MLB 14: The Show Coming April 1st for PS3/Vita; PS4 Pushed Back to May
The uncertainty surrounding the release date for MLB 14: The Show has finally come to an end. The game will release on 4/1 for PS3 and Vita with an unspecified date in May for the PS4 version. The news comes less than three weeks before the day that baseball games would typically release under the contract with the league however the lack of competition and introduction of the PS4 moved things off schedule.
With the release of information and media slipping behind by about a month it had ...
Press Row Hangout Clips – MLB 14: The Show Release Date Uncertainty and Online Franchise
The most recent Press Row Hangout held over the weekend focused on a number of hot topics in sports gaming from last few weeks. Having broken the complete episode into segments, the two related to MLB 14: The Show can be watched below. The first involves discussion around why SCEA has not cemented release dates nor promoted the game in typical fashion to this point and what that could mean. The second tackles the leaked news of Online Franchise and whether that can work for baseball as well ...
MLB 14: The Show Will Have Online Franchise
While the release date of MLB 14: The Show has still yet to be nailed down one of the big new features for this year has been discovered. Thanks to a member on Operation Sports the presence of Online Franchise mode is now known and it joins the previously announced PS4 features that include save migration to future iterations and a "Quick Counts" option to make playing through games faster. (more…)...
MLB 14: The Show Release Dates Strangely Still Not Official
With just under six weeks until the usual launch date for sim licensed baseball games, the first Tuesday in March based on the terms of the MLB contract, the lull in marketing and any information relating to MLB 14: The Show has become notable. It's been discussed briefly on the Press Row Podcast along with Kotaku and Operation Sports writing about the topic.
Typically in the past features and other details have started flowing in early-mid January. On some occasions gameplay videos ha...
Concern Now Heightened Over Universal Currency System in MLB 14: The Show
The exclusive pre-order bonus at Gamestop for MLB 14: The Show was initially disconcerting but given the controversy over next-gen NBA 2K14's damaging Virtual Currency implementation it has become more of a concern on the minds of consumers. Those who pre-order from the retailer will get $20 of the new "Universal In-Game Currency". (more…)...
Great Deals on MLB 13: The Show and NHL 14 for PlayStation Plus Members
Though a relevant time of the year due to the Winter Meetings and free agency period, December is not when baseball video games sell. Events taking place now will only be reflected in the next game out and that wait will stretch until 3/4/14 with the release of MLB 14: The Show.
That makes it an effective time to offer a deal on the PS3 version of MLB 13: The Show and capitalize on some of the interest in the media right now. Sony is offering the game digitally for just $10 to PlayStation...
Save Migration To Future Titles Being Introduced With MLB 14: The Show
What has long been a fantasy feature for sports gamers - the ability to continue progress in modes from one year's release to the next - will finally come to fruition beginning with MLB 14: The Show on the PS4. In progress Franchise, Road to the Show, and Seasons will all be able to roll over from year-to-year in the future. (more…)...
Xbox One Won’t Have Baseball Next Year
Along with the official announcement of MLB 14: The Show and cover athlete Miguel Cabrera SCEA slipped in the declaration that the PS4 game is "the first and only MLB simulation for next-gen consoles" which confirms widespread speculation that the Xbox One will not have a baseball game to offer next spring. (more…)...