Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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2K Releasing Yet Another MLB Game
The cost of the exclusive licenses for the NFL and MLB have lead to EA Sports and 2K Sports releasing multiple branded titles for their respective sports. By doing so they hope to extend the value of the contracts and take advantage of the opportunity to present varied products. EA has done so with its arcade line of games such as NFL Street/NFL Tour and ultra-sim title NFL Head Coach. 2K has really been pushing out MLB titles lately. Of course the headliner is the MLB 2K franchise. We ha...
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MLB 2K series joins NHL 2K in studio move
The writing was on the wall and 1UP has confirmed that the MLB 2K series will be developed out of the Visual Concepts studio after the closing of 2K LA/Kush. Recently it was announced that the NHL 2K series would be moving to Visual Concepts, though at the time the reasoning behind the move wasn't clear. While the departure of Ben Brinkman is a disappointment, a fresh start could be the best way to go for a series that has had major issues over the last few years. It isn't known yet whether...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 5/26
This week's (5/26) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is now available and brings 84 player movements. The highlights of the update are posted below. If you don't have online access for your PS3 you can download the file directly from here. SP Clay Buchholz moved from Red Sox Starting to Red Sox Minors. SP Bartolo Colon moved from Red Sox Minors to Red Sox Starting. DH Jose Vidro moved from Mariners Bench to Mariners Position. 2B Callix Crabbe moved from Padres Bench to Brewers Minors. SP...
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Random topics and poll for today
Gametap has an early look at Fight Night Round 4 through interviews with producer Dean Richards as well as Lennox Lewis and Sugar Ray Leonard. You can check that out here. Among the topics discussed is the new physics engine, inside fighting and glancing blows. An astute poster over at Operation Sports has uncovered that Ben Brinkman, lead producer of the last two years of the MLB 2K series, has moved on to a new job and is no longer with 2K Sports. After the news their NHL series h...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 5/12
This week’s (5/12) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is now available and includes 79 player movements. The highlights of the update are below. For those without online access for their PS3 you can download the file from here. RP Jack Taschner moved from Giants Starting to Giants Relief. SP Barry Zito moved from Giants Relief to Giants Starting. LF Bronson Sardinha moved from Mariners Minors to Indians Minors. SP Wilfredo Ledezma moved from Padres Relief to Padres Starting. RP Jus...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 5/5
This week's (5/5) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is now available and includes 165 player movements. The highlights of the update are below. For those without online access for their PS3 you can download the roster file here. SP Yovani Gallardo moved from Brewers Starting to Brewers Minors. CF Mike Cameron moved from Brewers Minors to Brewers Position. CF Tony Gwynn Jr moved from Brewers Position to Brewers Bench. SP Sidney Ponson moved from No Team to Rangers Starting. SP Esteban Loa...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 4/28 and patch details
The weekly roster update (4/28) for MLB 08: The Show is out and contains 134 player movements. The highlights of the update are listed below. RP David Weathers moved from Reds Relief to Reds Minors. RP Josh Fogg moved from Reds Starting to Reds Relief. RP Keiichi Yabu moved from Giants Minors to Giants Relief. SS Adam Everett moved from Twins Position to Twins Minors. C Paul LoDuca moved from Nationals Position to Nationals Minors. C Johnny Estrada moved from Nationals Bench to Nationals...
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MLB 08: The Show roster update 4/21
This week's (4/21) roster update for MLB 08: The Show is out and contains 114 player movements. There was also a patch released at the end of last week. What it affected is still unknown although it doesn't appear to have improved online play and may just have applied to some of the minor issues the game had. Highlights of the roster update below. Those without online access can grab the file manually from here. LF Wily Mo Pena moved from Nationals Minors to Nationals Position. CF Shane Vict...
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