The MLB third party license may still have a few years left but it continues to be a drag on Take Two/2K Sports. MLB 2K9 was one of only two (the other being NCAA Football 10) major yearly sports titles that dropped in sales compared to the previous year. It was poorly received by both reviewers and gamers and that clearly affected sales after years of subpar offerings. It has become a second class citizen compared to the MLB: The Show franchise which outsells it despite only being available...

Earlier today 2K Sports confirmed the selection of Evan Longoria for the cover athlete of MLB 2K10. Though it has been known that he was the choice since the images leaked out on the 15th those were actually placeholders for the final designs that can now be voted on here. The winning cover will be announced sometime after the December 8th deadline though it will probably be obvious beforehand since the updated numbers are displayed after voting. Personally I would choose from the first t...

Evan Longoria has been revealed to be the cover athlete for 2K Sports MLB 2K10. As first reported at Kotaku four potential covers were included to be chosen from in a marketing survey with all being different variations of a Longoria cover. 2K has not made any official announcement and may not still for some time. For MLB 2K9 the announcement came on November 11th which was earlier than usual to coincide with and take advantage of the news that Tim Lincecum had won the Cy Young. Longoria ...

Following the news on Steve Phillips last week I broached the question of what that meant for MLB 2K10. The commentary was probably the only redeeming quality from 2K9 and the duo of Gary Thorne and Phillips was made a big marketing point. After these developments it would appear that 2K would have no choice but to make a change. Still with only four months until release the opportunity to do so is limited and makes it a difficult task. Owen Good at Kotaku (and also featured on Deadspin) ...

2K Sports may be scrambling after the recent news of Steve Phillips firing from ESPN and sex scandal. Phillips has admitted to an affair with a co-worker that ended up resulting in what has been described as "fatal attraction-like" behavior by the woman towards Phillips' wife and family. He has since entered a treatment facility that deals with sex addiction. From a public relations standpoint 2K cannot feature Phillips in the game. Phillips was one half of the commentary team in MLB 2K9 ...