Author Bio
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
Tags: Live: SteveOS / PS3: Steve_OS
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
09:19 AM - March 28, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Spring is here and with it are a number of new sports games that range from the traditional like MLB The Show 17 to the uniquely creative such as Disc Jam. In this episode of the Press Row Podcast Bryan Wiedey and Rich Grisham briefly discuss what’s most anticipated out of the former, contemplate the potential of the new BIG3 basketball league to make its way to video games, and then welcome in the two creators of Disc Jam for an interview about the game, their backgrounds, and the journey it has taken up to and now through its release.
Joining us this week:
- Bryan Wiedey, Pastapadre/Hit The Pass/Sporting News (@pastapadre)
- Rich Grisham, Hit The Pass/OOTP Developments (@richgrisham)
- Timothy Rapp, High Horse Entertainment (@HighHorseGames)
- Jay Mattis, High Horse Entertainment (@HighHorseGames)
Monday, March 27, 2017
07:22 PM - March 27, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
NHL 17 is available now in The Vault, for EA Access subscribers. If you are not seeing it in the app, try downloading it from here.
For those of you that might still be unaware, 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.
04:20 PM - March 27, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
OOTP 18 patch (version number 18.2.36) is available for users that purchased the game directly from the OOTP website or from official resellers. For those of you that purchased on Steam or the AppStore, it should be available in the next few days. Check out the details of the patch below.
- Updated MLB roster sets (need to create a new game for changes to apply)
- Adjusted 1-10 and 1-20 rating categories
- Added option for double-round-robin playoffs
- Fixed issue with shop player row when current stars are meant to be hidden
- Fixed bug where certain right-click menu items are incorrect on returning from a tournament job
- Fixed crash after on-screen brawl or pitcher injuries for human teams
- Fixed tournament tiebreakers not getting the right game type
- Fixed errors in historical databases
- Fixed pitch location widget update in 3D
- Fixed error in positional strength reports.
- Fixed problems with scheduling when running an expansion draft in the preseason
- Fixed problem with minor league stats totals getting inaccurate after year 1 in MLB game
- Improved popup display to show injury name and DtD effect, if applicable
- Adjusted reliever contract demands
- Many other bug and cosmetic fixes
01:29 PM - March 27, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Spring is nearing. With that comes the inevitable spring clichés…you know, birds chirping, emotions permeating the atmosphere, all of that. If you’re in New England, as I am, all of that is right out; it won’t stop snowing, freezing, or blowing gale force winds of snow all over the place.
The way I know spring is nearing this year is this: The Season According to Out of the Park.
This year’s version, of course, has several additions and updates. The natural update, given the MLBPA license attached to the game, is the 2017 Opening Day rosters. I am writing this on March 19th. To give you an idea about how much the team stays on top of updates, forget about Chris Sale and Edwin Encarnacion.
Read More - Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: The Annual Season Sim
Just in case you missed the other Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release articles, the links are below.
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: The Negro Leagues
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: Challenge Mode
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: Promotion and Relegation
- OOTP 18 Road to Release: World Baseball Classic and Other Tournaments
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: What’s New with the Game's Rosters
Sunday, March 26, 2017
11:38 AM - March 26, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
- We are Twitch streaming MLB The Show 17 all weekend, watch here
- Super Mega Baseball 2 Video & All of the Customization Options in the Game
- 3-on-3 Freestyle Review (PS4)
- Disc Jam Review (PS4)
- DiRT 4 New Team Management System Details
- MLB The Show 17 Video - Road to the Show Gameplay
- OOTP 18 Road to Release: World Baseball Classic and Other Tournaments
- FIFA 17 Patch 1.08 Available Now, Details Included
- Breaking Down the NBA Playoff Fringe in NBA 2K17
- Rocket League Patch 1.31 Available Now, Adds New Dropshot Mode - Patch Notes Included
- MLB The Show 17 Video - SunTrust Park
- NBA 2K17 Video - MVP Race (Shady00018)
- MLB The Show 17 Trophies Revealed
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: What’s New with the Game's Rosters
- NBA Live 18, FIFA 18, Madden NFL 18 & More Playable at EA Play 2017 on June 10-12
- The Definitive Ranking of the Madden Cover Curses
- Canadian Football 2017 Scheduled to Arrive in June - Quick Play Only, No CFL License
- NBA 2K17 Roster Update Available Now, Details Included (3-24)
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Available Now
- NHL 18 Wishlist: Features We'd Like To See
Friday, March 24, 2017
12:24 PM - March 24, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
We are live streaming MLB The Show 17 on the OS Twitch channel. Come join us, with our host Millennium, as he shows off the game and answers questions.
09:40 AM - March 24, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Out of the Park Baseball 18 is available now for $39.99 on Steam and through the official website. Read the full press release below and check out the trailer here.
Out of the Park Baseball 18, an Official Licensee of MLB.com, MLBPA, and MiLB.com, Now Available Worldwide
Follow-up to Metacritic’s 2016 PC Game of the Year features a new Challenge Mode, Online Profiles and Leaderboards, real 2017 major and minor league rosters, historic Negro League teams, improved 3D mode, new tournaments, and much more
Out of the Park Developments, an official licensee of MLB.com, the MLBPA, and MiLB.com, today announced that Out of the Park Baseball 18 is now available worldwide. The follow-up to the acclaimed Metacritic 2016 PC Game of the Year includes several exciting new features and a treasure trove of deep improvements to its award-winning gameplay.
For the first time, Out of the Park Baseball 18 introduces an all-new Challenge Mode. This allows series newcomers to enjoy a powerful way to learn the intricacies of this deep strategy title, while driving community engagement for all users via the creation of online profiles to share accomplishments on new leaderboards. The Challenge Mode is just the beginning of an all-new, long-term expansion of OOTP’s online platform -- more will be unveiled during the course of the 2017 baseball season.
Out of the Park Baseball 18 also includes:
- 2017 roster sets with all Opening Day MLB rosters, as well as the complete minor league system from Triple-A down to rookie leagues and the Arizona Fall League. All major league (and over a thousand minor league) player ratings are based on the popular ZiPS player projection system. The 8 international leagues, as well as independent minor leagues in the US, also return this year with accurate rosters.
- Historical Negro League clubs, thanks to a partnership with OOTP’s acclaimed historical database experts and Seamheads.com. This feature allows baseball fans to explore the rich history of a bygone era, create compelling what-if scenarios, pit major league clubs against their Negro League counterparts, and much more.
- Improvements to 3D mode, including: Even more ballpark detail; better on-field player models and enhanced on-field decisions; and the ability to save all 3D highlights and watch a highlight reel, whether the game was played out or simulated.
- Custom and real world tournaments for all the teams included in the game. National and international tournaments are a breeze to create, as is the ability to import historical teams.
- Extensive AI improvements, including roster management, trades, and in-game decision-making.
- A redesigned injury system that features detailed injury histories for all players, little nagging long-term injuries, and more.
- Many more improvements, including:
- A beautiful new interface
- Improved game recaps
- An upgraded player morale/team chemistry system
- Enhanced play-by-play text and league news
- A sophisticated system for team relegation and promotion between leagues
- The ability to retain player salaries in trades
- The incorporation of many 2017 CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) rule changes
- Faster import speeds of historical minor league seasons
“Fans have been overwhelmingly positive about Out of the Park Baseball 18 since it was announced in January,” said lead developer, lifelong baseball fan, and Out of the Park Developments CEO Markus Heinsohn. “We’re thrilled to deliver a game that will allow us to dramatically expand our online community and delight a new generation of fans.”
“Out of the Park Baseball has been setting the bar high for sports management games over the past 18 years, and this year’s edition is no different,” said Out of the Park Developments CMO Richard Grisham. “Every time I think they can’t top last year’s version, they do it again. I tip my cap to the hardest-working development team in video games.”
09:26 AM - March 24, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Mike Stauffer (@2KStauff) has sent us the NBA 2K17 roster update details. Check them out here.
09:00 AM - March 24, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Canadian Football 2017 is scheduled to arrive in June for Xbox One for around $15. PS4 and PC release is scheduled at a later date. During a recent interview with 3DownNation, Canuck Play confirmed the game will only come with a quick play mode. Career mode and other features would require more development time.
The game will feature 9 teams, but unfortunately, will not have the CFL license, which means the game will not feature official CFL teams, stadiums, player names, etc. PC players will be able to edit those details, but Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players will not.
Check out the gameplay section of the interview below and read the full interview here.
3DownNation: Tell me a bit more about the gameplay itself.
Canuck Play: Passing is touched based. Like other football games, each receiver is assigned a button and the longer you hold the button down, the harder the throw to that receiver will be. When you play the game, you’ll have the option to tap a button to lob a pass and put more air under it (for a fly route), or press and hold the button for a bullet pass (for a slant over the middle).
On-field players have basic juke moves like side steps and spins and it’s worth mentioning that players become fatigued the more you use them. There’s actually a fatigue meter under the ball carrier that indicates how tired that player is. You can run the ball with the same player several times in a row, but you’re going to wear him out and he’ll start to slow down and eventually become more likely to fumble the ball. Our fatigue meter adds an extra layer of strategy to the game as you’ll really need to spread the ball around.
Kicking is fairly traditional, aim with the right thumb-stick, then pull back and push forward with the left one to put the ball in motion. Given the short play clock, you get very little time to aim and kick. As for punting, we have included the uniquely Canadian quirk that allows a kick returner to punt the ball back out of the end zone to avoid giving up a rouge. There’s also the possibility to recover your punts with an onside kick, another feature that you won’t find in other football titles.
I also want to emphasize that Canuck Play has aimed to create a game that anyone can pick up and enjoy. Some titles (like Madden) are simply too intimidating to a lot of people. That’s why we’ve put a lot of effort into simplifying things and making our game extremely accessible by allowing players do do things such as adjusting the play clock (to give you more time to pick plays), to turn off the waggle (so that the ball is always automatically snapped at the right time) and so on.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
01:43 PM - March 23, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
NBA Live 18, FIFA 18, Madden NFL 18 & The next Need for Speed will all be playable at EA Play 2017, from June 10 to 12. According to the article, EA will have more to share in the coming months, so it's possible NHL 18 (NHL 17 was playable at EA Play 2016) and/or more games will be there.
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Tickets to the event will be open to the public in Hollywood, CA on April 20 at 9:00 AM PST with more details in the coming weeks on how the ticketing process will work.
11:18 AM - March 23, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
It’s that exciting time of year again, baseball fans. Spring training is in full swing as MLB teams see if the time spent this winter trying to craft what they hope will be this year’s Chicago Cubs comes to fruition or not. And a new a spring tradition continues with the upcoming release of Out of the Park Baseball 18. As always, with it comes important updates to the always impressive MLB roster set.
Every year, the OOTP roster team works hard to ensure that when you create a new MLB game, you have the latest and greatest team rosters available at your fingertips. Imagine booting up a game only to see Edwin Encarnacion still on the Blue jays or Alex Rodriguez still on the Yankees roster. Not with OOTP, folks! The roster team performs constant updates based on any and all of the real life MLB transactions, all the way up to and after the game’s release.
Read More - Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: What’s New with the Game's Rosters
Just in case you missed the other Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release articles, the links are below.
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: The Negro Leagues
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: Challenge Mode
- Out of the Park Baseball 18 Road to Release: Promotion and Relegation
- OOTP 18 Road to Release: World Baseball Classic and Other Tournaments
03:27 AM - March 23, 2017. Posted by Haansen. Written by Steve Noah
Exophase has posted the trophies for MLB The Show 17. Check them out and post your thoughts.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
10:14 PM - March 22, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Shady has checked in with another NBA 2K17 montage, this one featuring the MVP race. Amazing work, considering the director's cut isn't in the game. Check it out and post your thoughts.
08:39 PM - March 22, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
The Atlanta Braves have posted a new MLB The Show 17 video showing off the new SunTrust Park. Check it out and post your thoughts!
NOTE: The Big A in right field spins.
05:31 PM - March 22, 2017. Posted by Steve_OS. Written by Steve Noah
Rocket League patch 1.31 is available now, on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, adding the new Dropshot mode and much more.
Check out some of the details below, full patch notes are at the official website.
- Dropshot game mode is now available in the unranked playlists
- Neo Tokyo has been removed from Casual and Competitive playlists
- Turbo Crate has been added
- Painted Endo bodies and Tachyon Rocket Trails can be found in the Turbo Crate
- Seasonal Easter Items can be acquired March 22 to April 17
- Season 3 of Competitive play is ending and Season 4 begins. Titles and items will be awarded for the highest rank achieved during the season
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