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Review of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 4 – Continued strides in every new version
The NBA has come calling, but you aren’t one of the freak-of-nature athletes that make a roster. It’s your brains they want. You’re here to run a franchise. Draft Day Sports Pro Basketball 4, the newest entry in a franchise developed by Wolverine Studios aims to give you a platform to help build the next great dynasty in sports—to let you become the next Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, or G...[Read More]
A new twist on Baseball Mogul, version Diamond hits the market
It’s called Diamond. Why so? Clay Dreslough, the creator of Baseball Mogul has renamed his game this year because of what they believe to be a bigger feature set with 4 major changes that represent the bases on a diamond. We will share the details here with you. Most of the content is from the Baseball Mogul website. Baseball Mogul has been a long time staple for baseball sim fans and this c...[Read More]
Review of Eastside Hockey Manager – Well worth the eight year wait
More than eight years after the Eastside Hockey Manager series was put on indefinite hold, the undisputed king of ice hockey management is back. A lot has changed since EHM 2007 was released in September 2006; not least the rise of the likes of Steam and social media. These platforms make niche games cheaper to launch and easier to market. Indeed, Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Access (or EHM:EA f...[Read More]
Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP 16) Review – New levels of unimaginable depth
Right out of the gates with OOTP 16 users are greeted with a landing page which teases a cool new feature in this year’s game: official logos. This year’s iteration features all 30 MLB logos, over 150 minor league logos as well as historical MLB logos, as promised from the pre-launch press release. The powered by Baseball Prospectus logo is neat to see as well, not only as someone who interned wit...[Read More]
It’s out. Free Sportando Basket Manager SBM15 (PC)
Arriving March 7th, 2015 for download is the newly branded Sportando Basket Manager SBM15 for Windows PC. Previously the game has operated as PCF or PC FantaCanestro. Those who are die hard basketball management fans will know of its origin. The newest version appears to have some updates but now has the branding strength of the Sportando name. For those in North America who are unaware of what Sp...[Read More]
(Preview) The goods on Franchise Hockey Manager FHM2 (PC, Mac)
The well known team over at OOTP developments have arrived on a release date and what will be in store. At the moment it is looking like late-May 2015. OOTP will be attempting to make up for the first release of Franchise Hockey Manager through new features and code stability. Franchise Hockey Manager is best described as full of potential with a knowledgeable group of programmers to tap into. GM ...[Read More]
Exclusive: Risto Remes (EHM) joins GM Games in conversation
As GM Games continues to highlight the evolution of sports management games, there are certainly those who must be recognized for their contributions to where we are today. We plan over the next little while to compile exclusive conversations with influential people in the sports simulation industry. One of these integral people happen to be Risto Remes of Sports Interactive Games (SI Games). Here...[Read More]
Rugby simulation takes a leap forward with Rugby Union Team Manager 2015 (PC)
One of the newer simulation games to grab some attention is the release of Rugby Union Team Manager 2015. The game was released on Steam approximately 3 weeks ago and since then the reviews have been Mostly positive hovering around 72% The good news is there is another developer with a passion to put out great management experiences. It truly is one of the high point of sports management as the ar...[Read More]
OOTP 16 Features MLB.com, MiLB Licenses (PC, Mac, Linux)
As per the OOTP Developments Blog update, there has been a major licensing announcement. Note: Sections of this press release are direct excerpts from the OOTP Newsletter entry. The 16th edition in the year 2015 will include all the branding from Major League Baseball Advanced Media. This association includes MLB.com and MiLB (Minor League Baseball). OOTP 16 will have AL, NL, and MLB logos, as wel...[Read More]
First update on the FHM2 Dev Journey (PC, Mac)
As per Brad Cook, of OOTP Developments summarizing the development progress of Sebastian Palkowski. Early summary from OOTP Developments Over the past several months, we copied and pasted every forum post about FHM 2014’s GUI into a file and reviewed it. We took every comment to heart and reworked the new game’s GUI based on the “flat” look used by OOTP 15. Our goal was a shinier game with less cr...[Read More]
OOTP 15 REVIEW – AN IMPROVEMENT ON (NEAR) PERFECTION
From the very get-go, one gets the sense that Out of the Park Baseball 15 is going to be an immersive experience. Just by virtue of selecting “new standard game” — one of eight different first screen options — the user is confronted with the decision whether to take the more standard path with a new league based on 2014 MLB rosters and schedules, or whether to choose between seven othe...[Read More]
Now available, Baseball Mogul Version 2015 Edition (PC)
Baseball Mogul, one of the true pioneer baseball simulation games continues on. Clay Dreslough the original creator of Baseball Mogul seems to have ramped up the game offering by bringing another developer on staff named Connor Milliken. The Sports Mogul company in recent years has been focused on making an NFL Football theme card game named Masters of the Gridion. Their kick-starter campaign reac...[Read More]