Madden 22 Will Have A Better Franchise Mode, EA Says
EA Sports has pledged to deliver a better Franchise mode experience for Madden NFL 22 following criticisms of the mode in the latest game. The promise came from executive producer Seann Graddy, who also spoke about the final update to Madden NFL 21‘s Franchise mode, which is launching this week with a number of notable changes.
For Madden NFL 22, Graddy said in a blog post, “In Madden 22, work is well underway. We’re collecting input from a number of resources to ensure that we deliver a Franchise experience that our fans want. This includes feedback from you, the community; [and] of course our Game Changers, and the many passionate Franchise fans that work on the development team.”
“The Franchise community continues to be incredibly important to us. On behalf of the entire Madden NFL team, we can’t wait to share with you what we’re working on for Madden NFL 22, so please, stay tuned,” he added.
The World Finally Started Cutting Climate Pollution. Now It Needs To Multiply That By 10.
New research shows that climate regulations work — but more countries need to get on board.
Brian David Gilbert Answers 27 Questions
What’s Brian David Gilbert’s favorite nail polish? How tall is he? And most importantly, how does he like his eggs? BDG answers those and more in this special Q&A.Cinema Chain Alamo Drafthouse Files For Chapter 11
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, a popular cinema chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, has filed for Chapter 11. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the chain, which also has locations in states including New York, Virginia, and California, has a deal in place to sell its assets to Altamont Capital and Fortress Investment Group–which will allow Alamo to restructure its business and try to weather the storm of the coronavirus’s impact on its business.
“The transaction will provide the company with much-needed incremental financing to stabilize the business during the pandemic, which has had an unprecedented and outsized impact upon the movie theater and dining industries,” a statement from the company said (via the Austin American-Statesman). “More importantly, it will position Alamo Drafthouse to return to growth and continue executing on its long-term strategic vision.”
The Alamo was an early adopter of what became an emerging trend last year among movie theaters: Allowing patrons to rent theaters for private viewing parties. As this filing indicates, the novel manuever was not enough to buoy business.
Last Chance To Get 1 Year Of Paramount+ For $30
Starting tomorrow, March 4, CBS All Access will go by a new moniker: Paramount+. The revamped streaming service will feature all of CBS All Access’ content as well as a wealth of new content, including original shows and movies. While it’s too early to say if Paramount+ will truly compete with services such as Netflix and HBO Max, there’s a stellar deal on a 12-month subscription that’s hard to pass up. Until the end of today, March 3, you can save 50% on a 12-month Paramount+ subscription, dropping the price to as low as $30.
The deal applies to both the ads-supported plan and ad-free premium plan. You can get Paramount+ for $30 with ads or $50 without ads. That breaks down to $2.50 per month or roughly $4 per month for the ad-free plan, which is quite the bargain. If you snag the deal, you’ll technically be signing up for CBS All Access before it changes to Paramount+ branding tomorrow.
ICC opens ‘war crimes’ investigation in Palestinian territories
The court will look at alleged war crimes in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip since 2014.
WandaVision’s Randall Park Forgot He Was On The Office
Before his roles in Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Interview, and Always Be My Maybe, Randall Park had a small role on The Office–which he completely forgot about.
Speaking to Conan O’Brien, the actor, who now appears in WandaVision, recalled that he filmed his brief opening scene for the Season 9 episode of The Office in just an hour. He left the set in a good mood but then completely forgot about it when the episode actually aired.
Park played the character “Asian Jim” as part of Pam’s prank on Dwight. Because Park forgot he filmed this scene, he thought he was the victim of a hate crime when people yelled out to him, “Asian Jim!,” when they saw him on the street.
John Boehner Takes Less-Than-Subtle Shots At Trump, Ted Cruz On Book Jacket
The former House speaker also wrote of a beef with Barack Obama: “I’d never been sucker-punched like that in my life.”
Nvidia Doesn’t Believe Crypto Mining Is The Reason For GPU Shortages
Nvidia believes that the popularity of its latest Ampere-powered GPUs isn’t solely due to the popularity of cryptocurrency mining during its latest earnings quarter.
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress participated in the Raymond James Institutional Investors Broker Conference Call, explaining that the demand for the company’s latest range of GPUs would have affected supply as much as it has even if mining didn’t become as profitable again as it has.
“Our quarter for gaming, for example, probably would have been the same with or without crypto because we’re supply constrained,” Kress explained, via WCCFTech. “So we’ll continue to watch this. We believe that our CMP product will allow us better visibility for understanding the size of crypto within our quarter.”