The smell of peanuts and Crackerjack are in the air… Opening Day 2016 is less than a week away. As we wait for that first “Play Ball!” of the season, Sony and MLB Advanced Media added a pair of baseball sims to the PlayStation Store this week.
Developed by Sony San Diego, MLB The Show 16 returns for another year on the PS4 and PS3, and promises to include “more gameplay improvements, new game modes, and a greater ability to personalize your baseball experience.” Meanwhile, MLB Advanced Media’s RBI Baseball 16 brings its retro-styled gameplay to the PS4, with the developer promising to include a “revamped defensive AI” and an “improved batting system.”
MLB The Show 16 and RBI Baseball 16 will be joined by more than a dozen other new games on the PlayStation Store this week including a Resident Evil 6 re-release on the PS4, Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 Plus on the Vita, and the side-scrolling shooter No Time To Explain on the PS4.
Finally this week, Telltale is pulling double duty with the release of Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 5 and The Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 2 on the PS4 and PS3.
More information on all of these games (and the rest of this week’s new releases) can be found after the break. And a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found over at the PlayStation Blog.
PS4 + PS Vita Cross-Buy Games
UnEpic ($12.99)
Daniel was just an average guy. Videogame player, big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination. Eager to keep playing within the RPG to create his own adventure, he decides to go along for the ride until his delirium comes to an end.PS4 Games
Adam’s Venture: Origins ($49.99)
Embark on a bold adventure in Adam’s Venture: Origins. Set in the roaring 20s, you’ll explore ancient ruins and recover mysterious artifacts. Together with your trusted accomplice Evelyn you will have to outsmart the evil Clairvaux company. (Available April 1)Life Force ($7.99)
Life Force is a shooter originally released in 1986. Players challenge the aggressions from the Bacterian special force known as Salamander. This game includes “Salamander,” which is the Japanese version of the game, and “Life Force,” which is the rearranged version released in 1987.Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus ($14.99)
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus fuses together action adventure and RPG elements with lavish visuals to create a nostalgic world unlike anything you’ve seen before. Navigate your way through hordes of nefarious monsters and massive boss battles in retro pixelated 2D glory! Solve puzzles, converse with locals, and gain skills to restore hope to the once peaceful Exidus.Gryphon Knight Epic ($9.99)
Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval shoot ’em up that mixes elements from classical shooters, including exploration and duel-like boss battles. It tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again.Minecraft: Story Mode – Order Up! (Episode 5) ($4.99)
As Jesse, you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond. You and your friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect; slayers of the Ender Dragon. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, you and your friends discover that something is wrong… something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion.MLB The Show 16 ($59.99)
MLB The Show 16 is a more immersive and exciting baseball experience than ever before. MLB The Show 16 delivers sports fans the most immersive, and authentic baseball game on consoles. This year The Show offers even more gameplay improvements, new game modes, and a greater ability to personalize your baseball experience.Nights of Azure ($59.99)
Save the world or the life of one girl… The world was once ruled by the Nightlord. In that world lived a Saint, destined to become a sacrifice to the Nightlord, and a Holy Knight, with incredible power. The meeting of the girls changed the fate of the world.No Time to Explain ($14.99)
No Time To Explain is a game about shooting the ground, putting on weight, and setting your body on fire. Blast yourself through time and alternate realities to rescue your future-self from a giant crab sent by your evil time-twin from another dimension!Organic Panic ($14.99)
Organic Panic is a super-kooky platformer with totally destructible environments and dynamic fluids. Smash through earth, create and turn into water, control gravity, and set it all on fire as you battle and puzzle your way through more than 200 levels.PieceFall ($2.49)
The floating islands of PieceFall were once the site of ancient spiritual monuments dedicated to tranquility. Since then the islands have fallen out of balance, and you must rebuild the land piece by piece to restore the monuments. PieceFall is a geometric puzzle game set in an abstract floating world. Are you ready to accept the challenge, and restore harmony to the islands? (Available March 31)RBI Baseball 16 ($19.99)
Make the play with your favorite Major League Baseball team and win the World Series! RBI 16 features enhanced lighting and graphics, revamped defensive AI, an improved batting system, and the ability to sim through games in Season Mode.Resident Evil 6 ($19.99)
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 is a dramatic horror experience that cannot be forgotten. Now in high definition, the game offers multiple characters, including fan favorites and new faces, along with solo and co-op modes and new challenges for players.The Walking Dead: Michonne – Give No Shelter (Episode 2) ($4.99)
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman’s best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne’s absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Over the three episodes of the miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group…and what brought her back.PS3 Games
Minecraft: Story Mode – Order Up! (Episode 5) ($4.99)
As Jesse, you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond. You and your friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect; slayers of the Ender Dragon. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, you and your friends discover that something is wrong… something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion.MLB The Show 16 ($59.99)
MLB The Show 16 is a more immersive and exciting baseball experience than ever before. MLB The Show 16 delivers sports fans the most immersive, and authentic baseball game on consoles. This year The Show offers even more gameplay improvements, new game modes, and a greater ability to personalize your baseball experience.The Walking Dead: Michonne – Give No Shelter (Episode 2) ($4.99)
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman’s best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne’s absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Over the three episodes of the miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group…and what brought her back.PS Vita Games
Civilization Revolution 2 Plus ($19.99)
Lead a civilization from the dawn of man to the modern age, and go head-to-head with history’s most intrepid leaders as you wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known in a race for ultimate supremacy.Knight Solitaire ($4.99)
The new Knight Solitaire! Become the champion of a royal tournament! 12 luxurious locations and entertaining gameplay. Make chains of cards, use bonuses, and get real royal rewards!Maliya ($2.99)
Hidden from the world, the card and strategy game Maliya delivers fun for centuries to those who know it. For the first time developed for portable consoles with different options to keep you amused.Tachyon Project ($9.99)
Tachyon Project is an action packed twin-stick shooter with lots of weapons, enemies, and some innovative stealth gameplay mechanics. In the game you take control of Ada, a software program that has to hack into the most secure servers on Earth to find out about her creators.Trillion: God of Destruction ($39.99)
In this groundbreaking strategy RPG, fight alongside six Overlord candidates to keep the Underworld from being destroyed! Through rigorous training, you can turn the tide of battle and stop Trillion from consuming the Underworld!
