The fun, fast-paced game will bring new graphics and lighting as well as a suite of additional features, including: new fielding capabilities with dives, wall catches, fake throws and more; an improved batting engine with variable perfect timing; a reworked pitching strategy AI; sim a game or multiple games; modify a team’s lineup pre-game or in-game, including double switches.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts will be the cover athlete for R.B.I. Baseball 16. Exclusively in Canada, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman will be featured on the game’s cover.

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Key Features:

• DEFENSE: A redeveloped defensive AI will introduce new fielding capabilities including dives, wall catches, fake throws and more. This system will give users more control than ever before in making defensive plays.
• BASERUNNING: Built in part from MLBAM’s award-winning tracking technology, Statcast, baserunners’ abilities will be driven by on-field metrics from the 2015 MLB season.
• BATTING: An improved batting engine will feature variable perfect timing. For the best outcome, swing earlier on inside pitches and later on outside pitches.
• PITCHING: With a reworked pitching strategy AI, pitchers will play to their individual strengths. For example, a pitcher who features a wide range of velocity will mix speeds more often.
• SEASON SIM: During season mode play, sim a game or multiple games to quickly advance through the season and into the Postseason – should the team win its division or earn a Wild Card spot.
• LINEUP: Modify a team’s lineup pre-game or in-game, including substitution strategies such as double switches. Lineups can be set from a franchise’s 40-man roster or the game’s classic 16-player rosters.
• GRAPHICS: All 30 MLB ballparks will feature a new lighting system based on actual geographic locations, field views and additional hi-resolution realistic design elements.
• Online play, as introduced in 2015, also will be available on select platforms.

R.B.I. Baseball 16 will be available for $19.99 on the next generation consoles and $4.99 on smartphones and tablets. Complete details and launch dates for mobile and PC/MAC via Steam will be announced when available.