Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
  • Super Mega Baseball 2 will release for free on Xbox One
    by
    Posted April 23rd, 2018 at 7:45 am No Comments »
    It wasn't even a week ago that developer Metalhead Software announced the official release date and pricing for Super Mega Baseball 2. Due out on May 1st, SMB2 will be sold for $30 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Since then however there's been an exciting development for those on XB1. Microsoft has uploaded a video featuring the announcement of Games with Gold for May 2018. Super Mega Baseball 2 is featured as one of the two games that will be free to Xbox Live subscribers who downlo...
  • Super Mega Baseball 2 gets its release date
    by
    Posted April 18th, 2018 at 7:15 am No Comments »
    One of the most anticipated sports games of the year finally has its official release date set. Super Mega Baseball 2 will arrive May 1st for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC (Steam) at a price of $30. Optional DLC with cosmetic customization content will also be made available on that date. The first Super Mega Baseball came out in late 2014 to rave reviews and even earned some Sports Game of the Year honors. The sequel was originally announced to release last September where it would hav...
  • New players added with first MLB The Show 18 in-season roster update
    by
    Posted April 9th, 2018 at 9:00 am No Comments »
    With the notable exception of Shohei Ohtani, players are added to MLB The Show after becoming members of the MLBPA which requires having made a single appearance in a major league game. The first in-season roster update for MLB The Show 18 has gone out and includes 22 new rookies that have debuted and a number of other players added to team rosters. The first changes to player ratings won't occur until late this month. The highest rated rookie to be added in this first wave comes in at 79...
  • Third MLB The Show 18 patch makes more adjustments to fielding
    by
    Posted April 6th, 2018 at 3:30 pm No Comments »
    MLB The Show 18 has now been out for exactly two weeks and in that time has received three patches. Today's update again addresses fielding which has arguably been the most problematic gameplay-related area this year. "Fix for user controlled player to make sure his starting direction has the correct angle and ensures he is on the right path to make any potential catch. This adjustment should help with bad angles to the ball which led to potential misses." In an earlier patch fielding ...
  • Details on second patch for MLB The Show 18
    by
    Posted April 3rd, 2018 at 8:00 am No Comments »
    Being first party has its benefits, including faster turnaround time on patches, and that's been seen already with MLB The Show 18 which has now released two of them within its first two weeks. Changes made in the latest which went out today are fairly minor but it is also believed that issues with the dynamic crowd attendance have been addressed in the update.  (more…)...
  • Press Row Podcast: MLB The Show 18 Review Roundtable
    by
    Posted March 30th, 2018 at 8:45 am No Comments »
    MLB The Show 18 has released and we've assembled a small panel to talk all about the game on this episode of the Press Row Podcast. Everything from Diamond Dynasty, Road to the Show, Franchise, gameplay, the removal of modes, predictable trouble with the servers and more is discussed at length. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS, on Android with the Stitcher app, or with Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, and Windows. The show can also now be found on the recently launched Goog...
  • Patch addresses issues identified in the first days of release for MLB The Show 18
    by
    Posted March 29th, 2018 at 6:45 am No Comments »
    Outside of the predictable problems with servers, MLB The Show 18 has had a fairly clean release with only some early mild concerns over trouble fielding balls off the ground, pitch speed seemingly too low for fastballs, and PCI coverage not reaching the edges of the plate. The first patch for the game released today and actually addresses all those things and more. ♦Slight increase to pitching speeds across all gameplay modes. ♦Fielding animation adjustments to catch more balls just...
  • MLB The Show 18 also removed Season Mode
    by
    Posted March 23rd, 2018 at 7:15 am No Comments »
    The news that Online Franchise was being removed with MLB The Show 18 was tough for many to accept, and though SCEA had been collecting pre-orders for months by then at least that information was being provided prior to release. What wasn't mentioned despite plenty of opportunity to do so along the way is that Season Mode had also gotten the axe. That's especially damaging news to those who planned to carry over Season saves that had been active with MLB 17 and may have even been played goin...