MLB 13: The Show

[HustlinOwl]

Howdy fellow gamers, Nick Livingston back again to introduce another new feature in MLB 13 The Show. Today, we’re going to talk about how MLB 13 The Show will bring you closer to Major League Baseball than ever before with our brand new mode, The Show Live.
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The Show Live allows you to play any games from the 2013 MLB schedule with the most up-to-date rosters, lineups, and statistics, fed directly from MLB.com. Whether the game is starting in an hour, or was played a month ago, the presentation and commentary in The Show Live is dynamic to the landscape of the MLB on the date the game was scheduled. Relive a player’s 40th Home Run, clinch the pennant for a team that choked it away, or play along with the game you’re watching or listening to. The Show Live is a mode for the truest of MLB fans.

Please note that the video footage is of a work-in-progress, and many things will update before we hit the shelves.

Lastly, here’s a look at the PS Vita version of MLB 13 The Show. We can’t wait for March 5th, 2013. Can you?
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[ryne candy]

Just got a $24 Amazon gift card for V-Day and my Bday is at the end of the month. I should be able to get both without spending any out of pocket $....can't wait!

[HustlinOwl]

Online is forever changed

Nick Livingston here, I just wanted to get some information out about our new Online Rated Play in MLB® 13 The Show™. We set out to add a little depth to Play Now Online matches and we’ve done that by incorporating some familiar elements from other areas of the game.


We’ve tied in the Rating and Matchmaking system we use in Diamond Dynasty, with the pitcher energy system we use in our season based modes. I’m going to leverage our new in-game tutorial system by showing you some screencaps of the brief introduction you’d see the first time you select an Online Rated Match in MLB® 13.


We now have an intelligent way of measuring who is the best of the best on the Leaderboard. You don’t have to play tons of games to be at the top of the leaderboard, you just have to prove that you can hang with the better players. Even if that means a game or two a week, you will find your place on the leaderboard before long.


Adding the Rating system allows us to intelligently deduce a user’s skill. Our system is based on the same Elo algorithm utilized in the Bowl Championship Series, professional Chess circuit, and countless competitive online video games.

Adding the teams and starting pitchers into the matchmaking equation means that you aren’t inherently at a disadvantage for picking a weaker team or pitcher. This is because we moved Team and Pitcher select in front of searching for a match. Now we can account for it in matchmaking, as well as in determining how much the match outcome will impact your User Rating.


Tying in pitcher energy means Online Rated Matches won’t be littered with ace pitchers every game, and adds small element of game-to-game strategy. Pitcher energy is tied to the pitcher slots, not the pitchers themselves. You’ll want to utilize a pitching rotation whether you always play with the White Sox, or like to mix up your team selection on a whim. This also applies to the bullpen, so you’ll want to put some thought into how long you keep your relievers in the game as well.

[Cody]

Who you guys going too be rolling with this year?

[Rudi]

That pitcher energy stuff for online is AWESOME.

[Maynard]

the energy stuff is great overall, but for vsn its irrelevant

[ryne candy]

via OS.com

AS OF JAN. 24

Overall Team Rating

1. Detroit Tigers
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Los Angeles Angels
5. Toronto Blue Jays
6. Texas Rangers
7. Washington Nationals
8. Atlanta Braves
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Philadelphia Phillies
11. New York Yankees
12. Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Colorado Rockies
14. Chicago White Sox
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Tampa Bay Rays
17. San Francisco Giants
18. Oakland Athletics
19. Kansas City Royals
20. Milwaukee Brewers
21. Baltimore Orioles
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. Seattle Mariners
24. Cleveland Indians
25. San Diego Padres
26. Minnesota Twins
27. Chicago Cubs
28. New York Mets
29. Miami Marlins
30. Houston Astros

Team Batting

1. Detroit Tigers
2. Los Angeles Angels
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Boston Red Sox
5. Texas Rangers
6. Toronto Blue Jays
7. Cincinnati Reds
8. St. Louis Cardinals
9. Washington Nationals
10. Los Angeles Dodgers
11. New York Yankees
12. Atlanta Braves
13. Philadelphia Phillies
14. Milwaukee Brewers
15. Baltimore Orioles
16. Arizona Diamondbacks
17. Chicago White Sox
18. Kansas City Royals
19. Oakland Athletics
20. Pittsburgh Pirates
21. Cleveland Indians
22. San Francisco Giants
23. Seattle Mariners
24. Tampa Bay Rays
25. Miami Marlins
26. New York Mets
27. San Diego Padres
28. Minnesota Twins
29. Chicago Cubs
30. Houston Astros

Team Pitching

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Washington Nationals
3. Atlanta Braves
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Tampa Bay Rays
6. New York Yankees
7. Toronto Blue Jays
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
9. San Francisco Giants
10. Boston Red Sox
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Texas Rangers
13. Detroit Tigers
14. Los Angeles Angels
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Oakland Athletics
17. Chicago White Sox
18. Kansas City Royals
19. San Diego Padres
20. Seattle Mariners
21. Cleveland Indians
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. Colorado Rockies
24. Milwaukee Brewers
25. Baltimore Orioles
26. Chicago Cubs
27. Minnesota Twins
28. New York Mets
29. Houston Astros
30. Miami Marlins

Team Defense

1. New York Yankees
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Los Angeles Angels
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Cincinnati Reds
6. Philadelphia Phillies
7. Atlanta Braves
8. Chicago Cubs
9. Baltimore Orioles
10. San Francisco Giants
11. Texas Rangers
12. Washington Nationals
13. Colorado Rockies
14. St. Louis Cardinals
15. Boston Red Sox
16. Kansas City Royals
17. Arizona Diamondbacks
18. San Diego Padres
19. Detroit Tigers
20. Houston Astros
21. Pittsburgh Pirates
22. Cleveland Indians
23. Seattle Mariners
24. Oakland Athletics
25. Miami Marlins
26. Toronto Blue Jays
27. Minnesota Twins
28. Milwaukee Brewers
29. Chicago White Sox
30. New York Mets

[Price]

Red Sox 3rd?

How much longer until the demo is out?

[Maynard]

these ratings are pointless. i never understood why they released this info like it mattered. its like the browns in madden....you hit auto reorder and the team would go from 68 t0 85

team ratings in the show mean even less because the game wont even be ready to play until a month after release when knights roster comes out

[PP]

Red Sox third? lol

[krulmichael]

Can't wait for this to drop next week. This will be the first season I actually feel comfortable playing with my Yanks in Franchise Mode. Thinking I'm going to run my Franchise Report on them. Although the new financial system where little market teams can become big play guys if they continually win has me intrigued...

[ryne candy]

Red Sox 3rd?

How much longer until the demo is out?

not sure if they are having a demo....the past two years (I believe), the demo was only available at Best Buy.

[krulmichael]

Release is right around the corner anyways. I could care less about a demo. Especially when it comes to the Show series because you know you're getting sport gaming excellence regardless.

[Price]

I know. I was just going to play it to get my timing back down. Guess i'll just play the 11 demo.

[Cody]

I can't wait any longer. I have been playing a 94 throwback season with the Indians on 12