Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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MLB The Show ignoring Franchise Mode again raises more concern about its future
Today the prerelease stream schedule for MLB The Show 22 was announced. Rather than what was present being the story it's what was absent. There is no mention of Franchise Mode for any of the seven streams to come. In recent years Franchise has at least been included, even when barely addressed in the actual stream. Now, despite pressure from fans on social media, it's been made more clear than ever that Franchise not only the lowest of priorities but may not be around much longer. (more...
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EA has purchased Super Mega Baseball developer Metalhead Software
Electronic Arts today announced that they have acquired the studio behind Super Mega Baseball, which delivered some of the best sports games in the latter half of the last generation of consoles. “We’re all players of Super Mega Baseball, and we’ve long admired the work of the Metalhead team. It’s a unique and beloved franchise among sports gamers - the balance and depth of gameplay, and the unique style of the content, makes it super fun to play with friends. We ...
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MLB The Show 21 will launch as part of Xbox Game Pass
Back when MLB The Show was announced in late 2019 to be coming to Xbox this year that news was considered a surprise, but today's development is even more stunning. MLB The Show 21 will launch on April 20 as part of Xbox Game Pass. Those on Xbox Series X, Series S, and One will receive the full game as part of the subscription at no additional charge. We’re delighted to announce that MLB The Show 21 is coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one and will be available on April 20 for Xbox Ser...
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MLB The Show 21 to feature cross-platform play between PlayStation and Xbox
While the cover leak over the weekend confirmed what had long been expected - Fernando Tatis Jr. as the cover athlete and debut on Xbox - that has now been made official along with some additional details. MLB The Show 21 will release on April 20 with a price of $70 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and $60 on PS4 and Xbox One. The big news today is that The Show will be the first major licensed sports franchise to feature cross-platform play. Those on PlayStation will be able to play on...
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MLB The Show 21 leak confirms cover athlete and Xbox release
Back in late 2019 MLB and Sony announced that the MLB The Show series would be going multi-platform in 2021. While details were scarce then and nothing new has been provided in the over 13 months since, the expectation has been that MLB The Show 21 would be making its debut on Xbox. Only the pandemic threw some uncertainty into the equation. Now thanks to a leak of the cover athlete, who in absolutely no surprise is Fernando Tatis Jr., it appears those on the Xbox Series X/Series S/One wi...
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Cross-Platform Online Leagues coming to Super Mega Baseball 3
Among the best sports games of 2020 is Super Mega Baseball 3 and it's about to get a new feature with immense potential. A free update on September 29 will introduce Online Leagues which notably can involve users from all different platforms. That means it won't matter whether someone owns the game on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch or PC as everyone will be able to play together in a league. (more…)...
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Season update plan announced for MLB The Show 20
The MLB season is set to begin just over a week from now and Sony San Diego has laid out expectations for how it will or won't be replicated in MLB The Show 20. This season will consist of 60 games with 40 of them coming against division opponents and the other 20 taking on teams from the same regional division in the other league. The universal designated hitter has been put into place and extra innings will see a runner start on second base. Of course there no fans will be in attendance...
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Super Mega Baseball 3 settles on mid-May release date
When the new features for Super Mega Baseball 3 were showcased a few weeks ago they were accompanied by an indication that the game could see a delay due to COVID-19 complications. That has turned out to be the case as what was originally going to release this month has instead been moved back to May 13. While the wait will be longer than hoped for there is a new video out that goes into the specifics on improvements to gameplay which include reworked batting AI, tweaked pitching mechanic...
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