GamesRadar - MLB 09: The Show

Gamefly PS3 & Xbox 360 Dealness Continues (News)

Dec 3, 2009

Gamerdeals.net:

"Gamefly has notified us that they will be offering daily deals with FREE shipping over the next couple of weeks!

These deals go live around 6pm PST Wednesday night through Thursday (or until they sell out).

Here are the new Wednesday/Thursday deals:"

MLB 09 The Show Predicts World Series Winner (News)

Oct 29, 2009

The first game of the World Series is underway but why bother watching? Sony's already simulated the whole series.

Re-Creating a Stadium Before Its First Pitch is Thrown (News)

Oct 19, 2009

Brendan Harris' groundout to end Minnesota's American League Divisional Series with New York started a 171-day clock until the christening of the Twins' new ballpark, Target Field. Sony's MLB The Show will have to have the grounds ready much sooner.

New stadium construction is not just a problem knotting up state legislatures and city councils. Any sports title developer - any that presents its game as a true-to-life simulation, anyway - must also cope with changes of venue. In the current console generation, baseball has seen this more often than its counterpart team sports in North America, adding five new parks since 2005. The NFL has seen three and the NBA and NHL one each in the same span, and none of those sports' on-field play involve park dimensions in the way that baseball necessarily does.

Best Buy Offering Free Games To Prevent PS3 Slim Trade-Ins (News)

Aug 25, 2009

With the PlayStation 3 Slim starting to show up at Best Buys around the country, the national retailer has kicked off a plan to try and cut-down on the number of people returning a recent PS3 for the newer PS3 Slim, sourced tell Kotaku.

An internal memo, verified independently by a number of employees at different stores, shows that Best Buy is offering people who come into the story to exchange recently purchased PlayStation 3's for the newly released PS3 Slim a choice of a free PlayStation 3 title in lieu of the new slimmer, larger-hard-drive sporting console.

Auto Score Reporting in MLB '09 The Show for PS3! (News)

Aug 7, 2009

GameBattles and PlayStation have been working hard to enhance competitive gamers' experiences on PlayStation titles, and are proud to announce the next step in that effort! Our partnership has made possible an incredible integration between GameBattles and PlayStation Network that is kicking off with MLB '09 The Show! This will be the first of many titles that support this integration.

MLB 09 The Show Online Tournament - Register Now to Compete for Big Money and Sony Gear (News)

Jul 15, 2009

Jason Villa on the Playstation Blog writes:

"Hey there, it's Jason from San Diego Studio. On behalf of Major League Gaming (MLG) and SCEA, the MLB 09 The Show dev team is extremely excited to publicly announce the MLB '09 The Show All-Star Championship. The promotions team has just unveiled the details to those attending FanFest and other All-Star Week activities at Busch Stadium in St. Louis (see Jeff's video and images from the ballpark). What we know is that you can register now here to queue up for a single player ladder which begins on August 3. The top 128 players from the ladder will be seeded into a single elimination bracketed tournament which begins on September 1."

Aaron Greenberg: MLB 09: The Show is "the best baseball game I've ever played" (News)

Jun 29, 2009

Examiner: "Aaron Greenberg, the Group Product Manager of the Xbox 360, is showing some love to the rival of the product he works for."

New PS3 bundle to feature MLB 09: The Show and Quantum of Solace Blu Ray? (News)

Jun 10, 2009

"While the much anticipated price drop announcement never actually came to fruition at this year's E3, PlayStation 3 holdouts still might want to keep watch for a new bundle arriving at their local Walmart sometime this year. According to photos (via Joystiq) taken by a tipster working at the mega-retailer, you'll soon be able to pick up the 80GB model of the PS3, plus MLB 09 The Show and Quantum of Solace on Blu Ray for just $399.99 -- the standard price for the console on its own"

March Sales: The Show Soars While 2K Sinks (News)

Apr 17, 2009

Sales of the two baseball games show movement in consumer perception despite exclusivity. MLB 09 The Show on the PS3 shows huge gains while MLB 2K9 for the 360 drops.

MLB 09 The Show performs 45% better than 08 edition (News)

Apr 17, 2009

Hardware numbers were down in March 2009's NPD figures. Yet, Sony has something to smile about. PS3 was able to secure three of the top 10 software sales in March with Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2 and MLB 09 The Show.

MLB 09 The Show is Sony's exclusive first-party baseball title and it sold an impressive 305,000 units on PS3 alone, making it the best-selling sports game of the month. As the #6 selling game of the month, The Show franchise has grown significantly. Patrick Seybold of SCEA told us that "MLB'09 The Show saw an increase of more than 45% growth from its 2008 version in North America."

With Killzone 2 selling over a million copies worldwide, Sony can at least tout their growing software sales. See Seybold's full statement after the break.

2009 a Platinum Year for PlayStation (News)

Apr 16, 2009

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) continues to deliver premium entertainment content and experiences, kicking off 2009 with the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) blockbuster exclusive Killzone® 2 on February 27. With more than 1 million copies sold worldwide and a truly "only on PlayStation" experience, the hit game has garnered the biggest initial success at retail of any first-party PS3 title to date, and will continue to drive incentive for hardware sales throughout the year.

MLB 09 The Show Simulates 2009 Season (News)

Apr 5, 2009

MLB 09: The Show is marketed as the "most realistic baseball game" available today, but how realistic is it when compared to the real MLB season? While there is no way of knowing that until the real season is over, I used the most current rosters that are available online and simulated the MLB season on default settings to see what "the most realistic game" has to say about the '09 season, which just so happens to start this Sunday,

So, here is a quick rundown of what The Show predicts will happen during the '09 season.

Dynamic In-Game Advertising to be incorporated to PS3's MLB 09 (News)

Mar 30, 2009

IGA Worldwide, the leading in-game advertising network, announced that its in-game advertising technology will be used to integrate advertising and sponsorship opportunities into MLB(R) 09 The Show(TM), the new baseball game from Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) released in early March. MLB(R) 09 The Show(TM) is the latest version in SCEA's best-selling, high-definition baseball franchise for the PLAYSTATION(R) 3 (PS3(TM)) system, and the first Blu-ray(TM) Disc title from SCEA to incorporate dynamic in-game advertising.

BestBuy to Offer Killzone 2, LBP, or MLB 09 for Free w/ PS3 (News)

Mar 15, 2009

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"BestBuy is set to offer a free game with a PS3 console starting this Sunday, March 15, 2009.

For a limited time, you can get the innovative fun of LittleBigPlanet, the swing-for-the-fences MLB 09: The Show, or the sci-fi shooter sequel Killzone 2 free when you order a PS3 system.

Valid 3/15-3/21."

Take-Two's 2009 line-up: Taking you through the fall (News)

Mar 13, 2009

At a conference call earlier this week, mega-publisher Take-Two spilled the beans on its major releases for the rest of 2009–or rather its fiscal year 2009, which runs through October 31. As publishers move what were high-profile holiday releases into earlier months in the year, the company may be the among the first to put its eggs in the third quarter, as it likely wants to end the month of October with the coffers filled.

MLB 09 The Show (Review)

Mar 6, 2009

Following up a smashing success is a tall task – just ask an Oscar or Grammy winner. Fans will demand the impossible, clamoring for innovation and fresh perspective without straying too far from the successful formula. The makers of MLB 09 The Show surely feel similar pressure, having achieved a spectacular success with last season’s edition. Is it possible to top a seminal touchstone without trying to do too much or, even worse, overreach and take a step (or two) backwards? ...

Madden developers praising MLB09: The Show (News)

Mar 6, 2009

It is refreshing to see developers give praises on the accomplishments of their peers. MLB09: The Show is definitely another testament to the Sony in house developers who are bringing to life some incredible exclusive content for PS3 users.

MLB 09: The Show (Screenshots)

Mar 5, 2009

Trophies (Unlockable)

May 8, 2009

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