MLB Manager 2015 Now Available on iOS and Android
After four years of mobile releases the iOOTP series, which now carries the MLB license just like its older brother Out of the Park Baseball, has been rebranded as MLB Manager 2015. The game released today for iOS devices (buy through iTunes here) and is also out for Android (grab it through Google Play). The usual $5 price tag is attached. (more…)...
OOTP 16 Available Tomorrow for Pre-Orders; Last Chance to Do So Today
Out of the Park Baseball 16, which will for the first time in the series feature MLB.com and MiLB licensing, will release tomorrow for all those that have pre-ordered the game. The early access period lasts for the weekend as come Monday it'll go out wide with its traditional launch. Check out the new features and improvements for OOTP 16 here.
It's still possible to pre-order the game and receive it tomorrow. There is no longer the $5 discount, given to those who pre-ordered prior ...
Features for MLB Manager 2015; iOOTP 14 Now Available for Free
With the acquisition of the MLB.com license Out of the Park Developments has taken the opportunity to rebrand the mobile version of OOTP Baseball, which has released as iOOTP since 2011, as MLB Manager. Releasing in March (most likely near the end of the month) MLB Manager 2015 will be available for both iOS and Android devices. This will be the first time the game will go out on Android. (more…)...
A Look at Manager-Only Mode in OOTP 16
A new developer blog went up today for Out of the Park Baseball 16 that goes over Manager-Only Mode which is one of the new features for the game. It's one of three new ways to play the game along with GM-Only and GM+Manager.
OOTP 16...adds a Manager-Only mode that lets you focus on whipping the players into shape while your GM deals with prima donnas who demand contract extensions, trades a hapless overachiever in his contract year for a couple prospects, and handles all those other things...
RBI Baseball Returning for Another Year
RBI Baseball 14 was inarguably the worst sports game released last year. Essentially a mobile game ported to the PS4 and Xbox One it was overpriced, lacked necessary features like stat tracking, and even post-release support promises like the addition of online play were never fulfilled. The game was greeted by horrific reviews and shunned by consumers.
Today MLBAM announced RBI Baseball 15. Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs is being called the "cover athlete" for the digital-only game wh...
Out of the Park Baseball Will Feature MLB.com and MiLB Licensing
Despite its popularity among a hardcore group of fans the management game Out of the Park Baseball - which has been a mainstay on PC and in recent years expanded to mobile - has struggled to break out sales wise beyond that dedicated and passionate group.
One reason for that could be chalked up to a lack of Major League Baseball licensing. While real player names could be used (similar to how fantasy baseball services can utilize them without a cost involved) there was no MLB branding, te...
Three New Articles on Sporting News
I'll be contributing articles regularly going forward to Sporting News and the first three went up this week. The idea is to write there for a more general audience - many of the themes and practically all of the pertinent information having already being covered here but presented in a different manner - and tie it in more with relevancy in the sports world.
One article is on Super Mega Baseball which beat the odds not just in becoming a fantastic game but in even getting off the grou...
Trying Share Play with Super Mega Baseball
The introduction of Share Play on PlayStation 4 made it possible for games without any online component to be played through hosted connections. Assuming the individual's speeds (primarily the upload) is fast enough Share Play offers the ability to not just play with or against a friend but also pass them the controller to play on their own. In some cases the result has even proven to be better than the actual online service for the game.
Super Mega Baseball does not offer online play and...