All Articles: MLB The Show 18

State of Decay 2 rises as the best-selling game of May 2018

Posted on June 21, 2018 by John Scalzo

I think we can all agree that the Xbox’s two biggest franchises are Halo and Gears of War. But it looks like Microsoft can add the State of Decay series to the list, as The NPD Group (via Game Informer) has confirmed that State of Decay 2 was the best-selling game of May 2018.

The zombie survival sim beat out other several other May releases including Detroit: Become Human (#3), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (#5), Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (#7), and Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection (#17).

While it might have seemed like a slow month for new releases, The NPD Group confirmed that increased hardware sales gave the game industry a 13% bump over May 2017’s retail figures.

The complete Top 20 for May 2018 can be found after the break. (more…)

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God of War slays all comers and emerges as the best-selling game of April 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018 by John Scalzo

You might say that Kratos returned with a vengeance last month, and that’s because Sony’s God of War reboot climbed to the top of The NPD Group’s list of best-selling games for April 2018. According to the NPD (via GamesIndustry.biz), God of War was also the “best ever launch for a PlayStation exclusive.”

Sony and Kratos weren’t done setting records, and the former “Ghost of Sparta” helped sell a lot of PS4 consoles too. Thanks to a push from the newly-available PS4 Pro 1TB + God of War Limited Edition Bundle, Sony’s console was propelled to the top of the NPD’s Hardware Chart for both “units sold” and “dollar sales.” The PS4 also set a new record for console sales during the month of April, besting the previous mark set in April 2008 by Nintendo’s Wii.

While Nintendo lost out on one record, they almost stole Sony’s thunder by placing six games in the NPD’s Top 20 last month, including the Nintendo Labo: Variety Kit (#4), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (#5), Mario Kart 8 (#6), Super Mario Odyssey (#9), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#13), and Kirby Star Allies (#19).

You can find the full list of The NPD Group’s best-selling titles for April 2018 after the break. (more…)

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Far Cry 5 and Sea of Thieves sail to the top of March 2018’s list of best-selling games

Posted on April 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

The number of high-profile new releases has slowed to a trickle in April, and that’s probably because game publishers threw open the tap in March. Not surprisingly, gamer scooped up these new titles by the armful, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5, Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves, Sony’s MLB The Show 18, and Nintendo’s Kirby Star Allies taking the top four spots in The NPD Group’s monthly tally of best-selling games.

The venerable Grand Theft Auto V remains in the top five, but other new releases, including Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (#8) and A Way Out (#15), managed to break into the NPD’s top twenty.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, overall sales for the industry were down by 11% in March, however, “first quarter 2018 spending across the four categories [software, hardware, game cards, and accessories] was up by 15% year-on-year to $3.4 billion with growth in all areas.”

You can find the full list of The NPD Group’s best-selling titles for March 2018 after the break. (more…)

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MLB The Show 18, Far Cry 5, The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2, more coming to PS Store this week

Posted on March 28, 2018 by John Scalzo

A fairly decent-sized batch of new games will be available to download through the PlayStation Store this week.

With Opening Day less than 24 hours away, Sony has launched MLB The Show 18 exclusively for the PS4. Developer Sony San Diego has added a huge number of new Legends to the the baseball sim, as well as an expanded Road to the Show mode, and a revamped Hitting Engine. There aren’t any Major League teams in Montana, and that’s probably just as well, because PS4 players will also be able to win back the fictional Hope County from a doomsday cult in Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5 this week.

JRPG fans will find multiple new games on the PlayStation Store this week including The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 from NIS America and Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings (the finale of the Mysterious saga) from Bandai Namco. Things with wheels are also represented in this week’s update thanks to the launch of THQ Nordic’s MX Vs ATV: All Out and Atari’s RollerCoaster Tycoon: Joyride. And I’m not sure if it has wheels, but Llamasoft brings the tube shooter back to the PS4 in Tempest 4000.

Finally, Telltale will bring Batman: The Enemy Within to a close with Episode 5: Same Stitch.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)

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Babe Ruth joins the Legends Team in the first gameplay trailer for MLB The Show 18

Posted on February 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

The Sultan of Swat slugs again in MLB The Show 18. Sony recently unveiled the first gameplay trailer for their annual baseball simulation, and George Herman “Babe” Ruth made a very impressive entrance in the final seconds. And according to a post from the development team on the PlayStation Blog, Ruth won’t be the only new Legend to be included in the game.

But Sony San Diego has bigger plans beyond the Great Bambino, MLB The Show 18 will also include a number of new features when it launches for the PS4 on March 27:

MLB The Show 18: New Features

  • Expansion of Road to the Show
  • Dynamic Crowds like “Judge’s Chambers”
  • New Unique Home Run Celebrations
  • Revamped Hitting Engine with improved physics
  • Rewritten Player Tagging System
  • Over 1,000 new Gameplay Animations
  • More Legends

With less than two months to go before Opening Day, the development team has also mapped out an ambitious Twitch livestreaming schedule, and plan to tease more details about MLB The Show 18 every few days until launch. The series kicks off this Thursday, February 8, and will include updates to major modes as well as “a new feature the community’s been demanding for years.”

What is it? I guess you’ll have to tune in and find out.

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All Rise for Aaron Judge’s appearance on the cover of MLB The Show 18

Posted on November 7, 2017 by John Scalzo

Aaron Judge’s amazing 2017 season was a pleasant surprise for Yankees fans, and the massive slugger is going to cap his first full year in the Majors with an appearance as a cover athlete of MLB The Show 18. However, MLB fans who live in Canada will receive a special cover for MLB The Show 18 featuring Marcus Stroman of the Toronto Blue Jays.

MLB The Show 18 is set to launch for the PS4 on March 27, and Sony will release the baseball sim in four different packages. The game-only Standard Edition ($59.99) will be sold on retail shelves and through the PlayStation Store, but players who upgrade to the MVP Edition ($69.99) will receive the game, a Steel Book case, and a smattering of in-game bonus content.

PlayStation Store users can also opt for the Digital Deluxe Edition ($99.99), which will feature even more bonus in-game content. Finally, the All Rise Edition ($99.99) will be available from GameStop in “extremely limited” quantities, and it’ll include a New Era All Rise Edition 9FIFTY Hat and a slightly different set of bonus in-game content.

The PlayStation Blog has a pretty good chart detailing the differences between each edition, and fans who pre-order any edition of the game will be able to start playing four days early on March 23.

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