Battle Royale and Conquest Modes Revealed for MLB The Show 16

<p>Battle Royale and Conquest are two of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;08&sol;mlb-the-show-16-battle-royale-and-conquest-mode-detailed&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">newest additions<&sol;a> to the modes available in<em> MLB The Show 16<&sol;em> when it launches later this month&period; Sony&&num;8217&semi;s popular baseball series is set to launch just as the pre-season comes to an end and a new MLB season starts&period; These new modes in Diamond Dynasty look to add even more to an already packed game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;101373" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-101373" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-101373 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;03223815&sol;24879049694&lowbar;bef5f5d9ab&lowbar;o&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Sony Santa Monica&comma; MLB the Show 16" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-101373" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Sony Santa Monica&comma; MLB The Show 16<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>For those that are unaware&comma; Diamond Dynasty is basically Sony&&num;8217&semi;s version of EA&&num;8217&semi;s Ultimate Teams&comma; which you can find in various EA Sports games&period; In Diamond Dynasty&&num;8217&semi;s traditional mode&comma; you create a team&comma; open packs of virtual baseball cards and create your squad with which to take on other players in online matches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This year they have added some new modes&comma; the first of which&comma; Battle Royale&comma; is similar to Madden&&num;8217&semi;s Draft Champions mode&period; In Battle Royale you go through a draft where you pick players you think will make the best team&comma; and once done you start in a PVP double-elimination tournament&period; The first draft that you will do is free&comma; but after that it costs stubs&comma; which are the in-game currency in <em>MLB The Show<&sol;em>&period; There are many rewards from playing this mode&comma; which range from more packs of cards to legendary players&comma; which are only available in Battle Royale&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;101374" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-101374" style&equals;"width&colon; 1920px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-101374 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;03223756&sol;25416805321&lowbar;083199e779&lowbar;o&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Sony Santa Monica&comma; MLB the Show 16" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1080" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-101374" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Sony Santa Monica&comma; MLB The Show 16<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The second mode is pretty interesting&comma; called Conquest&comma; which seems to be influenced by classic board game Risk&period; In it you take on teams and their territories all across the US&comma; trying to win games and win over fans&comma; increasing your fan base and territory&period; The mode is mostly a single-player mode&comma; and while you are playing&comma; the AI controlling other teams will also be working to expand their fan bases as well&period; Conquest and Battle Royale will also be only 3 inning games&comma; which should help to maximize the amount of games that players will be able to get in&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>MLB The Show 16<&sol;em> launches on March 29th&comma; 2016 on PS4 and PS3&comma; with no plans for a PlayStation Vita release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;08&sol;mlb-the-show-16-battle-royale-and-conquest-mode-detailed&sol;">PlayStation Blog<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;