This has been a solid launch for Microsoft, and great critical and audience reception will likely yield huge sales for the game.

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Rottentomatoes.com gave the movie an 84% rating based on 98 positive critical reviews and its audience rating was even higher with 93% based off of 26, 000 user reactions.

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Such standards (ethics and quality, to name two) were critical to building a level of audience trust.

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What the comedy lacks in critical acclaim it makes up for in audience size--and media buyers' desire to court its viewers.

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Three out of the four sitcoms he first announced on this stage last year have proved hits and will return for a second season. (Recession-themed Hank got the early boot.) The standout, Modern Family, has averaged an impressive 3.8 rating among the coveted younger audience, along with hefty critical praise.

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Who could possibly choose voluntarily to eliminate such an audience, much of which is in places critical to the future course of this war?

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It remains to be seen whether a mass audience will flock to the film though despite the outpouring of critical love. (The film currently earns a 97 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes.) No matter what, a silent film is going to be a tough sell.

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Despite critical accolades, his programming had failed to hook viewers, still the benchmark of success for his Madison Ave. audience.

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