Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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MLB Bobblehead Pros Now Available
Arriving for the Xbox 360 today is MLB Bobblehead Pros which brings a new character look to the former MLB Power Pros series. As with all XBLA games a free trial can be played before making a purchase decision and in this case that involves a single game of Phillies vs Giants. MLB Bobblehead Pros is being sold for 800 MS points ($10). It will also be released on PSN though its arrival date there is unknown. The game will be familiar to veterans of the the MLB Power Pros series which has a...
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MLB 2K11 Patch Introduces New Problem in Franchise Mode
Those who had the patience to wait over two months for 2K Sports to release a patch for MLB 2K11 that would address many issues including the broken fatigue in franchise mode are now faced with another problem. The patch has surfaced a new bug (as discussed in detail at Operation Sports) that will give more headaches to those playing the mode. (more…)...
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MLB 2K11 Contest Won on First Day
2K Sports today announced the winner of the MLB 2K11 $1 Million Perfect Game Contest. Brian Kingrey of Hammond, Louisiana walks away with the prize after pitching the first verified perfect game following the opening of the contest on April 1st. Like last year the feat was completed on the first day however it happened even quicker this time around. The feat was completed within two hours of the contest opening up which is especially surprising given the general perception that the task a...
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MLB 2K11 Patch Details
After a wait of over ten weeks 2K Sports has finally delivered a patch for MLB 2K11. Plagued since release by numerous bugs and severe AI issues many of the fixes are intended to address those problems. The patch is available now for the Xbox 360 and PC but has been delayed for the PS3 due to the lengthy PSN outage. Among the most important fixes are getting fatigue to function properly in Association mode, reduction in number of injuries, fixing the home run wall glitch, and improved bas...
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MLB 2K11 Perfect Game Contest Has a Winner
It was only a week into the $1 million Perfect Game Contest for MLB 2K11 before claims of the feat having been completed with the support of videos and images started coming in. 2K Sports has now confirmed that a winner has been verified and will be announced on May 26th. It'll be interesting to find out the date that the qualifying perfect game was completed. The PSN outage prevented any PS3 gamers from even attempting the contest but that didn't occur until April 19th and it seems almos...
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MLB 2K11 Patch Arriving This Week
After a wait of over two and a half months the patch for MLB 2K11 is finally set to be delivered on Wednesday May 18th for the Xbox 360 and PC. Presumably the patch has been delayed on the PS3 side by the nearly month long outage to PSN and there is no clear idea as to when that may clear certification by Sony who are surely backlogged with requests. MLB 2K11 has been plagued by numerous bugs, Association mode problems such as no fatigue and an overwhelming number of injuries, the main ne...
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Dynamic Ratings Feature in MLB 2K11 Not Really Working Either
MLB 2K11 has faced heavy criticism for being riddled with serious bugs and AI issues and after seven weeks a patch hasn't even been delivered in an attempt to address them. Given that we are now just about a full month into the regular season it made sense to check out the "Dynamic Player Ratings" feature that was heralded as the only significant addition to the game this year. Not surprisingly the feature fails to operate as advertised. (more…)...
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MLB 11: The Show Patch #2 Details
Despite PSN being completely out of commission the patch delivery system on the PS3 remains functional and MLB 11: The Show received its latest on Friday evening. Changes include making the analog hitting easier, pitching more difficult to pinpoint, adding movement to the knuckleball, and attempts to fix many of the issues with Franchise mode. Response towards the patch has been generally positive but there are some not finding there to be much difference in certain areas or even now havi...
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