Your Thoughts on the Impact of MLB 15: The Show New Features and Improvements
With just five weeks to go until release most of what there is to know about MLB 15: The Show has already been laid out. The complete features list summarizes the important information while live streams on gameplay and Licensed Equipment/Universal Rewards/Diamond Dynasty have followed to expand on the improvements detailed earlier, with a full game video pulling much of it together.
Earlier polls have gone up to gauge interest in the various features while this one is intended to determ...
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 ...
Your Thoughts on the Features List for MLB 15: The Show
SCEA expanded upon the initial feature announcements for MLB 15: The Show with a complete list of additions and improvements last week. In an earlier poll respondents cited the improvements to graphics and loading times as the most anticipated aspects of the upcoming game. That may be different now that much more is known about the product.
Vote in the poll (up to three options) and leave your thoughts in the comments - what new feature or improvement are you most looking forward to?
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End of Year Community Awards: Best Sports Game of 2014
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards concludes with Best Sports Game. This will be the sixth year that the community will name a Sports Game of the Year. Previous winners have been MLB 13: The Show (2013), NBA 2K13 (2012), FIFA 12 (2011), NBA 2K11 (2010), and Madden NFL 10 (2009).
No game stood head and shoulders above the pack this year - and they all sure had their fair share of issues and deficiencies - but strong arguments can be made for five of the h...
End of Year Community Awards: Best New or Non-Yearly Game
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game. This is a category that awarded no one in 2013 sadly - because there were none to consider - but in 2014 a few risks were taken and strong efforts emerged. The Golf Club, Super Mega Baseball, and EA Sports UFC vie for the award. (more…)...
End of Year Community Awards: Best Mobile Sports Game
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best Mobile Sports Game. The development trend for mobile devices has shifted away from traditional gameplay to "card" collection or battle style games, many of which are being offered as free-to-play, and more simple "tap" style games. (more…)...
End of Year Community Awards: Best New Feature of 2014
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best New Feature. Development focus has shifted in recent years from providing innovative features to creating content for Ultimate Team modes along more avenues to generate digital revenue. Despite that there were a few new features this year which deserve recognition over others.
Previous winners of Best New Feature include Postseason Mode (MLB 13), Connected Careers (Madden 13), NBA's Greatest (NBA 2K12...
End of Year Community Awards: Best Post-Release Support of 2014
The voting for various categories in the Pastapadre Community Awards continues with Best Post-Release Support. This is a new category for the Community Awards. In the past post-release support has been factored into rankings but has never been singled out for recognition.
There were some strong efforts from developers to not just fix issues but improve and provide new content this year. The three earning nominations are The Golf Club, EA Sports UFC, and Madden NFL 15. (more…)...