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MLB 09 The Show: Lighting
The latest Playstation Blog has some details on the process behind the lighting in MLB 09 The Show. There are even some screenshots included that display sort of how they come together step-by-step. You can check out the full blog posting here. Lighting was a major focus for us this year, and we implemented a Global Lighting model. What does that mean? It means that objects are lit by their surroundings. It means that when players are in shadow, they can still get light from the sunlight hi...
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Tiger and Tennis Will Use Wii Motion Plus
Through an email laying out the plans for an upcoming media event EA has confirmed that both Tiger Woods 10 and their soon to be officially named tennis franchise will be utilizing the Wii Motion Plus. These are the two games that certainly seem most fitting for the 1:1 technology that will come with Motion Plus. The accessory attaches to the bottom of the Wiimote to capture a greater level of movement precision. Even without the upgrade Tiger has been by far the most successful title for...
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MLB 2K9 Conference Call on Friday
As is the case with many of their titles 2K Sports is holding a media-invited conference call prior to release. For MLB 2K9 that is taking place on Friday at 5ET/2PT. During the call myself and Chase Becotte of Operation Sports will be teaming up for a live blog. Expect reflection on what we are hearing or not hearing, our general thoughts, and probably some insults between each other throughout. After it is over I will still do a full write-up as usual for anyone who would just like to read...
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MLB 2K9 X-Play Preview
Yesterday on X-Play there was a hands-on discussion of MLB 2K8 with a couple of the producers. While the interview doesn't offer any information on the game that wasn't previously known it is probably still worth a watch if you are interested in 2K9. I was a little put off by the enthusiasm from Adam Sessler though given not only how X-Play rated MLB 2K8 over MLB 08 The Show last year but also how they had a similar interview with then producer Ben Brinkman that avoided discussion of any ...
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EA May Hold Back Madden 10 Cover Announcement
Traditionally the cover athlete for Madden has been revealed the same weekend as the NFL Draft. The general idea was to kick-off the promotion of Madden alongside the NFL Draft with the cover announcement being a major part of that. Even if not the same weekend it has usually been in the same general time frame as fans of the sport being concentrating on the upcoming season. However according to Sports Business Journal (via First Cuts) that may not be the case this year. EA Sports is appa...
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Ubisoft Wants To Challenge EA Sports
The CEO of Ubisoft came out yesterday and stated the company will be looking to increase their share of the sports game market this year. Leading up to the end of 2009, Shaun White Snowboarding was a big success for the company selling 2.3 million worldwide. They remain open to the acquisition of development studios in achieving this goal. Pointing to Shaun White Snowboarding isn't exactly a great example of how they would be able to take on EA Sports however. At this point it is difficul...
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First MLB 2K9 Impressions Out
Operation Sports is the first site to post true impressions of MLB 2K9. Previous hands-on previews have pretty much just summed up the features while making sure to avoid discussing their opinions on the game. However Steve over at OS has laid out some of the things he likes and some of the things that he has found bothersome in the game. Basically it sounds as though that as expected the game is improved overall. The commentary, presentational elements and flow to the game due to the rea...
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Madden 10 To Have Some New Stat Categories
Over the past couple years there has been some disappointment over how certain stats weren't being tracked in Madden. The two main ones have been half sacks and assisted tackles. This obviously isn't being made out to be any sort of big announcement, but Madden 2010 will have these stats included. So while this week's info doesn't have the same punch as the one about the shift in ratings philosophy it does go to show another community request that has made it into the game. After talking ab...
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