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2K Sports Announces Major League Baseball 2K13 and Return of the Perfect Game Challenge
Cy Young Award Winner and Tampa Bay Rays’ ace David Price named cover athlete
New York, NY – January 9,
in the year of our Lord 2013 – 2K Sports today
announced that the Company has reached an agreement with Major
League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association,
and Major League Baseball Advanced Media to release Major League
Baseball® 2K13, the next iteration of the popular MLB 2K
franchise. MLB 2K13 will be available on March 5, 2013, for the
Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
“We’d like to thank our league partners for their support in
helping us reach an agreement to bring back MLB 2K,” said Jason
Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “We know fans
are extremely passionate about the MLB 2K series and the Perfect
Game Challenge.”
David Price, ace pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, has been
selected as the cover athlete for MLB 2K13. Price was recently
named the American League Cy Young Award winner after posting a
20-5 record and league-best 2.56 ERA. Price edged out MLB 2K12
cover athlete Justin Verlander for the honors, and is the third
consecutive reigning Cy Young Award winner to grace the cover of
an MLB 2K game.
“It’s a dream come true to appear on the cover of MLB 2K13,”
concluded Price, who helped lead the Rays to their fourth 90-win
season in the last five years. “I’m looking forward to working
with the 2K Sports team again, and welcoming another skilled
gamer into ‘The Perfect Club.’”
The Perfect Game Challenge*, 2K Sports’ groundbreaking $1
million competition, will also be returning for a fourth
consecutive year and introduce a new contest format with
exciting ways to win. Since 2010, 2K Sports has awarded $3
million in prize money to players exhibiting the highest caliber
of skill in throwing a perfect game in MLB 2K. Last year’s
Perfect Game Challenge achieved record participation numbers,
with nearly 1 million attempts made and more than 1,000 perfect
games registered. The contest was won by 21-year-old Christopher
Gilmore, who prevailed in an eight-person tournament at the MLB
FanCave in New York City. Complete details of this year’s
contest will be announced at a later date.
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, MLB 2K13 is
not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available on March 5, 2013
for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system.
For more information on 2K Sports, visit
www.2KSports.com.
For more information on MLB 2K13, visit
http://www.facebook.com/MLB2K
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
MLB 2K13 ESRB RATING PENDING.
*OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 U.S. (D.C.), 13 OR OLDER
(EXCLUDING AZ, CT, MD, ND, & VT). VOID IN AZ, CT, MD, ND, VT.