Archive for the ‘MLB 2K’ Category
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Soundtrack for MLB 2K12
It's not often that a soundtrack makes the official features list for a sports game - especially when that list goes only five items deep. That was the case with MLB 2K12 however and today 2K Sports unveiled the full track listing for the game which is now just over two weeks from release. In addition the entire soundtrack will be available to stream on the Spin website beginning on Tuesday February 21st. Continue on for the full list of songs included on MLB 2K12 and leave any thoughts i...
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Gameplay Improvements to Pitching and Hitting in MLB 2K12
It's been clear for a while that MLB 2K12 wasn't going to bring a whole lot new to the table. While 2K Sports attempts to market it with the $1 million competitions and by flaunting out Kate Upton they've done little to provide any credibility around this year's product especially following the release of poor initial screenshots and an embarrassingly thin features list. Now though the first official blog has gone out which goes into detail on gameplay enhancements with the focus on th...
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Features List for MLB 2K12
With about a month until release some details on MLB 2K12 have finally arrived. The game will feature a season mode utilizing MLB Today, dynamic tendencies, and improved My Player. Continue on for the list of new features and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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MLB 2K12 Expands Perfect Game Contest to Feature Eight Person Tournament
The first two years of the $1 million Perfect Game Challenge have for all intents and purposes ended on the first day but that is much less likely to occur with MLB 2K12. Now it will be the "top ranked" (whatever that means - but it isn't the "first") eight to accomplish the feat from April 4th through the end of that month will be slotted into a live tournament taking place in New York for the ultimate prize. That should also help to eliminate the embarrassment of having someone who doesn't...
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Justin Verlander Gets Cover of MLB 2K12
Considering Justin Verlander had a previous marketing relationship with 2K Sports, and is coming off a spectacular year that had some proclaiming him worthy of the MVP award and a shoo-in for Cy Young, it should be no surprise that the company today named him as the cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K12. The news was broken earlier on Twitter and the official announcement was made at the MLB Players Choice Awards. Verlander led the Detroit Tigers to the AL Central championship with...
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Cover Athlete for MLB 2K12 Will Be Revealed on Thursday
2K Sports today announced that the cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K12 will be made official at the 2011 Players Choice Awards on Thursday evening. The program will air on MLB Network for an hour beginning at 5PT/8ET. This is widely expected to be the final year for the MLB 2K franchise as the third party exclusive contract will expire at the end of 2012. This generation's covers for the series have featured Roy Halladay, Evan Longoria, Tim Lincecum, Jose Reyes, and Derek Jeter. ...
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NCAA Football 12 Tops July Sales Charts
There were several notable developments that came with the release of NPD's official sales numbers for July. Overall it was the weakest performance for video game sales since 2006 and NCAA Football 12 easily took first place. It was already known the game was seeing increased sales over the prior year - 17% for the first two weeks - and it ended up finishing 15% higher when comparing respective first month numbers. (more…)...
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MLB 2K11 Patch Introduces New Problem in Franchise Mode
Those who had the patience to wait over two months for 2K Sports to release a patch for MLB 2K11 that would address many issues including the broken fatigue in franchise mode are now faced with another problem. The patch has surfaced a new bug (as discussed in detail at Operation Sports) that will give more headaches to those playing the mode. (more…)...
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