RBI Baseball 14 (PS4, XB1, PS3, 360, Mobile) - Spring 2014

**bdoughty** · 01-14-2014, 09:11 PM

http://rbigame.mlb.com/rbigame/home.jsp

MLB Supported. Coming to current gen, next gen and tablets, phones, etc.

**cdj** · 01-14-2014, 09:37 PM

**bdoughty** · 01-14-2014, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by cdj

That was an old game from 2008 (two entries as Take 2 was the PUBLISHER and Six Degrees Games was the DEVELOPER).

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ma...n-h/1100-4843/

Today, Major League Baseball--like, the league--announced that it's getting into the video game business proper. And its first title? R.B.I. Baseball 14. Weird, right? Specifically, this would come from the company's Advanced Media arm, which was in the news last week as the partner for WWE's soon-to-launch streaming video service, the WWE Network.

2K got rid of all the MLB stuff on it's site, like it just vanished one night. Pretty much says to me, "We are not going to be doing anything with the MLB anytime soon."
This also explains the (*) stating MLB The Show 14 would be the ONLY DISC based MLB baseball game. (Emphasis on disc based as they had to have already known that the MLB was working on a game and one would presume it would be digital only)

**cdj** · 01-14-2014, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by bdoughty

That was an old game from 2008 (two entries as Take 2 was the PUBLISHER and Six Degrees Games was the DEVELOPER).

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ma...n-h/1100-4843/

Today, Major League Baseball--like, the league--announced that it's getting into the video game business proper. And its first title? R.B.I. Baseball 14. Weird, right? Specifically, this would come from the company's Advanced Media arm, which was in the news last week as the partner for WWE's soon-to-launch streaming video service, the WWE Network.

Ah, thanks. Saw that pic online and thought the person who posted it did their homework.

I read that MLBAM is in charge, but I assume they contracted development out to an established game studio. However, there's no fine print on the website to confirm/deny that.

**JBHuskers** · 01-14-2014, 09:52 PM

YES!

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**bdoughty** · 01-14-2014, 10:03 PM

Just happy to have some baseball on the Xbox One.

**Rudy** · 01-15-2014, 04:48 AM

It's nice to have an option to play something else. I fired up MLB 2K12's demo the other day and had fun. I actually played the 2K10 and 2K11 versions over the Show because the Show got stale to me. They were fun games for about 50 games but then I couldn't deal with the bugs and flaws that existed. Other than the player faces (ugly vs the Show) I didn't think the graphics were that bad in 2K's baseball game. Some animations were but the game had some nice things. I loved the commentary and pitching and hitter's eye.

Hopefully we get some real videos on this soon.

**SmoothPancakes** · 01-15-2014, 07:46 AM

It's got my interest! I was hoping EA or someone would snatch up an MLB license and start working on a game for 360/Xbox One to fill the gap left empty by 2K (though it really wasn't all that much of a gap with the many issues that annually plagued MLB 2K).

**JBHuskers** · 01-15-2014, 08:55 AM

I loved RBI Baseball as a kid. I played it in the arcades all the time, then when I got a NES, I grabbed the Tengen version.

**psuexv** · 01-15-2014, 11:17 AM

RBI was a ton of fun. They needed to re-release Baseball Stars

**JBHuskers** · 01-15-2014, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by psuexv

RBI was a ton of fun. They needed to re-release Baseball Stars

It was a 3rd party game, so if someone wanted to, they could.

**JBHuskers** · 01-15-2014, 11:50 AM

For those who have never had the pleasure of this great game.

**bdoughty** · 01-15-2014, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by JBHuskers

It was a 3rd party game, so if someone wanted to, they could.

Technically SNK (now SNK Playmore) would have to do it as it is their game. Since they have not made a new sports game this century, the last being on the NeoGeo, probability would be miniscule at best.

**bdoughty** · 01-15-2014, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by JBHuskers

For those who have never had the pleasure of this great game.

Bunt Simulator 1.000?

**JBHuskers** · 01-15-2014, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by bdoughty

Bunt Simulator 1.000?

I noticed that.

Well at least it shows you what the game looked like.

**JBHuskers** · 01-15-2014, 02:13 PM

Re-enactment of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series

**cdj** · 01-15-2014, 10:18 PM

pastapadre posted a look at MLBAM's other offerings. They seem to have a good track record:

Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) is the interactive and mobile division of the league. They’ve developed the popular MLB At Bat app and all the league websites. Most relevant though are the mobile games. There are three that released within the last year.

♦MLB.com Franchise MVP (Released 12/13)
Sim-oriented game focused on creating a player and guiding them through a career.

♦MLB Ballpark Empire (Released 8/13)
Management game that includes building stadiums, setting concession prices, and hiring staff.

♦MLB.com Home Run Derby (Released 5/13)
Straight forward HRD game with Arcade mode and traditional Derby mode.

All three games are free, rated decently well (Home Run Derby however has by far the best reviews), and utilize “MLBucks” for the economy making microtransactions a strong possibility for R.B.I. Baseball. It would seem a certainty for the mobile version of the game and a probability for the consoles. Obviously all the games are licensed so they include real teams and players.

**CLW** · 01-16-2014, 06:21 AM

Competition for The Show. I like it.

**JBHuskers** · 01-16-2014, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by CLW

Competition for The Show. I like it.

Not really. This is going to be arcade, not sim.

**Rudy** · 02-06-2014, 06:51 PM

I think I am probably going to pass on the Show 14 no matter what. The game just feels too similar every year and I'm burnt out on it. Hope to hear good things about RBI.