Happy Holidays - OOTP Developments says "Thank you!"

Thanks to you, 2012 was the greatest year in the history of OOTP Developments. OOTP 13 is on pace to become the best-selling version in the series' storied history, and iOOTP Baseball continues to give iOS device owners plenty of exciting portable baseball simming. Don't forget that OOTP 13 remains $19.99, while iOOTP is only $1.99 during the offseason. OOTP 13 is also a great gift! Just buy a serial number in our web store, download the game, save it on an USB stick or a CD-ROM and wrap it nicely.

Download OOTP 13 for PC/Mac/Linux:		Download iOOTP 2012 for iPhone/iPad/iPod:

We're looking ahead to OOTP 14 and iOOTP 2013, and in the process, we discovered a way to improve the font rendering in OOTP 13, so we released an update, 13.10, which does that and enhances a few other things.

Our Holiday Gift to You:
A Franchise Hockey Manager Features List!

And then we thought of a great way to end 2012 with a bang: the first feature list for Franchise Hockey Manager, our highly-anticipated sim that's on track for release in early 2013. This isn't complete, but it's a top-level view that will whet your appetite for more information in the coming weeks.

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Windows and Mac support
Two game modes: Modern and Historical
2012-13 game start with these playable leagues: NHL, AHL, ECHL, QMJHL, WHL, OHL, KHL, DEL, Elitserien and EIHL
Over 1,000 teams, comprising nearly 100 leagues, that are non-playable but are stocked with real players
Start any NHL season from 1947-48 through today, with players appearing on their actual teams or in a draft
Real stats, finances, and rules
Detailed player model with over 30 skills in 5 main categories
Trades, player transfers, RFA/UFA signings, and more
Set lines and tactics and make changes on the fly during games that feature a huge, editable play-by-play database
News engine featuring a database packed with thousands of articles
Stat keeping, including CORSI and Fenwick
Almost everything is editable, from logos and colors to data to league rules and more

Making Lemonade Out of Lockout Lemons With the PBDL

OOTP player Nick Genova decided to make the best of the NHL lockout by creating the Premier Baseball Dynasty League (PBDL), an alternate history in which NHL team owners licensed their clubs' logos to a new baseball league after the 2012-13 season was cancelled. The PBDL is broken into Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers, with a promotion and relegation system that's similar to British soccer. The New York Rangers won the 2013 Gold Championship and the 2014 playoffs are underway as you read this.

"We are still in the early days of the PBDL, so I'm sure there will be many more incredible feats yet to come, but we've seen a few interesting stories develop early on," Genova told us. Read about them in the latest article on our forum, "Tales From the OOTP Multi-Verse: The NHL-Inspired PBDL."

Happy holidays to you from your friends at Out of the Park Baseball!