Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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Satisfaction Analysis for 2011 MLB Titles
Last year there were major warning signs that consumers were starting to become tired of the MLB offerings being delivered by SCEA and 2K Sports. The results of the polls were too well defined to be overlooked and that sentiment appears to have carried over into this year which has seen sales decline for both MLB 11: The Show and MLB 2K11. Here is a look at the state of the two games this year (with over 8K voters having chimed in) which could provide an outlook of how they will either bounc...
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World Series Superstars Impressions
With the third party license on consoles stretching one more year EA Sports has finally gotten back into baseball by taking the avenue of creating a team management sim on Facebook. Joining Madden and FIFA Superstars which have amassed over five million daily users on the social platform, World Series Superstars includes the MLB license and more in the way of micro-management. It has easily become the best offering from EA/Playfish to date. (more…)...
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NBA 2K11 Beats All Sports Releases in March
In its sixth month of release NBA 2K11 continued its sales dominance by topping all of the high profile new sports titles that arrived in March. That is a departure from the past few years where the MLB The Show franchise carried the month with relative ease. Last year NBA 2K10 did not even make the top 20 for the month to put it in context. In total there were eight different sports themed titles to release last month and that competition appears to have eaten away at the potential of each ...
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MLB.com App Features MLB 11: The Show Stadium Screenshots
The ultra-popular MLB.com At Bat mobile app has received a number of upgrades for this year and even takes advantage of video game resources. MLB.com At Bat 11 now features graphics for each individual ballpark rather than one generic ballpark and the players wear official home and road uniforms. Those assets come directly from MLB 11: The Show. There is also a planned update to insert individual player's batting stances to come later this year. The MLB.com At Bat app was the top grossing...
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Has Someone Already Won the MLB 2K11 Perfect Game Contest?
By all accounts the $1 Million Perfect Game Contest for MLB 2K11 has proven to be more challenging than that of MLB 2K10 which ended on the very first day. Whether it be due to the difficulty being adjusted, the addition of errors and less reliable fielding, or any number of bugs or freezing issues there has been more frustration communicated about the contest this year. It now appears though that at least one person has achieved a perfect game within the special dedicated mode as a video...
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MLB 11 Opening Weekend Roster Update
With the baseball season getting underway a few days earlier than in the past it allowed the first regular season roster update for MLB 11: The Show to be even more significant. Instead of just setting the 25 man rosters the extra time provided for some of the rookies that since Thursday had made their major league debuts, such as the San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt, to be added to the game. The first update of the regular season is now available and a prompt will be given upon startin...
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2011 Baseball Game Satisfaction Polls
Baseball has become the only major sport that has direct competition and for MLB 11: The Show and MLB 2K11 even that takes place on just one console. As the two still fight for market share consumers have started to show signs of fatigue towards them for very different reasons. In response MLB 11 added analog controls and 2K11 brought back the perfect game contest. Early reports this year indicate sales are down for both games. For a few years now though this hasn't been a competition at ...
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MLB 2K11 $1 Million Contest Nearing its Start
The opportunity to win $1 million by throwing a perfect game in MLB 2K11 begins tomorrow at noon eastern. Practically the whole marketing campaign for 2K11 has focused on the contest but interest appears significantly lower than last year where the winner pulled off the feat on the first day the game was out. Make sure to read through all the rules to make sure any attempts being made actually qualify. The hope was that a patch addressing various bugs and AI issues would be delivered befo...
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