News by Matt S. Goddamn it, Konami. I’m one of the few that are out there crucifying the venerable Japanese publisher for the way it handles its business and the games that it publishers, but the way the company refuses to localise its Japanese baseball games infuriates me. I mean,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s particularly hard to review sports titles – especially those that have annual iterations. Just what do you talk about when the improvements from one to the next are largely tweaks around the edges, and veterans are going to either buy the game or not before…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I do indeed like sports games, which I know surprises some people given what I generally play and talk about, but I do make a habit of keeping an eye on most of the major sports games properties out there, and of those, Sony’s MLB: The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Konami has released an extended play trailer for its upcoming Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019 – the official tie-in for the Japanese baseball league. Forget MLB: The Show, this is the baseball I want to get stuck into. GO THE MIGHTY TOKYO GIANTS. This video features two…
Read MoreIt’s been such a big couple of weeks for Final Fantasy, with IX, VII, X and X-2 releasing on the Nintendo Switch within weeks of one another… and FFXII just around the corner. So this week on the podcast we talk about those games. Additionally, we chat about remakes –…
Read MorePhotos by Matt S. I’ve started a new feature where I share photos of my trips to Japan – God knows I take enough of them (I’ve got around 11,000 stored on hard drives), and I want to share my passion for the country, and everything within it. So, each…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Baseball games seem incredibly few and far between these days. During the 1990s we were blessed with multiple takes on the sport. Series such as Hardball, Bases Loaded, Baseball Stars and All-Star Baseball only scratch the surface of the amount of baseball games available, both simulation…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Baseball may not be the powerhouse sport in America that it used to be, but it certainly still has international appeal. MLB The Show is a reflection of the relative lack of interest in the sport I suppose, as it is the only AAA baseball title…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Out of all the sporting codes out there, there’s one – and only one, as far as I can tell – that feels like it can produce its own video games. The R.B.I. series of baseball games is developed and produced by the MLB itself. Take…
Read MoreI’ve been to Japan quite a few times now, and one thing that I’ve wanted to do each time, but never quite got around to, was go to a baseball match. Everyone knows the Japanese love their baseball, and I was interested to see how such a conservative and polite…
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