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Steve NoahHome Town: Woodbridge, VA
Sports: Football, Basketball, Baseball
Games: MLB 08: The Show, NFL 2K5, NBA 2K8, College Hoops 2K8
Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Pistons, San Francisco Giants
OS Username: Steve_OS
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
06:38 PM - February 15, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Sony Interactive Entertainment has just started their MLB The Show 17 Twitch stream. Watch it here.
The team will be discussing Diamond Dynasty and the new modes within it.
For those of you that miss the stream, we will update this post when the archive is available.
Post your thoughts!
UPDATE: For those of you that missed the LIVE Twitch stream, the archive can be seen here.
09:15 AM - February 15, 2017. Posted by smiley3. Written by Steve Noah
GameSpot has posted a new MLB The Show 17 video, walking through the new features in the game. It includes some regular gameplay, Retro Mode gameplay and a walkthrough of the player creation/edit process.
Check it out and post your thoughts.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
10:34 PM - February 14, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
We are trying something new at Operation Sports. Every day (Millennium might take the weekends off), we will offer expanded thoughts and provide more details on the bigger news stories of the day.
Today we cover the Madden NFL 17 1.10 patch, MLB The Show 17 Diamond Dynasty video, Forza milestone, Rocket League in 4K and more. Check it out here and if it's something you like, please let us know, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and we will try our best to keep it as consistent as we can.
09:03 PM - February 14, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Masahiro Tanaka in MLB The Show 16 (left) vs. MLB The Show 17 (right).
Felix Hernandez in MLB The Show 16 (left) vs. MLB The Show 17 (right).
05:18 PM - February 14, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Alan Hartman, Studio Head, at Turn 10 Studios has revealed the Forza franchise has exceeded $1 billion in retail sales, as of December 2016.
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02:36 PM - February 14, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Following a Rocket League patch, scheduled to release on February 21, PS4 Pro users will be able to run the game at 4K/60FPS.
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The Rocket League patch will also contain the following:
- Hot Wheels premium DLC cars, Twin Mill III and Bone Shaker (sold separately).
- Additional free Hot Wheels-themed post-match item drops, including both Toppers and Antennas.
- A new fan-voted “Player’s Choice” Crate filled with some of the community’s favorite items.
- PS4-specific technical improvements.
- Multiple performance optimizations and bug fixes.
10:52 AM - February 14, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Madden NFL 17 title update #10 is available now for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Check out the patch notes below.
UPDATE: Clint and Rex gave more details about the patch in their Twitch stream, watch the archive here.
Gameplay
- Removed the ability to flick the R-Stick to pump fake when the player is outside of the pocket. Right Stick will now always throw ball away in these situations.
- Fixed a legacy issue where defensive linemen would be called for encroachment when offense was using no huddle.
- Addressed an issue where receivers would have the ball bounce off their arms when attempting RAC catches leading to drops or tip picks.
- Fixed issue where QB’s could not match tackles after throwing an interception.
- Fixed an issue where the user drop down banner was precluding player stat drop downs
- Removed user drop down banners for user catch, finesse and power moves due to high frequency being distracting.
- Fixed a bug where a safety banner would fire every time a pass was intercepted in the end zone.
- Fixed a grieving tactic where offense could trigger infinite offsides penalties to extend the game.
- Made some zone coverage adjustments to improve an issue where C Routes were overpowered when run on the wide side of the field with a TE on the line of scrimmage.
- Increased frequency of broken tackles that can trigger from hit sticks. This will add more risk to going for hit stick tackles.
- Fixed CPU punters kicking high into the wind, causing short punts.
- Fixed a short delay that could rarely occur when attempting to snap the ball.
- Fixed a variety of ‘players freezing’ issues when coming out of blocking interactions.
- Tuned up fumble chances on ‘precision dive over top’ and increased the Tier requirements to perform the elite version of this mechanic.
- Fixed an issue where free offensive linemen would not react to a nearby defender who just beat a block.
- A variety of pass block targeting issues resolved.
- Fixed several encroachment bugs that would result from aligning and sliding the defense in pre-play.
- Addressed a rare issue where defenders could get into a state where they could not be blocked.
- Fixed an issue where turning the pass accuracy slider to 0 would have very little impact in game.
- Fixed a turbo blitz off the edge that was specific to players in a 4 point stance.
- Addressed an issue where a DB in press coverage would not be able to defend a player locked user WR hot routed to a smoke screen
- Tuned a variety of issues related to community feedback that lower rated offensive line was too effective against an elite defensive line. This change will also make elite OL more effective against lower rated D-line.
- Addressed feedback that various online modes played at different game speeds. All online game speeds now consolidated to run at normal game speed.
- Addressed an issue where a user in an online game could disconnect/concede and result in a crash for the opponent.
- Addressed an issue where a timeout call on the pause menu could lead to camera settings being switched. This was also used as a grieving tactic to reset opponents camera.
- Fixed an issue where user settings would be reset to defaults in a play a friend game. This includes the auto flip setting defaulting to on.
- Fixed CFM issue where user would receive an Invite Error Popup when trying to invite another user to a Franchise game.
10:41 AM - February 14, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
MLB The Show 17 Designer, Lance Leahy has just posted some more details for Diamond Dynasty mode. Check out the video here, along with more details at PlayStation.Blog and post your thoughts!
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Building the Perfect Team
At its core, Diamond Dynasty is all about building the best 25-man team possible. With more than 2,000 players to choose from, you’ll have the opportunity to select players from the pages of baseball history — from legendary greats like Jackie Robinson to the brightest stars of the modern era like Ken Griffey Jr. — to answer some of baseball’s greatest questions…
Would a fly-ball ever drop in the gap with an outfield consisting of Billy Hamilton, Kenny Lofton, and Kevin Kiermaier?
What if Ichiro’s rookie year was in 1997, and Ken Griffey Jr and Ichiro were united?
What if Mike Schmidt came three decades later and formed an infield with Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard?
Now, to answer these questions, you’ll need to find and collect these players. And, fortunately for you, Diamond Dynasty offers an incredible wealth of options and features that will satisfy your building and collecting needs:
- Items — including players — are rewarded to you just for playing games in MLB The Show.
- Items and players do not have contracts; if you find an item, it’s yours to keep and utilize as you see fit.
- Weekly Missions and Programs reward you with items when you complete specific challenges.
- The Community Marketplace allows you to play stockbroker, as you can buy and sell items in this completely dynamic, player-driven economy.
- Our pack offerings in game and in our various editions allow you to acquire items at your own pace.
- Our in-game currency, Stubs, is rewarded to you throughout your gameplay experience.
It’s time to take that team from your dreams and turn it into a reality. Diamond Dynasty provides a multitude of different modes and play experiences that will keep you engaged as you continue to build, collect, and evolve your team. Here are the primary ways to play in Diamond Dynasty:
- Ranked Seasons: Compete against other players online in head-to-head (PlayStation Plus required to play online) action as you attempt to climb the ranked leaderboard in order to acquire unique rewards. We’ll be running new seasons every few weeks, so you’ll have a fresh new challenge and a new set of rewards to strive for.
- Events: Events enter Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 17 and challenge you to build a team based on themed Event rules. Speedsters, sluggers, and switch hitters will have their moments to shine in these rotating, time-limited Events. Be strategic with your lineup decisions, field your best team, and take on opponents to earn Event rewards based on your hot streaks and overall win totals.
- Conquest: Assert your team’s dominance across North America as you attempt to conquer each MLB team in this single-player, strategy-focused, experience.
- Battle Royale: Battle Royale is the most challenging and competitive game mode Diamond Dynasty has ever seen. In this player-versus-player experience, you’ll be challenged to draft a team and outlast opponents in a double-elimination tournament to acquire unique rewards.
- And Much More: Play casual, unranked, games against other players online, play with your friends in custom challenges, play against any of the 30 MLB teams, or play against another players’ Diamond Dynasty teams controlled by the CPU.
Stay tuned for updates from MLB The Show, as we’ll have a steady stream of additional content dropping throughout the year. Diamond Dynasty will see the addition of new players (legends, flashbacks, and more), daily attribute updates for current-day MLB players, new Missions and Programs, updated rewards in many of our modes (Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Conquest), and promotional packs and store items.
10:05 AM - February 14, 2017. Posted by tree3five. Written by Steve Noah
Polygon has posted a new MLB The Show 17 article on the improved player faces and lighting we will see in the game this year. These improvements will also be seen in Road to the Show, as the team has bumped up from 17 heads to over 40.
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They have also included a couple of screenshots showing off the faces of Clayton Kershaw and José Altuve from MLB The Show 16 vs. MLB The Show 17.
Monday, February 13, 2017
11:42 PM - February 13, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
A 2017 team update for NASCAR Heat Evolution is scheduled to arrive on February 21 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The update will include an updated driver roster, sponsors, schedule, and paint schemes for $9.99. Head on over to Game Informer to read more.
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UPDATE: (2-14) More details can be seen on the official website.
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Full list of drivers and paint schemes:
Stewart-Haas Racing
- Kurt Busch – 41 Monster Energy
- Kevin Harvick – 4 Jimmy John’s
- Clint Bowyer – 14 Mobil 1
- Danica Patrick – 10 Nature’s Bakery
- Daniel Suarez – 19 Arris
- Kyle Busch – 18 M&M’s
- Denny Hamlin – 11 FedEx
- Matt Kenseth – 20 DeWalt
- Matt Tifft – 19 Tunity
- Jimmie Johnson – 48 Lowe’s
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 88 Nationwide Insurance
- Chase Elliott – 24 NAPA
- Kasey Kahne – 5 Farmer’s Insurance
- Brad Keselowski – 2 Brad K
- Joey Logano – 22 Shell / Pennzoil
- Erik Jones – 77 5-Hour Energy
- Martin Truex Jr. – 78 Bass Pro Shops
- Kyle Larson – 42 Target
- Jamie McMurray – 1 McDonald’s
- Ryan Blaney – 21 Motorcraft / Quicklane
- Bubba Wallace – 6 Leidos
- Trevor Bayne – 6 Advocare
- Ryan Reed – 16 Lilly Diabetes
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 17 Fastenal
- Austin Dillon – 3 Dow
- Paul Menard – 27 Peak Antifreeze / Menards
- Ryan Newman – 31 CAT
- Aric Almirola – 43 Smithfield
- AJ Allmendinger – 47 Kroger
- Chris Buescher – 37 Cottonelle
- Matt DiBenedetto – 32 Can-Am
- Ben Kennedy – 96 Jacob Companies
- Ty Dillon – 13 GEICO
- Landon Cassill – 34 Love’s
- David Ragan – 38 Florida Lottery
- Michael McDowell – 95 K-Love
- Joey Gase – 23 Best Home Furnishings
- Austin Cindric – 19 Draw Tite
- Chase Briscoe – 29 Cooper Standard
- Harrison Burton – 12 Dex Imaging
08:00 PM - February 13, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
For those of you that missed it, we had our Operation Sports Twitch Channel, hosted by Millennium, working overtime about an hour ago, going over the new MLB The Show 17 details from the Game Informer interview and the GameStop Monday Diamond Dynasty video.
Give it a watch and post your thoughts and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube and Twitch channels, so you don't miss anything.
06:09 PM - February 13, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
GameStop has just posted their MLB The Show 17 MLB Monday video, featuring some of the new features coming to Diamond Dynasty to keep you engaged throughout the upcoming baseball season.
The team has added head to head seasons, a new mode called Events and much more. Watch the video to learn more and post your thoughts.
05:18 PM - February 13, 2017. Posted by smiley3. Written by Steve Noah
Game Informer has just posted their interview with MLB The Show 17 game designer, Ramone Russell, giving us 48 more details about the game, including Diamond Dynasty, smarter A.I. (as well as more less-than-perfect-but-realistic), new ball physics, the importance of animations, and much more.
They have also included a couple of screenshots showing off the faces of Max Scherzer and Anthony Rizzo from MLB The Show 16 vs. MLB The Show 17.
We have listed some of the details below. Make sure to read the full article here and post your thoughts.
- The game has over 1,000 new gameplay animations, including non-perfect/mistake animations, which the game didn't have in the past.
- Russell estimates that there are somewhere between 25-50 new home run swings.
- Uniform detail has also improved, including a slider for sleeve length.
- Russell says the team is doing something for PS4 Pro, but can't talk about it yet.
- The old 17 heads used through the years are gone and have been replaced by 49 heads based on different archetypes.
- There are 22 new facial hair sets, including some modeled after players such as Josh Donaldson and Dallas Keuchel.
- The team is doing different body modeling for the game to represent more body types. This includes a new husky body type and sliders for hips, glutes, shoulders, and spine length in the player creator.
02:11 PM - February 13, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Skate 3, which was added to the Xbox One backward compatibility list back in November of last year, is available now in The Vault for EA Access members.
EA Access is an Xbox One exclusive, allowing members to try upcoming EA games prior to release, offering 10% off all EA digital purchases and more. It also gives users access to The Vault, which houses a growing library of EA games subscribers can play as much as they want. Users can subscribe to EA Access for $4.99 per month, or $29.99 for a full year.
For those of you that missed the news last month, EA is not presently making Skate 4, shutting down speculation that they might be.
Sunday, February 12, 2017
01:00 PM - February 12, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
- GTR 3 Announced, Scheduled to Arrive in 2018 For Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & PC
- MLB The Show 17 Video - Behind Designing the NEW ERA 9FIFTY Hat
- How Could Presentation Be Improved In NHL 18
- The Golf Club 2 Features Trailer & Interview with Producer Shaun West
- WWE 2K17 Available Now For PC
- More GTR 3 Screenshots
- MLB 9 Innings Manager Impressions (iOS)
- Codemasters Looking For F1 2017 Beta Testers
- Retro Winter Sports 1986 Impressions (iOS/Android)
- MLB The Show 17 Video - Gameplay Improvements & Animations Expansion
- Breaking Down the MLB The Show 17 Gameplay Enhancements Trailer
- Forza Horizon 3 Playseat Car Pack Available Now
- Alternate NBA All-Star Game Lineups
- Operation Sports NBA 2K17 Expansion MyGM Episode 5: Draft Scouting Tips
- Project CARS 2 Announcement Trailer - 170+ Cars, 60+ Tracks, Arrives in Late 2017
- NBA and Take-Two Launching NBA 2K eLeague in 2018, Teams Operated By NBA Franchises
- Mastering Pace of Play in NBA 2K17
- The Best Young Players to Sign in NBA 2K17: Centers
- MLB The Show 17 Twitch Stream - Gameplay, Animations & Retro-Mode Deep Dive
- MLB The Show 17 Gameplay Livestream Breakdown
- Final Madden NFL 17 Roster Update Available Now, All Injuries Removed
- NASCAR Heat Evolution DLC Scheduled to Arrive on February 17
- How to Build a Super Bowl Champion in Madden
- Madden NFL 17 Draft Champions Update Adds QB Round, Updated Draft Pool & More
- NBA 2K17 Patch 1.11 Available Now, Resolves Matchmaking Issues Some Users Experienced
- Hot Wheels Coming to Rocket League on February 21
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