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More on MLB 08: The Show
Yesterday brought the first screenshots and the official fact sheet that listed all of the features for the upcoming MLB 08: The Show on the PS3. Later in the day the official Playstation Blog hosted a write-up from the Director of Production for the MLB series Chris Cutliff. Three additional screens were released and you can find them now in the gallery. The blog posting which you can check out here mainly focused on the work they've done graphically for this year's title. Certainly th...
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MLB 08: The Show details and first screenshots
Sony has released the first information and screens from the upcoming PS3 version of MLB 08: The Show. This is certainly one of the most extensive and impressive feature lists ever released for a sports title. Items such as the improved Road to The Show, progressive batting, SCOUT online opponent searching, custom soundtracks, and more life-like crowd interaction will leave fans of SCEA's MLB series anticipating this year's game more than ever. Check out the five screenshots in the gal...
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March Madness 08 pre-release coverage recap
With March Madness 08 officially shipping today the game should be in stores by Wednesday at the latest. Here are the links to all the videos and impressions I have posted up over the last several days. Initial Impressions: All of my basic thoughts on MM08 Yet Another Set of Videos: Three videos including one using default settings, one with difficulty moved up to All-Conference, and another with difficulty moved up to All-Conference with game speed bumped to around 65% Upped Speed ...
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Some details on the next GameShow update
A major upgrade to EA GameShow has been in the works for a while and it sounds as if it could show up as early as the end of this week. As soon as it comes out I'll post details on the process involved of upgrading along with the noticeable changes and my early impressions of them. There are more additions and improvements included but here is what is known to be on the way and my quick thoughts on them. New avatars, clothing, and accessories: There has been talk from the hosts since GameSh...
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Yet another set of March Madness 08 videos
For the final set of March Madness videos I wanted to show a few different things. The first one is Georgetown @ Ohio State on all default settings. The second is Kansas State @ Clemson with the difficulty moved up to All-Conference. The third is Arizona State @ Arizona with the difficulty on All-Conference and the game speed bumped up to about 65%. Personally I thought the ASU vs Arizona game turned out the best. It just felt a lot more natural. The increased game speed doesn't seem to t...
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2K Sports announces Prizefighter
2K Sports has officially unveiled a new sports franchise with the announcement of Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Set to release in April 2008 the game will be available on the Xbox 360, Wii, and DS. Thats right, apparently there will be no PS3 version. “The combination of real-life fight scenarios, story-driven gameplay and photo-realistic graphics will set this title apart from the competition,†said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “Our goal has always been to deli...
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March Madness 08 initial impressions
After having played over the last two days I wanted to get my basic impressions of the game down. I still have more I'd like to experiment with such as the difficulty levels and sliders along with online play. I'll be playing some more and posting a few additional videos late tonight and on Monday. So here are my thoughts on March Madness 08 so far. Overall I am enjoying the game but there are some things that take away from that which I'll get into. I feel like the more I play it the bet...
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March Madness 08 upped speed and classic team videos
Here is a set of videos featuring classic teams. 1990 Loyola Marymount @ 1990 UNLV, 1989 Michigan @ 1983 Houston, and 1982 North Carolina @ 1968 UCLA. Also I have up one with Marquette @ Davidson with the game speed slider pushed up to about 60% from the about 35% that it falls on with default. I'll be interested to see if you guys think that improves the way the game appears to play. It didn't feel like it smoothened the game out much but the slightly faster tempo felt more natural to me...
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