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The Florida Panthers® caused quite a stir during the 1996 Stanley Cup® Playoffs, when they took a third place Atlantic Division finish all the way to the Stanley Cup Final®, where they lost to the Colorado Avalanche® in a sweep. It was their third season in the league, but it proved the idea that there’s […] View the full article

As Out of the Park Baseball continues to grow and reach new fans, we’ve needed to expand our team so we can handle the various ways we interact with you. As part of that expansion, we recently added Kris Jardine, Associate Community Manager for OOTP, to our roster. Here’s what he has to say. “The […] View the full article

The much anticipated Tournament of Champions being simulated with the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 is underway. If you missed out on the opening games, click here and here to read up. Before we do though have you checked out what is new for DDS: Pro Basketball 2018? What about ? Want to save on the game? Did you know you can go to the webstore right now and save 10% (or 20% if you purchased DDS:PB 2017 from wolverinestudios.com) by pre-ordering? You also get access to the final beta builds and a free key for the game on Steam when it is available there. Check out our opening games of the tourney and then come back here to hit up the webstore and order!(12) ’84 Los Angeles @ (5) ’98 San Antonio Kareem going to work early getting The Admiral in some early foul trouble The GPFOAT a bright spot in a low scoring first half Magic did all he could to make it close but San Antonio found answers…sometimes from unexpected places San Antonio takes it 90-82 (11) ’08 Los Angeles @ (6) ’90 Chicago MJ vs Kobe – a dream matchup MJ’s Robin making a big contribution in the first half of another low scoring game Chicago breaks it open with a triple from Armstrong Kobe tries to mount a comeback but its too little, too late Two all time greats went head to head and Chicago prevails 82-72 (10) ’13 San Antonio @ (7) ’88 Detroit Joe D getting off to a hot start One of the Bad Boys bringing the pain early and often Laimbeer punishing the duo of Splitter/Bonner all night long Paging Kawhi Leonard…one of eight not going to get it done against the Bad Boys Detroit gets double digits from six players (not even Thomas) and wins 92-74 (9) ’12 Miami @ (8) ’00 Los Angeles Kobe trying to see that LA doesn’t go 0-4 in the tournament Miami has no answer early for Kobe and Shaq LeBron tries to mount a second half comeback to little avail When Isaiah “don’t call me J.R.” Rider drops more on you than anyone on your team it was a bad night. LA salvages something here with a 89-78 victory. Eight teams remain – only one can win. Love to hear your thoughts on the tournament on our forum, Facebook or Twitter and definitely you do not want to miss out on the pre-order savings so head over to the webstore pronto! The post The Tournament of Champions – Round 1 Complete appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

The much anticipated Tournament of Champions being simulated with the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 is underway. If you missed out on the opening games, click here and here to read up. Before we do though have you checked out what is new for DDS: Pro Basketball 2018? What about ? Want to save on the game? Did you know you can go to the webstore right now and save 10% (or 20% if you purchased DDS:PB 2017 from wolverinestudios.com) by pre-ordering? You also get access to the final beta builds and a free key for the game on Steam when it is available there. Check out our opening games of the tourney and then come back here to hit up the webstore and order!(12) ’84 Los Angeles @ (5) ’98 San Antonio Kareem going to work early getting The Admiral in some early foul trouble The GPFOAT a bright spot in a low scoring first half Magic did all he could to make it close but San Antonio found answers…sometimes from unexpected places San Antonio takes it 90-82 (11) ’08 Los Angeles @ (6) ’90 Chicago MJ vs Kobe – a dream matchup MJ’s Robin making a big contribution in the first half of another low scoring game Chicago breaks it open with a triple from Armstrong Kobe tries to mount a comeback but its too little, too late Two all time greats went head to head and Chicago prevails 82-72 (10) ’13 San Antonio @ (7) ’88 Detroit Joe D getting off to a hot start One of the Bad Boys bringing the pain early and often Laimbeer punishing the duo of Splitter/Bonner all night long Paging Kawhi Leonard…one of eight not going to get it done against the Bad Boys Detroit gets double digits from six players (not even Thomas) and wins 92-74 (9) ’12 Miami @ (8) ’00 Los Angeles Kobe trying to see that LA doesn’t go 0-4 in the tournament Miami has no answer early for Kobe and Shaq LeBron tries to mount a second half comeback to little avail When Isaiah “don’t call me J.R.” Rider drops more on you than anyone on your team it was a bad night. LA salvages something here with a 89-78 victory. Eight teams remain – only one can win. Love to hear your thoughts on the tournament on our forum, Facebook or Twitter and definitely you do not want to miss out on the pre-order savings so head over to the webstore pronto! The post The Tournament of Champions – Round 1 Complete appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

Today sees the launch of the latest iteration of the world’s most revered sports management simulation as SEGA and Sports Interactive release Football Manager 2018 worldwide, digitally and in-stores. [This press release has been made courtesy of Sports Interactive] Football Manager 2018 brings with it over 1,000 new improvements and features, building on the success of last year’s game to make this the most in-depth Football Manager yet. New staff roles and enhanced scouting reports, improvements to match analysis, press conferences, new player personality traits and morale are just a few of the things to look out for, but the key new features and improvements this year are: All new Dynamics system– A harmonious squad produces better results on the pitch. By building partnerships amongst your players – both on and off the pitch – and maintaining a good dressing room atmosphere you’ll get the best performances out of your squad.Improved Matchday Experience– A brand new graphics engine produces the best lighting, stadiums and player models in the series’ history, alongside a sleeker match interface and modernised presentation that bring your fixtures to life.Real World Scouting System– A true-to-life representation of the techniques used by the world’s biggest clubs including more detailed data analysis that, combined with a wider range of scouting options, give you a better overview of any potential signing.Sports Science– The new Medical Centre gives you a more complete overview of your squad’s injury situation, with your medical team providing advice on feedback on individual players’ injury risks and how to avoid injuries occurring during training.Tactics Overhaul – A redesigned tactics screen puts analysis at its heart, giving you a clear view of whether your tactic is working. The new pre-match briefing allows you to be better prepared for your upcoming fixtures, while new player roles give you more ways to exploit your players’ abilities.Improved Fantasy Draft– Redesigned with a new interface that is perfect for streaming and with several new setup options that help tailor the Fantasy Draft experience to you, including a bigger squad budget and a Quick Start option.Football Intelligence– A realistic transfer market that reflects the inflated transfer fees and contract values, more clauses to help finalise that blockbuster deal and the more intelligent transfer and board AI that take into account more contextual information from the game world.The post Football Manager 2018 is out, here are the features. appeared first on GM Games - Sports General Manager Video Games. View the full article

The much anticipated Tournament of Champions being simulated with the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 is underway. If you missed out on the opening two games, click right here and read the results. Before we do though have you checked out what is new for DDS: Pro Basketball 2018? What about ? Want to save on the game? Did you know you can go to the webstore right now and save 10% (or 20% if you purchased DDS:PB 2017 from wolverinestudios.com) by pre-ordering? You also get access to the final beta builds and a free key for the game on Steam when it is available there. Check out our opening games of the tourney and then come back here to hit up the webstore and order!(14) ’03 Detroit @ (3) ’95 Chicago Detroit played to their strategy of grinding out a low scoring game but couldn’t provide much offense Larry Legend closes it out from the stripe in this low scoring slugfest An ugly one for sure but ’85 Boston advances 79-62 (13) ’07 Boston @ (4) ’16 Golden State Golden State showing early that Big 4 > Big 3 Boston’s bench grinds the game back within a couple Draymond being Draymond taking the outlet pass coast to coast to build the lead The route is on as Golden State sets out to prove the deserved better then the four seed ’16 Golden State takes it 120-97 Four games down now – who doesn’t want to see the dream matchup of ’95 Chicago and ’16 Golden State? Love to hear your thoughts on the tournament on our forum, Facebook or Twitter and definitely you do not want to miss out on the pre-order savings so head over to the webstore pronto! The post The Tournament of Champions – More Round 1 Games appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

The much anticipated Tournament of Champions being simulated with the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 is underway. If you missed out on the opening two games, click right here and read the results. Before we do though have you checked out what is new for DDS: Pro Basketball 2018? What about ? Want to save on the game? Did you know you can go to the webstore right now and save 10% (or 20% if you purchased DDS:PB 2017 from wolverinestudios.com) by pre-ordering? You also get access to the final beta builds and a free key for the game on Steam when it is available there. Check out our opening games of the tourney and then come back here to hit up the webstore and order!(14) ’03 Detroit @ (3) ’95 Chicago Detroit played to their strategy of grinding out a low scoring game but couldn’t provide much offense Larry Legend closes it out from the stripe in this low scoring slugfest An ugly one for sure but ’85 Boston advances 79-62 (13) ’07 Boston @ (4) ’16 Golden State Golden State showing early that Big 4 > Big 3 Boston’s bench grinds the game back within a couple Draymond being Draymond taking the outlet pass coast to coast to build the lead The route is on as Golden State sets out to prove the deserved better then the four seed ’16 Golden State takes it 120-97 Four games down now – who doesn’t want to see the dream matchup of ’95 Chicago and ’16 Golden State? Love to hear your thoughts on the tournament on our forum, Facebook or Twitter and definitely you do not want to miss out on the pre-order savings so head over to the webstore pronto! The post The Tournament of Champions – More Round 1 Games appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

The much anticipated Tournament of Champions being simulated with the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 is underway. The top two seeds have played their initial game and lets take a look at the results. Before we do though have you checked out what is new for DDS: Pro Basketball 2018? What about ? Want to save on the game? Did you know you can go to the webstore right now and save 10% (or 20% if you purchased DDS:PB 2017 from wolverinestudios.com) by pre-ordering? You also get access to the final beta builds and a free key for the game on Steam when it is available there. Check out our opening games of the tourney and then come back here to hit up the webstore and order!(16) ’94 Houston @ (1) ’95 Chicago Houston gets off to a fast start but Pippen brings Chicago back Elie drains a triple before half to put Houston up 5 – is an upset looming? Kukoc hits the game winner over the Dream! MJ and The Dream both go for 33 put Chicago squeaks out the 99-97 victory (15) ’82 Philadelphia @ (2) ’86 Los Angeles Moses with a big first half going for 12 & 7 Worthy hits a three bringing LA to within just four Malone will not be stopped and Philly starts pulling away The Doctor finishes off the upset for Philadelphia Final – Philly 100, LA 89 Wow, what an exciting start to the tournament – tough to see a top seed go down but these are sixteen great championship teams. Hard to say anything is an upset. Love to hear your thoughts on the tournament on our forum, Facebook or Twitter and definitely you do not want to miss out on the pre-order savings so head over to the webstore pronto! The post The Tournament of Champions Kicks Off! appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

The much anticipated Tournament of Champions being simulated with the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 is underway. The top two seeds have played their initial game and lets take a look at the results. Before we do though have you checked out what is new for DDS: Pro Basketball 2018? What about ? Want to save on the game? Did you know you can go to the webstore right now and save 10% (or 20% if you purchased DDS:PB 2017 from wolverinestudios.com) by pre-ordering? You also get access to the final beta builds and a free key for the game on Steam when it is available there. Check out our opening games of the tourney and then come back here to hit up the webstore and order!(16) ’94 Houston @ (1) ’95 Chicago Houston gets off to a fast start but Pippen brings Chicago back Elie drains a triple before half to put Houston up 5 – is an upset looming? Kukoc hits the game winner over the Dream! MJ and The Dream both go for 33 put Chicago squeaks out the 99-97 victory (15) ’82 Philadelphia @ (2) ’86 Los Angeles Moses with a big first half going for 12 & 7 Worthy hits a three bringing LA to within just four Malone will not be stopped and Philly starts pulling away The Doctor finishes off the upset for Philadelphia Final – Philly 100, LA 89 Wow, what an exciting start to the tournament – tough to see a top seed go down but these are sixteen great championship teams. Hard to say anything is an upset. Love to hear your thoughts on the tournament on our forum, Facebook or Twitter and definitely you do not want to miss out on the pre-order savings so head over to the webstore pronto! The post The Tournament of Champions Kicks Off! appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

Welcome to Top Eleven 2018! On Nov. 8th, 2017 we released Top Eleven version 6.0 (Top Eleven 2018) on all platforms: iOS, Android and web-browser. We bring great news and improvements to our Managers and below you can find the full change-log:NEW – We are introducing a New Formation screen in the Squad menu, which will give you endless control and freedom to find the perfect formation for your squad. With the all-new open pitch, you will be able to position your players exactly where you want!– In alignment with this new open pitch, the roles DML and DMR no longer exist in the game. DML players are converted to DL while DMR to DR, and all Managers can put these players as much backward or forward as they want, as the formations are fluid now. – The debut of the new Matchup view, where you’re able to see your next opponent’s formation next to yours. The color of the pitch changes indicating the level of control in a certain area. All changes made to your Formation are now automatically saved. -A new Set-Piece Takers menu lets you easily choose which players will take your spot kicks.IMPROVEMENTS – Managers who haven’t developed all their stadium units will be able to do it faster now. We’ve shortened the time for development of new constructions and those in progress will be concluded according to the new timer.UPDATES – Updated in-game music, icons and loading screen. – The “loan” option was removed from Association tournament after systematic reports of our community due to abuse of the gameplay.Note: This is a forced update. Devices with Android v. 4.0.3 and v. 4.0.4 won’t be supported anymore.The post Top Eleven 2018 (v. 6.0) – List of new features, improvements and fixed bugs appeared first on Top Eleven - Be a Football Manager. View the full article

Thank you to those who voiced their opinions on which teams should take part in our 16 team tournament using the new Tournament Maker feature coming in Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018. If you haven’t read about the new features coming to this year’s version check out our blog post here and don’t forget to .Without further delay…we present to you the bracket. Who do you think will win it all? Stay tuned to find out and to find out more details about the upcoming release of DDS: Pro Basketball 2018! The post The Field Is Set For Our Championship Tournament appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

We Need Your Help To Determine The Greatest Champion!As we wind down our testing and prepare for pre-release orders as well as the releasing of more info on the game we’re going to be using the new Tournament Maker feature of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 to run a 16 team tournament to crown the greatest champion of the post-merger era and we want your help. Head over to the thread on our forums and post in there your top 16 seeds – the only qualifications are that they must have won the championship and done so in the post-merger era. We will tally up the votes from here and on social media and put the tournament together and then sim it out right here in the blog to determine who truly is the champion of champions. Also ICYMI make sure you head over to our YouTube page where you can find the and check out our previous blog post detailing some of the new and exciting features coming this season in DDS: PB 2018 – we look forward to seeing you on the court real soon!The post Help us determine the greatest champion! appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

On Oct. 25th we released Top Eleven version 5.15 across all platforms: iOS, Android and web-browser. We are bringing new challenges and improvements to our Managers. You can find the full change-log below: NEW - We added support to a new challenge! Compete for exclusive rewards by scoring goals with different players. Stay tuned for more updates in the game soon. IMPROVEMENTS - We’ve done some small improvements in Thai language. The post Top Eleven v. 5.15 – List of new features and improvements appeared first on Top Eleven - Be a Football Manager. View the full article

As the latest National Hockey League® season gets underway, we thought we’d see what might be in store by simulating the 2017-18 campaign, including the playoffs. Our friends at the NHL Network joined in the fun by mentioning our work on their flagship NHL Tonight show — you can see the entire clip on YouTube. […] View the full article

Major League Baseball’s playoff history is full of thrilling comebacks and crushing defeats. Unheralded players have risen to the occasion and become heroes and great players have stumbled and revealed that they, too, are mere mortals. Out of the Park Baseball 18 lets you tell your own October stories, and this year we decided to […] View the full article

What’s New For Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018Hoop fans – the season is almost here and with it another season of Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball. We’re very excited to share just some of the new items you can come to expect in this year’s version. Be sure to check the blog frequently as we’ll be showing off screens, walking through some of the fun new features and be giving out info on pre-ordering as well as the final release which will be coming late this month. But enough with the intro – lets get to the goods. UI Changes DDS:PB 2018 gets some added functionality for the user by adding options for depth chart, rotation and trading players right to the team menu so they can be accessed from many screens instead of just the roster one. Buttons have been added to travel right to your d-league affiliate team and some screens have gotten a makeover to make them more visually appealing – none more so than the draft as the draft presentation and war room have been totally redone to give you an even more immersive and exciting experience. Historical/Statistical Additions Player rating changes are now tracked in a database so that you can see how they have progressed over time, coach and GM hiring history has been added to the team history tracking and the array of defensive stats from prior versions of the game has made its way back – we had no idea so many people found them so interesting and useful! New scheduling has been added as well to match real life and spread out the playoff games a little bit. Summer League Tournament In the past the summer league games were largely meaningless – just some exhibitions run to simulate your new rookies for a couple games as well as anyone you might be scouting out for the future but that’s all changed now. Now the teams will compete in 5 or 6 matchups with the 8 best teams record wise competing in a single elimination tournament to crown a champion of the summer league. Two-way Contracts We’ve added our own version of two-way contracts into DDS:PB 2018. Each team will have the opportunity to sign two players to their roster on these contracts and it will allow them to stash those players exclusively in the d-league so that much like in real life you can expand the number of players your team controls. These players will be able to be called up to the normal 15 man roster and converted to league minimum contracts as well if you wish to do so. D-League Control Speaking of the d-league, we have added an option to give you control over your affiliate and treat them like a true extension of your team. You can leave it up to the fine folks running the team if you want or grab control of everything from the d-league draft to in-season pickups or setting the depth chart and player rotations to make sure the players you have sent there from the pro club or are stashed there on two-way contracts are getting all the minutes you want. Free Agency Improvements With all of the information available today teams formulate a gameplan early in the summer for their free agent strategy. Now prior to the draft you will get an email detailing the top free agents available as well as some detailed information about what they are looking for. This way if a player might be interested in you if you had the money or had another star player you have the time and opportunity to try and make some moves prior to free agency to go for it. You might even learn that the free agent you want is close with one of the players on your team and then you’ll definitely know not to trade that player away if you want a shot at bringing his buddy to town! New Injury System The old system of players having an injury % has been removed for a more modern day take on injuries. Players are either healthy, probable or listed as out for a number of days. The AI will act more more conservatively as in real life resting players who have injuries for meaningless regular season games but being more willing to use them if possible in the playoffs. Player ability while injured is also changed now so you will have to weigh the risk and reward of playing a “probable” player – is it worth risking a bad performance or prolonging a sickness if a player is not feeling well with the flu? Is a sore back worth missing a game or two versus having it linger with sub-optimal performances for two weeks? You’ll have to make the call. Fantasy Draft Changes The fantasy draft was one of the most requested areas for upgrade and we’ve done it. Now you can see the initial contracts of all the players in the grid before you draft them as well as see your team’s salary cap total so you know better how much cap space you have used up already. Tournament Maker Speaking of fantasy…a brand new option outside of career play is Tournament Maker mode. The sequel to Matchup Maker (which still exists in the game) will let you grab teams from a database and pit them against each other in a 16 team single elimination tournament. Tired of wondering who was the best of all-time or the best team one franchise ever had? Now you can settle it on the court. That’s not all… We’ve also hidden some surprises for you to find on your own – little things that will improve the gameplay and immersion factors and hopefully will get a “wow, that’s pretty cool” out of you when you discover them. One final thing we didn’t mention is that we’re working for the first time to be able to make DDS:PB 2017 leagues importable and all leagues being able to be carried forward from version to version from now on. We hope you’re as excited for this year’s version as we are – feel free to head over to our forums and let us know what sounds the best to you! The post What’s New For DDS: Pro Basketball 2018 appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

According to Out of the Park Baseball 18, the 2017 Major League Baseball playoffs will unfold as follows: [Press Release is provided from OOTP Developments) Wild CardAmerican League: The Yankees beat the Twins 6-5, coming back from a 4-3 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the 7th on an Aaron Judge home run. National League: The Diamondbacks outslug the Rockies 10 to 7. Both starting pitchers exit before the fifth inning, when Arizona takes a 7-6 lead that holds up to the end. Each team hit 3 home runs. Division SeriesAmerican League (Indians vs. Yankees): The Indians advance to the ALCS by beating the Yankees 3-1. The Yankees took game 1 behind a good C.C. Sabathia performance and a Judge HR, but it was all Cleveland afterwards, winning the next three games 6-4, 8-4 and 10-7. José Ramirez dominated the series, hitting .500 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. American League (Red Sox vs. Astros): This series went the distance, with the Astros beating the Red Sox in game 5 by a score of 3-2 in 10 innings in dramatic fashion, thanks to a Brian McCann walk-off home run against Craig Kimbrel. José Altuve has a great series, hitting .450 with 2 HR and 3 RBI. National League (Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers): Arizona continues to be a thorn in the Dodgers side this season, winning the NLDS 3 games to 1. Clayton Kershaw wins game 1 with 8 shutout innings and 9 K’s, but Arizona wins the next three games, 11-6, 1-0 and 3-2 to clinch with Zack Greinke allowing just 2 ER in 8 IP to go along with a J.D. Martinez 2-run HR. National League (Cubs vs. Nationals): The Cubs return to the NLCS for the third year in a row, ousting the Nationals 3 games to 1. Chicago storms back from a 1-run deficit to steal Game 1 6-5, only to fall to a strong Stephen Strasburg in Game 2 2-1. Jake Arrieta and José Quintana combine to win Games 3 and 4, and the Nationals are once again eliminated early in the postseason. Championship SeriesAmerican League:The Indians’ magic late-season run comes to an end, as the Astros win 4 games to 1, despite another huge performance by José Ramirez (.524, 4 HR). The Astros win both of Justin Verlander’s starts, as he allows just 2 runs in 14 innings pitched. George Springer wins the ALCS MVP with 3 HR, 6 RBI and a .348 AVG. National League: The Cubs advance to their 2nd straight World Series, beating the Diamondbacks 4 games to 1. Cubs pitching holds Arizona to just 10 runs in the 5 games, and José Quintana wins MVP honors after going 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA in 15.1 IP (16 K’s, 4 BBs). Anthony Rizzo hits .350 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. World SeriesThe Houston Astros defeat the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 3 in a classic World Series, winning the first title in franchise history in front of their home fans. The Cubs win the opener thanks to a complete game win for Jake Arrieta. Houston wins the next two, but then Chicago roars back to win the next two and take a 3-2 series lead back to Houston. World Series Game 6 has the Cubs up 4-2 and ready to celebrate in the 9th inning – until disaster strikes. Yuli Gurriel hits a home run off Wade Davis, followed by back-to-back doubles by George Springer and Alex Bregman. That set the stage for a walk-off José Altuve single to win it for Houston and send it to Game 7. In that seventh game, Houston goes up 5-1 early as Lester only lasts 3 innings. The Cubs start clawing back, however, to close the score to 5-4 heading to the 9th. Ken Giles shuts Chicago down, striking out Ian Happ to end the game and the World Series for Houston. Dallas Keuchel gets the win in game 7 (6 IP, 3 ER) while Alex Bregman and José Altuve (each 3 H and 2 RBI) provide the offense. The Cubs’ Jason Heyward wins the World Series MVP in a losing effort, hitting .481 (13 hits) with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Jake Arrieta goes 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA in 17 IP for the Series. Houston’s bats stayed rather cold, with José Altuve only hitting .250 with 6 RBI. “It’s a huge thrill to have the MLB Network reveal our postseason predictions,” said OOTP CMO Richard Grisham. “We are huge fans of the network and watch every day. The baseball postseason is simply the best month of the year. We can’t wait to see how closely Out of the Park Baseball’s simulation engine matches the actual outcome.” The post OOTP 18’s baseball simulation A.I. predicts 2017 World Series outcome appeared first on GM Games - Sports General Manager Video Games. View the full article

OOTP Developments, the creators of Out of the Park Baseball and Franchise Hockey Manager have released details about the new game to be released on October 6, 2017 [Contents of this press release has been compiled from the OOTP Developments Press Release] FHM 4 is officially licensed by the NHL®, it packs even more features than FHM 3 and takes the series to a whole new level in terms of realism and gameplay. New features in FHM 42017-18 team rosters Take over a team in one of over 24 playable leagues that feature real current rosters based on countless hours of detailed research into player ratings. In addition to the National Hockey League® license, which gives FHM 4 real logos, uniforms, and histories for all 31 teams, the game features North American minor leagues, Canadian major junior leagues, and multiple levels of European hockey leagues. Vegas, baby! Yes, you can roll the dice with the new NHL® expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights™. Take control of the team as it was built through the expansion draft or return those players to their original teams and remake the Golden Knights™ according to your strategic vision. Unprecedented customization FHM 4 features even more ways to set up a league. In additional to pre-configured structures, choose the number of conferences and divisions in your league, its schedule length, and the number of teams. The most hockey ever Travel as far back as the 1917-18 season and enjoy historically accurate rosters, including the early major leagues in western Canada! FHM 4 puts more hockey history at your fingertips than any game ever released. In addition, try one of FHM 4’s 30 new historical challenges (one per NHL® team) and see if you can repeat, or improve on, such successes as Montreal’s 1950s dynasty, Philadelphia’s 1970s expansion wins, and Vancouver’s wild ride to the 1982 Stanley Cup® Final! Challenge Mode You can also put your hockey smarts to the test in the modern day with Challenge Mode, a new twist that pushes you to compete and win even when the odds are stacked against you. It’s a spin on the popular Path to Glory Mode, which is now available in every aspect of FHM 4. Commissioner Mode You can now take the top-level view in all game types and make changes as you see fit. Worldwide playable leagues Take the reins of a team in Austria, Belarus, Denmark, Slovakia, Poland, and other countries, in addition to returning favorites. FHM 4 also features a European Champions League and more international competitions than ever. Staggering detailMany more new features include: A new Hall of Fame systemLine chemistryPlayer uniform number assignmentsPostseason awardsDramatically expanded statistical trackingSingle game recordsClub alumni listsIn-game audio and visual enhancements The post Details emerge of the new Franchise Hockey Manager FHM 4 (PC, Mac) appeared first on GM Games - Sports General Manager Video Games. View the full article

On September 14th we released Top Eleven version 5.14 on all platforms: iOS, Android and web-browser. We bring great news to our Managers and below you can find the full change-log. NEW: -Club history has returned! Visit the Club menu to see your Season and All-Time history, including biggest win, all-time top goalscorer, and other statistics. -Hire a talented scout to find new players for your club with a brand new limited-time feature: Scouting Network! Your hire will conduct a global search to find talented players for your squad. UPDATES: -Squad sizes have been expanded from 25 to 28 players -The brand new Nordeus logo and splash screen will greet you when entering Top Eleven! BUG FIXES -Fixed the issue where the possession bar was missing for some players on the main Live Match screen -Fixed visual issues that some players were experiencing where the background wasn’t positioned properly and extra positions appeared for loaned players in Associations. The post TOP ELEVEN V. 5.14 – LIST OF NEW FEATURES appeared first on Top Eleven - Be a Football Manager. View the full article

On September 14th we released Top Eleven version 5.14 on all platforms: iOS, Android and web-browser. We bring great news to our Managers and below you can find the full change-log. NEW: -Club history has returned! Visit the Club menu to see your Season and All-Time history, including biggest win, all-time top goalscorer, and other statistics. -Hire a talented scout to find new players for your club with a brand new limited-time feature: Scouting Network! Your hire will conduct a global search to find talented players for your squad. UPDATES: -Squad sizes have been expanded from 25 to 28 players -The brand new Nordeus logo and splash screen will greet you when entering Top Eleven! BUG FIXES -Fixed the issue where the possession bar was missing for some players on the main Live Match screen -Fixed visual issues that some players were experiencing where the background wasn’t positioned properly and extra positions appeared for loaned players in Associations. The post Top Eleven v. 5.14 – List of new features appeared first on Top Eleven - Be a Football Manager. View the full article

When OOTP Developments CMO Rich Grisham recently had the unique opportunity to stop by the MLB Network studios, he came armed with the results of simulations involving Sonny Gray (New York Yankees), Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels), and Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers). (You can watch the full appearance on our YouTube channel.) Of course, five […] View the full article

When we last spoke to T.J. Lauerman, OOTP’s Baseball Community Manager, he had taken over the rebuilding San Diego Padres after polling the OOTP Twitter account’s followers regarding which team he should helm. The team finished 58-104 in 2017 but improved to 80-82 in 2018 and seemed poised for a possible breakout season in 2019. […] View the full article

Wolverine Studios is proud to announce that Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 is now available. Brooks Piggott and his team bring you the newest pro football simulation for Windows-PC. [Contents of this press release has been compiled from the Wolverine Studios blog] Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 puts you in control of your favorite pro football franchise. You make the calls as you build your dynasty – build your roster through trades, the draft, and free agency while you help your players improve with custom training options. Watch the action unfold in dramatic 2D fashion where you can take control of the play calling and make the choices that lead your team to victory. Play by yourself against a challenging AI or join an online multiplayer league and see if you have what it takes to outmanage your fellow gamers. Game day is here coachJust as the smell of grilled meat and beer suds from the tailgate subsides and the fans have taken their seats, all eyes switch to the field and more importantly what you, the head coach are going to do next. Have you locked in the right roster? Have you perfected your scheme? Have you done your homework on your opponent? They’ve been having a great year so far but will today be the day that your team overpowers them in their own back yard? We’re about to find out! “What’s the play coach?”The game day engine provides a slick and easy to use interface that gives you everything you need to navigate your way through game day. You take on the role of offensive and defensive coordinators by selecting plays from your playbook and embarking on an epic game of cat and mouse with your opponent. Just like in real life, calling a pass play against a nickel defense could be fatal, whereas making the decision to run up the gut of a 2-man front when its least expected could get you that vital fist down you need to keep the offense rolling. Within your playbook, you get to choose the formation and the play, giving you a huge amount of variety. There are also options at playbook with the team specific playbook or a default option to open your offense up further. Once you have called your play, sit back and watch it play out on 2D. Did you make the right call? Is your rookie wide receiver about to take it to the house or is your quarterback hitting the turf before he can release the ball? You’ll soon find out. It’s all about the stats manThe game day screen also shows you a breakdown of stats as the game progresses so you can keep an eye on how your guys are playing. Clicking on ‘Box Score’ will also a breakdown of team stats and scoring summary for you to analyse. Maybe next time you’ll give that third string half back a run out instead if number 4 isn’t getting it done. This is a results business son. Pulled off a play that had you jumping out of your arm chair and want to see it again? Hit the ‘view replay’ button. Need to wrap this game up quicker? The ‘CPU finish’ button will get it done for you. I guess we will really see if you set your team up right now coach. “The draft went well coach but its time to set the roster”Getting down to the right 53-man roster can be as challenging as maximizing your draft picks. Cut too many of one position group and you’re one injury away from disaster, carry too many players on offense and maybe you don’t have the personnel to run all your defensive packages. A great roster will be the foundation for a good year, get it wrong…. Pro Football 2018 has a user-friendly roster management screen that helps you make the right decisions. You can manage your current roster, practice squad and injured reserve list all from one place with the ability to click and compare players as you do. There is even a handy position count tool that helps you get the roster composition right. “Is he going to line up as a running back or a wide receiver, coach?”Got a guy on the roster that played every snap in college as running back, but as all great coaches do, you saw something in him? You saw his hands were what makes him great, the crispness of his routes out of the back field are like nothing you’ve seen from a running back before, and it was enough for you to trade up in the draft and put your name on the pick. Pro Football 18 gives you the opportunity to change a player’s position on his ‘player card’, so you can maximize his production in your scheme. “We got one heck of a QB competition going on”Sick of being asked the same question at press conferences like “Is there a front runner for the QB job?” and “Have you seen enough from him to keep the jersey?”. The answer is simple, its time you set your depth charts. The ‘Depth’ screen allows you to set a master depth chart with a series of drop down menus or if you trust your coaching team you can make use of the ‘AI Set All’ button to speed the process up and adjust from there. Pro Football 2018 is all about choice and customization to help you get the most out of your team. You can even drill down to specific formations in your playbook and adjust your depth chart for those formations. Want a running back that runs hard for your I-form plays but more of a speedy pass catching back for your shotgun plays? Get it done. “You got the players, they’ve got their roles, but how are you going to play?”Are you going to be known for aggressive defense, pounding the rock or airing the ball out? Hop into the ‘Strategy’ screen and set your team up to play how you want it to. On the ‘Game Plan’ screen you can set your style, tempo, how your tight ends will play, who your primary read in the passing game is, who is the Mike and what kind of attitude your team will display on the field. “With the first pick in the 2018 draft…”It’s a day sports fans and collegiate athletes circle on their calendars and await with excitement and anticipation; as general managers and coaching teams assemble in the war room to decide who will be the next budding superstar to join the franchise. With so many choices, getting it right can propel the franchise to success overnight; getting it wrong can lead to the unemployment line. Rarely is there a tougher choice to be made, and now the decision is yours! Pro Football 2018 features an all new draft presentation allowing you to immerse yourself in the draft day experience taking control of shaping your own franchise. Take control of your war room!Once the draft has started you can enter your war room and browse through all the eligible players; checking stats, traits, history and comparing them with other prospects to build your own draft list. As the picks fly in you monitor your list in the hope that the ‘your guy’ is still available when it’s your pick. Then you welcome him to the franchise, give your virtual team a virtual high five, and focus on your next pick. You have the choice to watch the draft play out in full or, safe in the knowledge your prospect list is settled, you can opt to skip the CPU picks until it’s your turn again. There is even an option to set your list and let the draft play out in full sim mode, just make sure you set your player order right before you do to avoid any unexpected surprises! And as the draft draws to a close you can sit back and bask in the glory of your triumphant day by recapping the draft in its entirety, or by team. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your competitors’ picks; always be game planning! Build that roster!Just as you finish that cold celebratory beer, it’s time to hunt for the real gems in free agency. You now have the opportunity to bid for the best undrafted talent in the nation; you decide how much they are worth to your franchise, but get it right or someone else may be reaping the benefits of the next overlooked Hall of Famer! DDS: Pro Football 2018 is ready – game day is here and now you are able to build your dynasty. The post DDS: Pro Football 2018 out now for PC appeared first on GM Games - Sports General Manager Video Games. View the full article

The Wait Is Over!Wolverine Studios is proud to announce that Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 is now available exclusively from www.wolverinestudios.com Brooks Piggott and his team have worked tirelessly to bring you the most exciting pro football simulation available today for Windows-PC. Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 puts you in control of your favorite pro football franchise. You make the calls as you build your dynasty – build your roster through trades, the draft, and free agency while you help your players improve with custom training options. Watch the action unfold in dramatic 2D fashion where you can take control of the play calling and make the choices that lead your team to victory. Play by yourself against a challenging AI or join an online multiplayer league and see if you have what it takes to outmanage your fellow gamers. Full game details including screenshots, the game trailer and a free fully playable demo are available from our official DDS: Pro Football 2018 homepage. The post Wolverine Studios Releases Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article

Kickoff Is Coming!Well football fans, we have a very special treat for you this week. Not only are we going to take a walk through the gameday engine, but you also get to see the brand-new trailer for Pro Football 2018. That’s right, we are doubling down on the excitement this week as we edge closer to launch date. More on the trailer at the end of this segment. Game day is here coach Just as the smell of grilled meat and beer suds from the tailgate subsides and the fans have taken their seats, all eyes switch to the field and more importantly what you, the head coach are going to do next. Have you locked in the right roster? Have you perfected your scheme? Have you done your homework on your opponent? They’ve been having a great year so far but will today be the day that your team overpowers them in their own back yard? We’re about to find out! “What’s the play coach?” The game day engine provides a slick and easy to use interface that gives you everything you need to navigate your way through game day. You take on the role of offensive and defensive coordinators by selecting plays from your playbook and embarking on an epic game of cat and mouse with your opponent. Just like in real life, calling a pass play against a nickel defense could be fatal, whereas making the decision to run up the gut of a 2-man front when its least expected could get you that vital fist down you need to keep the offense rolling. Within your playbook, you get to choose the formation and the play, giving you a huge amount of variety. There are also options at playbook with the team specific playbook or a default option to open your offense up further. Once you have called your play, sit back and watch it play out on 2D. Did you make the right call? Is your rookie wide receiver about to take it to the house or is your quarterback hitting the turf before he can release the ball? You’ll soon find out. It’s all about the stats man The game day screen also shows you a breakdown of stats as the game progresses so you can keep an eye on how your guys are playing. Clicking on ‘Box Score’ will also a breakdown of team stats and scoring summary for you to analyse. Maybe next time you’ll give that third string half back a run out instead if number 4 isn’t getting it done. This is a results business son. Pulled off a play that had you jumping out of your arm chair and want to see it again? Hit the ‘view replay’ button. Need to wrap this game up quicker? The ‘CPU finish’ button will get it done for you. I guess we will really see if you set your team up right now coach. That’s it for this week in the blog as we edge closer and closer to release date but the goodies don’t stop there. Click right here to view the trailer for DDS: Pro Football 2018 and get ready – game day is almost here and it will be time to build your dynasty! The post DDS: Pro Football 2018 – Game Day Approaches appeared first on Wolverine Studios. View the full article