By John Guilfoil

Here is an official Lucas Arts trailer video for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, coming out on April Fools Day for Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, DS and PSP.
This first Star Wars game on the new generation of consoles takes place between Episode III and A New Hope, and promises to [...]

By Micah Warren
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UPDATE: The Eagles signed Asante Samuel Friday to a six year deal after BLAST broke the story Thursday.
According to a source inside the Eagles with knowledge of the situation, former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel has reached a deal to play in Philadelphia next year.
There are no specific details on the terms, years or compensation. Sports [...]

By John Guilfoil

Activision announced Thursday that several hit songs from No Doubt’s diamong-selling Tragic Kingdom album will be released as a downloadable track pack for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
The set includes the songs “Don’t Speak,” “Excuse Me Mr.” and “Sunday Morning.” The track pack is currently offered on Xbox Live Marketplace and was made available [...]

By Micah Warren
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The FBI plans to open up an investigation against Roger Clemens to find out whether he lied to Congress about his use of steroids. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the seven-time Cy Young winner has denied using any performance enhancing drugs.
“The request to open an investigation on the congressional testimony of Roger [...]

By GateHouse News Service
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By Al Alexander
With “The Band’s Visit,” first-time filmmaker Eran Kolirin tantalizes the senses with a lilting opus that sings praises to music’s power to facilitate change and understanding - even between ancient enemies like Jews and Egyptians.
On the surface, Kolirin’s quirky tale about an eight-piece police band from Alexandria stranded in a dirt-water in the [...]

By GateHouse News Service
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Now that this disturbing, eye-opening documentary has won an Academy Award, beating out Michael Moore for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar, you really need to check out Taxi to the Dark Side.

At the center of Alex Gibney’s film is Dilawar, an innocent 22-year-old Afghani taxi driver apprehended and — five days later — killed during his interrogation by American MPs and intelligence officers [...]

By John Guilfoil
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One of my all time favorite PC sports games was High Heat Baseball 1999. It was behind its time and had sub par graphics, but it was a smooth playing game that was insanely customizable. It had replaceable graphics, importable stadiums (real Citgo sign for Fenway) and custom sound effects and player musical anthems you [...]

By William Palmer
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Myron Cope, the 35-year color commentary man for the Pittsburgh Steelers died Wednesday morning in a nursing home in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Cope had been struggling with his health since leaving the broadcast booth after the 2004 season.
Before joining the Steelers family, Cope was a widely read freelancer for Sports Illustrated [...]

By John Guilfoil
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Brand new horror, sci-fi, survival, adventure, scary game, Dead Space will be on shelves in Europe and North America as a treat on October 31 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

“Dead Space will ensure that gamers have a spine-tingling Halloween,” Electronic Arts said this week.
Set in the far future, Earth’s appetite for natural resources has [...]

By Joe Sinicki
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In a move that shocked the video game world, Sony announced this week that Phil Harrison would resign from his post as President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios. With more than 16 years behind him at Sony, Harrison has been a key figure behind the highly successful PlayStation brand.
“The past 15 years at Sony [...]

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