OS Weekly Wrap Up, Getting You Caught Up on Sports Gaming News (Dec. 8 - Dec. 14, 2019)

Ten patches in nearly two and a half months is impressive for a sports game. And while patches are generally looked at as a positive thing, nearly a patch every three weeks is more of a testament to the poor state of FIFA 20 on release. With patch 1.09 and 1.10 releasing nearly a week apart, let’s take a look at the good, bad, and the ugly of these updates.

It’s been over two months since NBA 2K20 was released, so I think it’s time to look back at one of my favorite game modes: MyLeague Online (MLO). MLO is the only game mode I play in NBA 2K20. I am generally intrigued by the thought of playing GM/coach versus other human owners. The art of trade negotiation, free agency plans and battling users has always been my preference rather than playing against the AI.

Does MLB The Show going multi-platform factor into your console choice next generation, or was baseball not the reason you pick one console over the other?

What do you care more about these days with single-player experiences, a deep career mode (Road to the Show, MyPlayer, etc.) or a deep franchise mode?

A few months after the initial launch on PC, Xbox and PS4, Big Ben and Kylotonn have brought their beloved rally series, WRC 8, to the Nintendo Switch. Taking the series in a new direction is already massive undertaking on its own, which they did with their launch in September (I reviewed the game back in September), but developing and delivering a rally simulator that requires such precise control on the Switch platform is quite another. I love what I played on the other platforms during the game’s initial launch, but can Big Ben and Kylotonn strike gold a fourth time? Let’s find out.