Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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THQ Taking Actions to Prepare for Sale – UFC and WWE Could Become Free Agents
As a company THQ has been struggling to stay afloat for some time now. The stock is currently trading at all-time lows (66 cents a share) and bankruptcy has been a logical conclusion should another company not step up and buy them in the near future. Something was going to happen sooner or later and the latest reports certainly paint a dire picture. (more...)...
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2012 Golden Globe Award Winners
The 2012 Golden Globes are in the books - here's a look at all the winners. Homeland picked up Best TV drama as well as Best Actress for Claire Danes - while Kelsey Grammer pulled off an upset over Bryan Cranston and Steve Buscemi for Best Actor with his performance in Boss. In movies it was The Artist and The Descendants that came away as the night's big winners. **Winners** Best picture, drama **The Descendants** The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse Best pict...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of January 17th
It's not an especially inspiring set of new releases this week - but The Ides of March stands out as easily the best of the bunch while a few classics also arrive on Blu-ray. The Ides of March (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) The Ides of March takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot a...
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The Walking Dead Has Third Season Episode Order Extended
AMC today announced that the third season pickup of The Walking Dead, announced back in October shortly after the debut of the second season, is being extended in its order. Instead of the planned 13 episodes the third season will feature 16 full episodes and premiere next fall. Though creatively season two has been at times frustrating, with many fans of the series growing somewhat disgruntled, the series remains a juggernaut for the network. In the critical 18-49 demo it continues to de...
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SSX Features Trailer
EA Sports has released a new trailer for SSX which acts as a good summary of the central features in the game which is just about six weeks out from release now. The video runs through Race It, Trick It and Survive It as the three main-themed modes and transitions into a glance at what to expect from online play and its ties to social features. Continue on to check it out and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more...)...
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UFC Undisputed 3 Fighter Ratings Gradually Making Their Way Out
With just over a month until release of UFC Undisputed 3 a number of fighter ratings have started to appear on the game's official roster pages. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will enter as the highest rated in the game at 95 overall. Cover athlete and middleweight champion Anderson Silva and featherweight champion Jose Aldo (defending the title this weekend at UFC 142) are next in line at 93. Georges St-Pierre, Cain Velasquez, and Dominick Cruz come in with 92. Only some of the fig...
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Sports Genre Stumbles as Companies Take Fewer Risks and Reap Fewer Rewards
In 2011 EA Sports saw sales of their major franchises (Madden, NCAA, NHL, FIFA, Tiger) rise - what that really amounts to however is a blip rather than an actual expansion of the consumer base. Meanwhile other highly regarded series like NBA 2K and MLB: The Show had their sales drop off after especially strong years. The sports genre of video games simply hasn't grown this generation. As console sales continue to expand the potential number of consumers that hasn't carried over in the pas...
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Madden NFL 12 Roster Update #19 Details
The post Wild Card Weekend roster update for Madden NFL 12 is scheduled to arrive on Friday for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update primarily affects those teams that competed in the first round of the playoffs but there are a spattering of changes to other teams as well. In addition to the full breakdown of roster and ratings changes all teams have seen adjustments to their depth charts that include players returning from IR to prepare for the offseason. The combo of Tim Tebow and Dema...
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MLB 2K12 Expands Perfect Game Contest to Feature Eight Person Tournament
The first two years of the $1 million Perfect Game Challenge have for all intents and purposes ended on the first day but that is much less likely to occur with MLB 2K12. Now it will be the "top ranked" (whatever that means - but it isn't the "first") eight to accomplish the feat from April 4th through the end of that month will be slotted into a live tournament taking place in New York for the ultimate prize. That should also help to eliminate the embarrassment of having someone who doesn't...
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Tim Tebow Cements Himself as a Madden NFL 13 Cover Favorite
During his initial run of comebacks and displays of fourth quarter 'magic' Tim Tebow catapulted himself into a group of elite players that should find themselves under serious consideration for the cover of Madden NFL 13. Three straight poor outings at the end of the season seemingly dropped him out of the conversation. Following the thrilling slaying of the Steelers however there is no avoiding it - Tebow will be a contender for the cover whether the decision is made internally by EA Sports...
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