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With their cover boy in tow, Sony has shed some light on what’s new and improved for MLB 13: The Show. The upcoming release appears to be in for a major overhaul in terms of presentation and core game modes. Our friends at Operation Sports have a rundown of over 50 new features, as well as details on several major changes in store for the franchise.

Here’s ten items that have the Getting Blanked crew fired up for the release of MLB 13: The Show…

TruBroadcast Presentations 2.0: Baseball season is the longest of seasons, at least in terms of games played. In the virtual world, we gamers seek redemption for our commitment to said lengthy season. Is it too much to ask for a proper celebration sequence when you play 162 regular season games, then battle through the postseason, and eventually capture a World Series title? I didn’t think so. MLB 13: The Show will feature new postseason celebrations, in addition to varied presentations for opening day, regular season, and the All-Star Game. Finally. The game will also feature over 500 new in-game presentations, plus 1000 Road to the Show specific presentations.

New CBA “qualifying offer” system: Sony did not get into details on this feature with their press release, but one would assume this means that Franchise Mode will require users to submit qualifying offers, or non-tender, prospective free agents. This means that gamers could find themselves picking up, or shipping out, compensatory draft picks in the offseason. NAILS!

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It wasn’t all that long ago that Xbox 360 owners were preparing for life without a proper baseball simulation game. With no sign of an agreement between Major League Baseball and a video game publisher to speak of (Sony’s deal for The Show excluded), all signs pointed toward your local GameStop in an effort to swap Microsoft’s console for a Sony Playstation 3 and MLB 13: The Show. As I noted in November, it appeared that Take-Two Interactive had no plans to renew their license for the MLB 2K series. Boy, did we have it wrong. 2K Sports announced this morning, seemingly out of nowhere, that they will release MLB 2K13 on March 5.

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Goosebumps achieved, and I’m not even a PS3 owner. Sony, please send me one of your finest Playstation 3 devices and this game in exchange for a thorough, but entirely biased review. Thx bye.

Via Operation Sports