Read up on how the licensing agreements came to be on the OOTP blog.
If you're unfamiliar with the series, check out the trailer for last year's installment, Out of the Park Baseball 15, below.According to lead developer Markus Heinsohn, official MLB branding is something many OOTP fans had been asking for.
Other new features included in Out of the Park Baseball 16 are the addition of the Australian Baseball League, an improved team finance system with a new accounting screen, new play modes, a Find-A-Player search function, and more.Find a breakdown of all the game's new features in the official Out of the Park Baseball newsletter.
Out of the Park Baseball 16 is available to pre-order now for $35, which is $5 off its launch price. Fans who pre-order gain access to the game three days before it's out in March, plus a free Steam key.
While the price drop offer ends on February 15, anyone who pre-orders after that date remains eligible for the other pre-order perks listed. Pre-orders are open for PC, Mac and Linux.
IGN's review of Out of the Park Baseball 15 gave it a positive score for being a "truly involved," in-depth statistical simulation game. Chloi Rad is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @_chloi.