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Written by Bob Taylor
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:49 |
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So smart of 2K games to do this. The videogame developer is offering one million smackaroos to the first player able to throw a perfect game on MLB 2K10 for either the Xbox 360 or PS3. 2K needs this game to sell well. It's underperformed both critically and commercially for the last few seasons and always falls behind Sony's MLB The Show franchise in players' hearts. (And their NHL 2K series has been cancelled, what with it getting steamrolled by EA's NHL game every year.) This $1 million challenge is a nifty way to get people (a) talking about the baseball game's all-new pitching mechanics and (b) thinking about buying the damn thing to take a shot at the prize. Quite clever, 2K Games. I hope your product is improved this season, as even the lure of big bucks can't make playing a mediocre baseball game over and over again very much fun.
2K10 cover boy Evan Longoria pointed out on Twitter today that whomever wins the contest will make more than he does this year. It's true -- Longoria's only slated for $950,000 this season. Though I bet the winner gets far fewer groupies throwing themselves at him. If you want to go for the perfect game, make sure you give the fine print a lookover. The contest is only valid for 60 days after the game's release (although 2K reps insist they think someone will do it). And it looks like you'll need to be playing on one of the harder difficulty settings.
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for someone to pay me $1 million for putting together an undefeated season on Baseball Stars for the NES.
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