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Platform PS4 Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment Developer SIE San Diego Studio Release Date Mar 28, 2017

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MLB The Show 17 review

By Owen S. Good on Mar 29, 2017 03.29.17

In MLB The Show 17, I am Minnesota’s top pitching prospect, with a blowtorch fastball and a bodysnatcher changeup. After a decade of playing MLB The Show — a summer of that on a PSP on a commuter...

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MLB The Show 17 doles out big comps for server problems

By Owen S. Good on May 13, 2017 05.13.17

Players of MLB The Show 17 got a whopper of a make-good this week as an apology for server troubles following the game's launch in late March. Anyone who ever played MLB The Show 17 between March...

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MLB The Show’s ‘ShowTime’ mode makes an uncommon rule relevant

By Owen S. Good on Apr 16, 2017 04.16.17

Alright, baseball fans, let's see if you can tell what is going on here in MLB The Show 17. It's so subtle I missed it when it happened, and got it wrong the next two times I looked at it. And I'm...

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Two top MLB talents, gone too soon, live on under new names in a video game

By Owen S. Good on Apr 02, 2017 04.02.17

José Fernandez died Sept. 25 in a boating accident when his speedboat slammed into a jetty off Miami Beach and overturned. Two companions also lost their lives. Baseball — and not just Fernandez’s...

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MLB The Show 17 finally gives us baseball’s most graceful dance

By Owen S. Good on Apr 02, 2017 04.02.17

Here it is baseball fans. We've found Atlantis. I alluded to this in my review of MLB The Show 17 last week, but at last I can provide a confirmed sighting of a 3-6-3 double play turned entirely by...

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Please don’t look at these horrifying MLB The Show 17 bugs

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 17, 2017 03.17.17

Video game development is a messy process, which is why you’ll often see game makers label pre-release screenshots and footage with footnotes like “work in progress” or “captured from pre-alpha...

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MLB The Show 17’s new storyline puts you in control of your career (update)

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 14, 2017 03.14.17

‘Pave Your Path’ in Road to the Show

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MLB The Show 17 gets you straight to baseball’s exciting moments

By Owen S. Good on Mar 07, 2017 03.07.17

MLB The Show 17 will introduce another feature to help players realistically manage the 162-game season of Major League Baseball — the longest in professional sports — without missing out on big...

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MLB The Show 17 brings in MLB Network broadcast presentation

By Samit Sarkar on Feb 28, 2017 02.28.17

Sony’s MLB The Show franchise is getting a long-awaited, sorely needed presentation overhaul with the debut of the MLB Network in MLB The Show 17, according to a new developer diary. Stale audio...

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Why you’ll care that MLB The Show 17’s fielders are smarter than ever

By Samit Sarkar on Feb 15, 2017 02.15.17

No matter the sport, any coach at any level of competition will tell you that you must be aware of the situation. That lesson is particularly vital in baseball, where the circumstances — and...

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MLB The Show 17 gives its stars a much-needed makeover

By Owen S. Good on Feb 14, 2017 02.14.17

Every sports video game promises a new coat of paint with every new edition, but MLB The Show 17's visual upgrades do legitimately look profound when compared to the previous year's game. Above is...