Archive for the ‘MLB: The Show’ Category
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Former MLB: The Show Lead Designer Becomes Madden NFL Creative Director
There has been both a great deal of turnover and an expansion of the dev team for the Madden NFL franchise at Tiburon this year. Several top names at the studio left in the spring and their positions were filled by the likes of Cam Weber as the GM of football products, Roy Harvey taking over as the new executive producer (following Phil Frazier's departure), and Mike Young being elevated to creative director (previously held by Ian Cummings). Today Kolbe Launchbaugh made official via Twi...
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New MLB 12: The Show Screenshots Feature Angels and Marlins Signings
It was only a matter of time until one of the upcoming baseball titles decided to capitalize on the events of recent days which has featured the movement of several high-impact players through free agency. SCEA jumps on the opportunity first by releasing screens of the biggest acquisitions made thus far as reflected within MLB 12: The Show. Albert Pujols got a quarter of a billion dollars on a 10 year contract and is joined by C.J. Wison making the Angels one of the favorites heading into...
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MLB 12: The Show to Feature Revamped Commentary and Broadcast Presentation
Outside of its consistently poor online play and slow load times the MLB: The Show series has taken the most criticism as of late over its somewhat stale commentary and uninspired presentation. According to a new blog posting from SCEA both of those areas will be seeing significant improvements in MLB 12: The Show. (more...)...
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First MLB 12: The Show Screenshots
SCEA has released the first batch of screenshots for MLB 12: The Show. The seven images show off new uniforms that have recently been revealed for the Padres, Orioles, Blue Jays, and the debut of the Miami Marlins. Check them out full size in the FB album or on Google Plus and leave any thoughts and observations in the comments!...
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MLB 12: The Show Expected to Showcase Vita-PS3 Integration
One way the PlayStation Vita will be able to transcend the perception of being yet another handheld device in a time when mobile gaming has siphoned off their perceived necessity is by offering linked functionality with the PS3. One of the first games to utilize features between the two will be Sony's own MLB 12: The Show. (more...)...
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Adrian Gonzalez Chosen as Cover Athlete for MLB 12: The Show
SCEA has selected Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to appear on the cover of MLB 12: The Show. Gonzalez comes off his first year with Boston having batted .338 with 27 home runs and 117 RBIs along with receiving the Gold Glove at 1B in the American League. The choice will be seen as somewhat questionable given the historic collapse of the Red Sox late in the season and the surrounding controversy that has since followed. His numbers however can back up the decision and a stron...
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Sony Introducing Online Pass
Sony today confirmed the introduction of their own 'Online Pass' program which appears to be dubbed the 'PSN Pass'. Starting with Resistance 3 in September SCEA's titles will restrict access to online functionality by inserting a one-time use code in copies of their games. For those who buy used (or rent) there will be a charge to purchase a new code. (more...)...
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MLB 11: The Show Patch #2 Details
Despite PSN being completely out of commission the patch delivery system on the PS3 remains functional and MLB 11: The Show received its latest on Friday evening. Changes include making the analog hitting easier, pitching more difficult to pinpoint, adding movement to the knuckleball, and attempts to fix many of the issues with Franchise mode. Response towards the patch has been generally positive but there are some not finding there to be much difference in certain areas or even now havi...
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Satisfaction Analysis for 2011 MLB Titles
Last year there were major warning signs that consumers were starting to become tired of the MLB offerings being delivered by SCEA and 2K Sports. The results of the polls were too well defined to be overlooked and that sentiment appears to have carried over into this year which has seen sales decline for both MLB 11: The Show and MLB 2K11. Here is a look at the state of the two games this year (with over 8K voters having chimed in) which could provide an outlook of how they will either bounc...
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NBA 2K11 Beats All Sports Releases in March
In its sixth month of release NBA 2K11 continued its sales dominance by topping all of the high profile new sports titles that arrived in March. That is a departure from the past few years where the MLB The Show franchise carried the month with relative ease. Last year NBA 2K10 did not even make the top 20 for the month to put it in context. In total there were eight different sports themed titles to release last month and that competition appears to have eaten away at the potential of each ...
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