Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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More on the Changes to Diamond Dynasty Mode in MLB 15: The Show
It's apparent this year that SCEA is making a strong effort to turn Diamond Dynasty mode into a lucrative revenue generator. It has failed to be that for them in the past, due to some perplexing and confusing design decisions and poor online experience, while Ultimate Team in EA Sports' games has become a massive force and grown exponentially over the same period. Work done this year includes getting rid of the expiration of MLB cards and reducing "Dynasty" (fake) players to one per team ...
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Opinions Split on MLB 15: The Show Legends
Though the reaction was tepid when the addition of "Legends" for MLB 15: The Show was originally announced in December, having the list of representatives revealed recently brought them back into the conversation. A poll posted last week was intended to gauge general perception towards, and any influence offering legends might have considering they'll be in as an option for Franchise mode and part of the card-collecting Diamond Dynasty. The results suggest there are a fair number...
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Press Row Podcast: New Marketing Strategies and MLB 15: The Show
SCEA has followed the lead of EA Sports and 2K Sports in producing straight-to-consumer live streams and extremely detailed breakdowns of features with MLB 15: The Show. In the latest Press Row Podcast we discuss this new marketing trend, and how it applies to MLB 15, before moving on to break down the feature news as of late and what it means for the game. Check out the podcast through iTunes for iOS and the Stitcher app for Android – subscribe while there to help s...
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New Trailer for MLB 15: The Show
SCEA today released a brand new teaser trailer for MLB 15: The Show. There isn't anything new to learn about MLB 15 from the trailer with the intention instead to portray the ambiance of the game in its attempt to replicate the sport and some of the emotion within. Please enable Javascript to watch this video For those that missed any recent coverage of the game make sure to check out ♦Complete list of features ♦Live stream on gameplay ♦Anniversary Edition annou...
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MLB 15: The Show Stream on Diamond Dynasty, Equipment, and Universal Rewards
Earlier this week SCEA released additional information on the licensed equipment, profile rewards, and legends coming to MLB 15: The Show. In a live stream held earlier today the former two subjects were covered in even greater detail while also going into the changes coming to Diamond Dynasty mode for the first time. Please enable Javascript to watch this video...
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Your Thoughts on Legends in MLB 15
Back in December a poll was posted to gauge interest in the features announced at the time for MLB 15: The Show. The option that received by far the weakest support - only 2% of the vote - was the addition of 30 "legends" to the game. Limiting it to one representative from each franchise meant there would probably be some level of dissatisfaction about who was selected. In future years when more are added that should subside. While most teams have a a true "legend" there are handful that ...
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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...
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More on Licensed Equipment, Universal Rewards and Legends in MLB 15: The Show
SCEA today released a new look at licensed equipment, Universal Rewards, and legends that will be included for the first time in MLB 15: The Show. The video includes a flash of the 30 legends that will be featured in in the game following the preview of the different licensed equipment and new items that can be earned for Universal Profiles for use in various modes. (more…)...
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