Today 2K Sports announced a contest that will award the first person to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10 with $1 million. Gamers on the 360 and PS3 will be eligible by choosing a match-up from MLB Today mode and selecting to participate in the "MLB 2K10 Contest" which will default to all the official gameplay settings and rules. Rather than have the results report to the server and go off that, the requirement will be to record the entire game with a camera or capture device and then mail i...

A new blog from 2K Sports has been posted detailing work that has been done on Franchise mode for MLB 2K10. Additions include 40 man rosters, compensation picks, MLB Today layout, and the ability to Super Sim.  You can check it out in full here. While we expect people will be pretty excited about 40 Man Rosters and September Call-ups, we think the new feature that will have the most impact on how users play through Franchise will be compensation picks. In a lot of Franchise modes (especial...

ESPN has posted up a lengthy interview with MLB 2K10 producer Ben Bishop which offers a solid overview of the upcoming game. The topics discussed include reaction to 2K9, new features and the focus for this year, and some good info on the new My Player mode. Our key goal on the gameplay side was really to bring out that intensity and that drama of the hitter versus pitcher battle. That battle is key to us and we really wanted to bring back the simulation aspect of it. We wanted to make it acc...

A new batch of screenshots have been released for MLB 2K10. These show off some different aspects of the game rather than just players from replay mode. Included in this group of 10 screens are a few from My Player mode along with a couple from the batter's perspective. Those are probably intended to show off the lower camera angle while at the plate this year. Also displayed on one is the Batter's Eye feature with the text "fastball" over the strike zone. Check them all out in the screens...

With just over five weeks until release there isn't a great deal of detail out there on MLB 2K10 other than the vague features list and a couple previews based on very limited exposure with the game. That makes the Q&A from Chase at Operation Sports that much more revealing. After checking out the game yesterday he is responding to questions while preparing a full preview for Monday. There is a lot of good info to be had from reading through but the thing getting the most attention is t...