Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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Press Row Podcast – MLB 14: The Show Review Roundtable
While the Hits and Misses review for MLB 14: The Show won't be up until next week the brand new Press Row Podcast covers just about everything to do with the game. The panel discusses general impressions, preferred ways to play, Quick Counts, Player Lock, Road to the Show, and Online including Online Franchise. It's an extremely comprehensive and detailed show despite just being a few days into it's release on PS3 and Vita. Check out the 108 minute podcast through iTunes, for Androi...
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Smart Design Decisions Overshadowed by Reliability Concerns in Early MLB 14: The Show Online Franchise Mode Testing
While SCEA revealed some of the framework to Online Franchise for MLB 14: The Show the company never explained the actual logistics of the mode. Baseball inherently presents challenges like the length of the season and time requirement to play games which necessitates chunks of them being open on the schedule for example - but then how are rotations, injuries, and fatigue handled when not playing games in any specific order? Server issues, the need to actually play some of the games to de...
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Early Assessments of Quick Counts and Player Lock in MLB 14: The Show
SCEA made two time-saving features the most marketed additions for MLB 14: The Show. There is no doubt that the length of time it takes to play games has limited baseball's potential video game consumer base and even hampered the ability for the most dedicated fans to play to the extent they would like. Of the two options developed for MLB 14 at least one is proving to be a worthwhile option to consider. (more…)...
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First Roster Update for MLB 14: The Show Won’t Be Out Until April 8
MLB 14: The Show released on PS3 and Vita today but the wait will continue one week until new rosters are provided. For the time being the rosters included in the game do not represent any transactions that took place after mid-February. Unfortunately that means consumers may feel the need to wait until April 8 before starting up Franchise, Road to the Show, or Season mode. The first roster update will include signings, player movement, and injuries that have occurred since mid-Februar...
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MLB 14: The Show Video Rolls Through Many New Features and Improvements
To coincide with the release of MLB 14: The Show on PS3 and Vita tomorrow SCEA has pushed out a new video that goes over 30 features that might not be known about the game. Many of them will be familiar to those who have followed information on this year's edition but there are others which haven't received the same level of attention mixed in. Keep in mind that all of these features - even though most of the footage used is PS3 - will apply to the PS4 version which is now five weeks away fr...
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Press Row Hangout Clip – On The Eve of MLB 14: The Show’s First Releases
With MLB 14: The Show arriving on Tuesday for the PS3 and Vita this extended segment from the latest Press Row Hangout includes some of the hottest topics related to the game as it heads into its release. The decision not to release a demo on the PS3, the lack of any "trade-up" promotion for those with both the PS3 and PS4, and initial assessments of the Quick Counts feature after seeing it in action are all discussed. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "tycThnbDq5S6B7GLVDdPlmcm9kn...
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MLB 14: The Show PS3 Gameplay Video Featuring Quick Counts
Earlier this week the top rated players for MLB 14: The Show were revealed thanks to a consumer with hands on an early PS3 copy. Now the first extended gameplay can be watched and it utilizes the optional new Quick Counts feature that generates them rather than starting with a fresh slate. In theory that will lead to more realistic walk and strikeout numbers and at the same time reduce the length of time it takes to play games. The video features Cardinals at Red Sox for a single inning t...
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Top Rated Players in MLB 14: The Show
While SCEA has generally not released player ratings as a form of promoting The Show consumers who have gotten their hands on the game early have gone about exposing the ratings instead. That's happened again this year as a member of Operation Sports has provided screenshots of the top rated players at each position for MLB 14: The Show. Last year MLB 13 featured 17 players rated 99 overall - which was actually down from an absurd 44 with MLB 12 - and 99 total players coming in 90 or high...
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