INDIANAPOLIS -- Who needs real football when Madden NFL 12 can deliver a Super Thursday experience with real NFL pros behind the controls. Just when you thought the late fourth quarter dramatics had ended, a virtual version of Tebow Time crashed the EA Sports Madden Bowl XVIII party held at the Bud Light Hotel Thursday in Indianapolis.

Note: This article contains material appropriate to the mature rating of the series and contains small spoilers from the season premiere.

It's no surprise that Spartacus: Vengeance has done as well as it has. The STARZ show has drawn in an immense (and diverse) crowd. Packed with gore, nudity, sex, and a surprising dose of humanity, the show has done well for itself and has already been renewed for a third season. Writer Steven DeKnight continues to impress with his scripts, as testament to the first episode of season 2. The episode boasted plenty of gore (opening with an impressive sword fight) and holding true to it's "M for Mature" rating. DeKnight did his research, describing in a live web interview recently that he prides the show on being as realistic as possible for the setting. Viewers are taken on a whirlwind ride during every episode, but with all that violence and sex, one has to wonder how the cast feels filming some of these scenes. Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), and Viva Bianca (Illithyia) shared their personal experiences on set – and their answers may surprise you.

Well over a year after its release on the market, the Kinect motion device is really growing into its own for Xbox 360 users, not only with a few family-related efforts (Kinect Sports, Dance Central) but also a decent amount of games dedicated to the "hardcore" crowd (Child of Eden, Rise of Nightmares).  But there's not too much of a market for downloadable Kinect games as of yet, though Fruit Ninja Kinect is doing fairly well.  Maybe that'll change once people see how good the haunted house adventure game Haunt is.  Maybe.

OTTOWA -- QUEBEC -- The 2012 Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair, the National Hockey League’s fan experience, will take over more than 100,000 square feet and three levels of the Ottawa Convention Centre in downtown Ottawa from Thursday, Jan. 26 through Saturday, Jan. 28. There will be something for everyone at the three-day, family-friendly festival, including special appearances from former NHL greats and current NHL stars, a display of 19 of hockey’s most-prized trophies including the Stanley Cup, live TV and radio broadcasts, music, food, merchandise locations and dozens of other dynamic activities. EA Sports NHL 12 was on display at the festivities as well.

Another week is upon us and another batch of new content has arrived on Xbox Live. If you were a fan of Rockstar's L.A Noire. Then you will happy to see that all the DLC for the game is at a low price. If you were holding out on getting the DLC for the game then now is your chance. As personal recomendation, I would get the Nicholson Electroplating case and skip out on Reefer Madness. 

The first chapter of the Star Wars Saga arrives in theatres for the first time ever in 3D starting February 10, and AMC theatres across the country are celebrating the occasion with plans to make opening weekend one for fans and families to remember. As part of the festivities, the new LucasArts and Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 3D Star Wars game will be playable.

Summit Entertainment’s fourth installment in the blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA franchise, BREAKING DAWN – PART 1, has earned over $701.3 million in global box office receipts since the film’s release on November 18, 2011.  The movie’s well on its way to becoming the highest grossing film in the series to date, as it looks to surpass the worldwide box office gross of NEW MOON’s $709.8 million. Actress Ashley Greene talks about working on the films in this exclusive video interview.

Trion Worlds, a leading publisher and developer of premium games for the connected era, has completed an $85 million round of strategic growth equity financing, led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’), one of the world's leading pension funds focused on direct investments in both public and private equities. Also participating was current Trion investor Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company. Trion will utilize the financing to further grow its worldwide premium online games business. The game maker is currently working on End of Nations, which can be seen in the exclusive video interview below.

SAN FRANCISCO –With the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) exploding into the mainstream thanks to its deal with Fox television, THQ has taken the additional development time allotted to UFC Undisputed 3 to ensure that the game offers a deep and robust gameplay experience. Neven Dravinski, the producer on the bestselling game franchise, said one of the focal points for the company’s new game, available Valentine’s Day, was to allow the broader audience to both understand and enjoy the skills involved in mixed martial arts (MMA).

Electronic Arts and NCAA Football have awarded Richard Mancuso and Clint Oldenburg with the first two EA Sports NCAA Football fellowships. The two football players will join EA Sports NCAA Football 13 development team as a part of the inaugural sixteen-week full-time, paid opportunity for former football student-athletes to apply their skills and knowledge of the sport to the development of the NCAA Football videogame. Former University of Alabama DT talks about NCAA Football 12 in the exclusive video interview below.

The official facebook page of Starz hit televisoin series "Spartacus" revealed today that the first episode of the whirlwind season will be released on the page this FRIDAY, January 20th. The premiere, a full week before the series airs on STARZ, will be available on the official facebook page. The premiere will serve to connect fans around the world and invite fans to comment on the first episode, as well as actor Liam McIntyre's portrayal of Spartacus.