No Pre-Release Demo For MLB 10: The Show
Though it hasn’t been stated explicitly all signs point to the demo for MLB 10: The Show being absent from the PSN update today. SCEA has remained notably silent about the demo while the Playstation Blog today posted an article on the game advertising the opportunity to play the game at select Best Buy locations.
Now, if this wasn’t The Show, I would be a lot more concerned. For the most part everyone knows what to expect with this game based on track record and a good flow of information. However the very reason why many remain comfortable with this release might be why a demo has been held back and why review copies haven’t gone out.
None of the improvements or additions this year are going to blow people away. The core of the game remains the same for the most part and will have a very familiar feeling. That isn’t to say it is a bad thing, it’s actually one of the reasons why the series has been so successful. However for the casual fans who play the demo they may not pick up on the nuances, while many of the additions wouldn’t be reflected in a demo anyway. Reviews may remain flat compared to last year as well for the same reasoning. New additions include All-Star features and a catcher mode in Road to the Show. Those things though are unlikely to inspire passion in reviewers.
The decision to hold off on a demo could also be related to the Best Buy promotion with a possible deal for exclusivity being reached. Best Buy certainly benefits more if they can have the game available at kiosks as the only way to play it pre-release. What would be most aggravating about this is the deal would have been struck a while back and after that point there would have been no plan to release the demo.
Natal’s Milo to return in a “dramatic story”
Milo, the character Microsoft demonstrated Project Natal’s possible uses with at E3 last year, is more than just a tech demo and will be returning in a big, “dramatic story,” Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux says.
“I was very, very tight about what was actually being said about Milo and not being said about Milo. I think it did its job,” the Lionhead boss and MGS Europe creative director said at X10 last week. “It made people look around and say ‘How could you make a game out of a character like Milo?’ And I think that question is still out there; I’m just not allowed to answer it.”
On second thought: “I might hint… Milo is a character in a bigger and more dramatic story that we’re telling.”
Perhaps a second appearance at this year’s E3 then?
