Found this nice video of MLB 2K10 entitled Hitters verse Pitchers. Check it out below. And as always leave your thoughts in the comments section.
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NCAA Basketball Series Officially Canceled
February 10th, 2010 
Mike Rehome 
Didn’t think that it would take long for EA Sports to make it official but they have done so and the NCAA Basketball Series has been canceled according to websites that I have visited today.
From EA:
We do not have an NCAA Basketball game in development at this time, and we’re currently reviewing the future of our NCAA Basketball business. This was a difficult decision, but we remain a committed partner to the NCAA and its member institutions.
Biggest issues coming out of this in possibly leading to the cancellation of the series is that of low sales and the active lawsuits against the NCAA and how players are being represented in games.
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MLB 2K10 New Screens
February 10th, 2010 Mike Rehome
Just posted nine screenshots of MLB 2K10. These are not exclusive as they are from press releases. Take a gander and as always leave your thoughts.
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Backbreaker Developer Diary #1 + Video (1UP)
February 10th, 2010 Mike Rehome 
1Up.Com has the first video of Backbreakers Developer Diary. The video talks about using the Euphoria game engine. The engine helps create modified tackles and lets them have a ‘different’ hit everytime. The team also states that this is not a scripted game so anything can happen and it will be different everytime.
Every play is different. Even the battle with the offensive line and the defensive line to player match-ups are different every play.
They also talk about how they are not looking at the presentation of the game but actually trying to get you to feel that you are ‘in’ the game with different cameras, such as the third person.
Also go on to talk a little bit about the controls and how they were shooting to make it a ‘pick up and go game’ to play. If you want to juke right it is just a flick of the right stick, left is the left stick so on and so forth.
Your thoughts?
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EA Fiscal Report Shows Cancellation of NCAA Basketball (PP)
February 9th, 2010 Matt Rehome 
NCAA Basketball 10 was not included on the fiscal 2011 list for EA Sports which had every other yearly title on it. EA Sports has not made the cancellation official but that will likely happen in the near future. Along with that the report also indicates a fight title that is scheduled for release in January-March 2011. EA MMA and NBA Jam are slated to release in the October-November quarter.
I like NCAA Basketball and still play it today, expecially when March Madness is right around the corner. I like the gameplay and the presentation is top knotch, but there are a lot of gamers that do not like college basketball titles. Again, EA has not made it official but it looks like we have seen the last of the NCAA Basketball series from EA.
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MLB 2K To Add Check Swings With Patch
February 9th, 2010 Matt Rehome 
I have read some negative posts about MLB 2K10 about not having to option to check swing when at the plate. Everyone knows that a check swing is very key element when at the plate and a staple in Major League Baseball.
Yesterday 2K Sports indicated in their development blog that the check swing will be added in a post game patch but they did not state whether it would be on release day or at a later time. You can view the full article here. So why did they take out the check swing in the first place? From Sean Bailey at 2K Sports.
Other baseball games and previous 2K baseball games did not provide a default camera that gives a clear view from the strike zone’s height to the pitcher on the mound. Prior to playing Major League Baseball® 2K10, I had to decide before the pitch was even thrown as to whether or not I was going to swing. Forget knowing if it was a ball or strike…that had been impossible in baseball games before 2K10. I’m just talking about the decision to swing or not to swing. In Major League Baseball® 2K10, the strike zone, default batting camera, realistic movement and aim on pitches make it easier to decide whether to take a pitch or swing at a pitch. Add in the new Batter’s Eye as well as the defensive swing to protect the plate against borderline balls/strikes and now you have the same view, information, and swing types that the big league hitters have. Without a great camera view for deciphering balls/strikes, without Batter’s Eye, and without 3 swing types, I too would have over-used check-swings in other baseball games. So, by no means are we against check-swings. It’s just that we are now equipping the 2K10 batter with new mechanics and new information, the same information that results in All-Star hitters check-swinging with a low frequency in real life.
So be on the lookout for the patch. When we find out when it will be released, we will be sure to let you guys know.
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