Published: January 28, 2010
2K Sports to Award One Million Dollars to First Person to Throw a Perfect Game in Major League Baseball 2K10
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - 2K Sports announced today that they will give away an unprecedented cash
prize in the amount of $1,000,000 to the first person who throws a
verified perfect game in Major League Baseball
2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball
2K series, prior to May 2, 2010. The special contest, available for the
Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft through the
Xbox LIVE online entertainment network and PlayStation3 computer
entertainment system through the PlayStationNetwork*, illustrates 2K
Sports' dedication to delivering vastly improved gameplay and pitching
mechanics this season in Major League Baseball 2K10.
"You don't see too many perfect games thrown in MLB 2K, but we've seen
it happen," said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing at 2K Sports.
"Our goal is to celebrate and highlight Major League Baseball
2K10's superior pitching and hitting mechanics this season,
while also giving one of our loyal fans the thrilling opportunity to be
rewarded with a lot of money."
"Every baseball fan knows pitching a perfect game is one of the most
difficult and rarest accomplishments in all of sports, and that's what
makes this million dollar contest so compelling," said Evan Longoria,
All-Star third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays and cover athlete for Major
League Baseball 2K10. "This is the chance of a lifetime, and I'm
excited to see fans really try to go for it in Major League
Baseball 2K10. I just hope they don't try against the Rays,
because my teammates and I aren't going to make it easy on them."
Fans will be able to participate in the $1,000,000 Major League
Baseball 2K10 contest beginning on March 2, 2010 at 12:01 AM
PST, and ending on May 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM PDT. To compete, gamers must
play in MLB Today mode, select from any of the available matchups, and
then choose the option to participate in the 'Major League
Baseball 2K10 contest' that will automatically default to the
proper gameplay settings according to the official gameplay rules.
Entries must be recorded via camera or digital video recorder in
compliance with guidelines provided by 2K in the Official Rules, and all
eligible entrants must submit a copy of their recording in its entirety
for verification. Submissions will only be accepted on DVD. To ensure
accuracy in the verification and submission process, 2K Sports has
partnered with Twin Galaxies International, the worldwide authority on
video game world records, and provider of scores to Guinness World
Records that are published in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's
Edition. For more information about the $1,000,000.00 Major
League Baseball 2K10 contest, please visit: www.2ksports.com/perfectgame.
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, Major League
Baseball 2K10 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and will be
available on March 2, 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system,
PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation®Portable)
system, Wii system, Nintendo DS and Windows PC. For more information
about Major League Baseball 2K10, please visit www.2ksports.com/games/mlb2k10.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
* Sony Computer Entertainment America takes no responsibility for this
offer.
Rules and Regulations
Game must be played on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Open to legal
residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (D.C.),
who are 18 or older (excluding residents of AZ, CT, MD, ND, and VT).
Void in AZ, CT, MD, ND, VT and where prohibited. Begins on 3/2/2010 at
12:01 AM PST and ends at 11:59 PM PDT on 5/1/2010. Contest subject to,
and entrants agree to be bound by, the official rules published at www.2ksports.com/perfectgame.
Grand prize is subject to winner verification. Grand prize will be
awarded only if an entrant throws a perfect game by 5/2/2010 in
accordance with the official rules. Official Rules will be posted prior
to contest start.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a
global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive
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computer entertainment systems, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Xbox
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DS , iPhone and iPod touch. The Company publishes and develops
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or
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