Ethan, my 20-year-old American tennis talent, is having a career year. Ranked 563rd in the world two years ago, he started the year at 189th in the world. I’m honing him into a dominant serve and volley player. His serve, volley, reflexes and physical abilities are steadily progressing in training, but the results aren’t coming as consistently as I’d like them to. After a bumpy start to the year w...[Read More]
There is something thrilling about seeing a new contender rise in a sport you love. Whether it’s their earnest desire to excel, their unique mix of personality and play-style or their willingness to challenge the old guard and carve out a name for themselves, new blood in sports is always welcome in my book. In tennis, the last few years have seen plenty of challengers rise in both the men&...[Read More]
The Franchise Hockey Manager series returns for the 2021-22 season with plenty of new additions. OOTP Developments and Com2uS has packed many new features and improvements into it. Driven by community feedback. FHM 8 is their strongest entry yet in the longstanding NHL®-licensed PC hockey strategy series. [This press release is made courtesy of OOTP Developments] Choose one of dozens of leagues ar...[Read More]
The annual release of the newest addition to the Out of the Park Baseball series is always cause for sim baseball fans, but it’s fair to say there’s never been a year quite like the one leading up to OOTP 22. Not only was Out of the Park Developments purchased last October — by Korean company Com2uS, known primarily for its mobile games — but baseball itself hasn’t quite been the same as everyone ...[Read More]
The Franchise Hockey Manager series returns for the 2020-21 season with plenty of new additions. A return of the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of dozens of leagues around the world and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize: FHM7 is licensed by the NHL®, allowing you to take the reins of your favorite franchise...[Read More]
Football Manager 2021 Mobile will land on the iOS and Android stores on November 24th. To get you fully prepared for another successful season ahead, here are this year’s squad additions. YOUR WORLD JUST GOT BIGGER There are three brand-new nations for you to test your managerial prowess as we welcome Argentina, Mexico and Canada to the Football Manager Mobile series. This means there are new divi...[Read More]
Football Manager 2021 Beta is now live and ready for installation on the Epic Games Store and Steam. If you have bought FM21 from a SEGA-approved digital retailer, you’ll be delighted to know that the game is now fully playable* and includes the online modes Create-A-Club and Online Career Mode with cross-compatibility between Epic and Steam. As always, any progress made in Career Mode can be carr...[Read More]
Com2uS has announced that it has acquired 100% of the stake in Out of the Park Development (OOTP), a German game company. Founded in 1999, OOTP is a German company that provides PC-based sports management games such as Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP Baseball) and Franchise Hockey Manager. OOTP Baseball is a management game that has secured the license of MLB, an American professional baseball game...[Read More]
Thirty-Two-Team Best-of-Seven Simulation Bracket to Begin on Monday; Simulations Powered by Out of the Park Baseball 21 – Available for PC & Mac; Rosters Include 185 Hall of Famers, 115 Most Valuable Players & 61 Cy Young Award Winners; Fans Can Visit MLB.com/dreambracket and Compete in DraftKings Pools Starting Today; Live Streams of Select Simulations Available on MLB.com, the MLB Networ...[Read More]
Normally, the release of the latest Out of the Park Baseball (just OOTP for most enthusiasts, thanks very much) would be a cause for rejoicing on two fronts: First and foremost because the leading baseball sim on the market always seems to up its game every year, but also due to the knowledge that a new real life baseball season was imminent. Unfortunately, the coronavirus outbreak has thrown a da...[Read More]
Out of the Park Baseball 21 – the 21st version of the award-winning sports strategy franchise – delivers the most new features and improvements in series history! It features unprecedented depth and customization, brand-new guided experiences for newcomers and veterans, authenticity licensed by MLB and the MLBPA, and a bounty of offline and online experiences found nowhere else. [The c...[Read More]
Out of the Park Developments, an official licensee of Major League Baseball (MLB), MLB Players, Inc., and MiLB.com, today announced that they have extended their license agreements with MLB, MLB Players, Inc., and MiLB.com through 2020. [This press release is courtesy of Out of the Park Developments] This includes the delivery of Out of the Park Baseball 21 as well as an all-new mobile experience ...[Read More]