NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Sports today announced that Major League Baseball® 2K11 is now available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ system, PC-DVD, Nintendo DS™, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and PSP® system.
Major League Baseball 2K11 features a revamped fielding system; Total Control Pitching, that enables pitchers to paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy; Dynamic Player Ratings, that mirror real-life player performances; improved My Player and MLB Today modes; and brand new player models, which provide authenticity like never before.
Developed by 2K Sports’ Visual Concepts studio, 2K Sports will once again offer the $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge* and award $1,000,000 to the first eligible person to pitch a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K11, the latest iteration in the popular Major League Baseball 2K series.
“This competition is real. And it is life changing,” said Wade McGilberry, who became an overnight celebrity after winning last year’s Perfect Game Challenge.
This year’s race to perfection will commence on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, April 1, 2011, giving gamers just under a month to practice with the game before embarking on a quest that only 20 pitchers in baseball history have accomplished. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/perfectgame. Please see official rules that follow below.
“Only MLB 2K11 can put this type of money on the line,” said Phillies pitcher and cover athlete Roy Halladay. “With the game’s deep and realistic pitching mechanics, whoever wins the $1,000,000 will have earned it. They might even get a call from the Phillies’ scouts.”
Major League Baseball 2K11 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is now available in North America on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, Wii™ system, PC-DVD, Nintendo DS™, PlayStation 2 system, and PSP system.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
$1 Million Perfect Game Challenge Rules and Regulations
* GAME MUST BE PLAYED ON XBOX 360** OR PS3™***. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), WHO ARE 13 OR OLDER (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF AZ, CT, MD, ND, & VT). VOID IN AZ, CT, MD, ND, VT AND WHERE PROHIBITED. BEGINS ON 4/1/11 AT 12:00:01 PM ET AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM ET ON 9/28/11 OR UPON WINNER VERIFICATION, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. CONTEST SUBJECT TO, AND ENTRANTS AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE OFFICIAL RULES LOCATED AT 2KSPORTS.COM/PERFECTGAME. GRAND PRIZE IS SUBJECT TO WINNER VERIFICATION. GRAND PRIZE WILL ONLY BE AWARDED IF AN ELIGIBLE ENTRANT THROWS A PERFECT GAME BY 9/28/11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL RULES.
** This contest is not sponsored by Microsoft.
*** Sony Computer
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About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, WiiTM, Nintendo DSTM, iPhone®, iPod® touch and iPad™. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The Company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.
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