Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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Upcoming MLB 2K8 conference call
I will be sitting in on a conference call for MLB 2K8 taking place with producer Ben Brinkman on Friday. Considering the relative lack of media on the title so far this should be a good opportunity to get some more insight into the game. With the anticipation and speculation surrounding when the demo will arrive I'm certain that will be a topic that is addressed. I submitted a couple questions and there should be a large pool of them drawn from and responded to considering the amount of t...
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More MLB 08: The Show demo videos
Here are two more full three inning games from the MLB 08: The Show demo. The pitching view has been switched in these with the the first being from "Outfield" and the second set as "Pitcher". If you missed my initial impressions and game video you can find that here. So far the only disappointing things I have found from playing the demo is that players walk/run/slide right through each other (no collision detection) and that the HR camera tends to lose the ball. I also had an instance w...
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Road to the Show career recaps
Gamespot has posted up the beginnings of two Road to the Show careers from MLB 08: The Show. One covers a positional player (shortstop) and the other a starting pitcher. You can read up on them here. That got me to thinking about what position Pasta Padre should take on. Once I get ahold of the game, as has been done with Campus Legend and Superstar modes, I'll be covering the career of Padre through RTTS with updates on the site which will include videos and screenshots. What position...
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Initial impressions and videos from The Show’s demo
The demo for MLB 08: The Show was released for the PS3 earlier today. After having gotten to play through it a few times I'm already confident in saying that this has the potential to be the best baseball game to date. That comes from someone who still looks back at MVP 05 as still holding that title. The demo features the Colorado Rockies @ Boston Red Sox with Jeff Francis and Josh Beckett on the mound. It loads into the start of the game bypassing the main menu. Go to the pause menu to ...
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MLB 2K8 pitching impressions from Gametap
Jon Robinson over at Gametap has posted up his impressions of the new right analog pitching in MLB 2K8. Also included is a list of the top 20 rated non-closers in the bullpen. You can read the entire article by clicking here. I was not only feeling frustrated, I felt like giving up on the game all together...But then something happened. I decided to play as the Mets, and somehow when pitching as Pedro, everything fell into place (and I didn't even need a rooster). I was hitting the glove on...
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New Pujols screens from The Show
SCEA has released a new batch of screenshots from MLB 08: The Show this time featuring Albert Pujols. Click the thumbnails below to view them full size. All screenshots released thus far can also be found in the gallery. Remember to check back in tonight for thoughts on and videos of the demo which is set release this afternoon on PSN which generally updates at 3pm PT/6pm ET....
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X-Play preview of MLB 2K8
MLB 2K8 producer Ben Brinkman was a guest on G4's X-Play earlier today. A few of the topics discussed in the interview are the signature stances and walk-ups, roster updates, and the trading card system. Gameplay footage rolls throughout in the background. I went ahead and captured the video from the show. Continue on to watch the full segment which is just under 4 minutes long. (more…)...
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MLB 08: The Show demo coming tomorrow
The demo for MLB 08: The Show will hit PSN this Thursday February 14th and will be available for both the PS3 and PSP. Featured will be a rematch of the World Series with Colorado @ Boston for three innings. Check back Thursday evening when I'll post some impressions and gameplay videos from the demo. Update: The demo is now available...
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