted when the official fact sheet from EA Sports for NCAA Basketball 10 was released it lacked mention of the "Dynamic Updates" that had been included on the features list. With less than a week until release they have finally come out and discussed this feature. You can check out the full blog here. With these updates you will also get the latest top 25 and RPI for all teams featured in the game. These updates are showcased in-game on all relevant broadcast overlays as well as in the D...
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