Published: March 01, 2011
2K Sports Announces Demos for Major League Baseball 2K11 and Top Spin 4 Now Available
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - 2K Sports today announced that free demos of Major League
Baseball 2K11 and Top Spin 4 are now available
for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft
through Xbox LIVE and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system through the PlayStationNetwork.
Major League Baseball 2K11
The Major League Baseball 2K11 demo arrives a week prior
to the game's launch on March 8, 2011, allowing extra practice for the
$1 Million Perfect Game Challenge*. Download the demo for a sneak peek
of the completely revamped fielding system; Total Control Pitching, that
enables pitchers to paint the corners with pinpoint accuracy; and
improved player models, which provide authenticity like never before.
The Major League Baseball 2K11 demo will also offer
players an opportunity to relive the exciting 2010 World Series by
playing a 3-inning game as either the San Francisco Giants or Texas
Rangers at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
2K Sports will once again award $1,000,000 to the first eligible person
to pitch a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K11,
the next edition in the popular Major League Baseball 2K
series developed by 2K Sports' Visual Concepts studio. The race to
perfection will commence on Major League Baseball's Opening Day, April
1, 2011, giving gamers nearly a month to practice with the title before
embarking on a quest that only 20 pitchers in baseball history have
accomplished. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/perfectgame.
$1 Million Perfect Game Challenge Rules and Regulations
GAME MUST BE PLAYED ON XBOX 360 OR PS3 . OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE
50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), WHO ARE 13 OR OLDER (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF AZ,
CT, MD, ND, & VT). VOID IN AZ, CT, MD, ND, VT AND WHERE PROHIBITED.
BEGINS ON 4/1/11 AT 12:00:01 PM ET AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM ET ON 9/28/11
OR UPON WINNER VERIFICATION, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. CONTEST SUBJECT TO,
AND ENTRANTS AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE OFFICIAL RULES LOCATED AT 2KSPORTS.COM/PERFECTGAME. GRAND
PRIZE IS SUBJECT TO WINNER VERIFICATION. GRAND PRIZE WILL ONLY BE
AWARDED IF AN ELIGIBLE ENTRANT THROWS A PERFECT GAME BY 9/28/11 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL RULES.
* This contest is not sponsored by Microsoft.
* Sony Computer
Entertainment America takes no responsibility for this offer.
Major League Baseball 2K11 is rated E for Everyone by the
ESRB and will be available on March 8, 2011 in North America on the Xbox
360, PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation2 computer entertainment system,
PSP system, Wii system, Nintendo DS , and PC-DVD.
Top Spin 4
The Top Spin 4 demo, which is available two weeks prior to
the game's March 15, 2011 launch, offers gamers an early opportunity to
experience all of the intense action of professional tennis with a new,
intuitive control system that is accessible and rewarding to gamers of
all skill levels. Players will also get a glimpse of Top Spin 4's
breathtaking player models, each complete with their own Signature
Style, and a new TV broadcast presentation that brings tennis to life
with pre-match animation sequences, diverse crowd reactions and dynamic
broadcast style camera angles.
The Top Spin 4 demo, will also allow gamers to recreate
some of tennis' most exhilarating moments with the top pros, including
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic and Serena Williams at such
world-renowned tournaments as the US Open or the French Open in a
tie-break match to seven points.
Developed by 2K Czech, Top Spin 4 redefines the way you
experience the game of tennis. Innovative controls make for
pick-up-and-play accessibility, which will also be deep and satisfying
for tennis experts who want to plan their attack, target their
opponent's weaknesses and become an unstoppable force on the court. The
most feature-rich title of the Top Spin franchise, Top
Spin 4, puts you front and center of the professional tennis
experience with the deepest player roster to date complete with 2K's
Signature Style, an enhanced Player Creator with new Coaching and
Development systems, an incredibly immersive Career mode, all-new
visually stunning TV Broadcast presentation elements, and a fully online
World Tour Mode. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/games/topspin4 and
follow 2K Sports on Twitter at @2KSports.
Top Spin 4 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and will be
available in North America on March 15, 2011 on the Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3 system and Wii.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a
global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software games for the PC, PlayStation3 and PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment systems, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Xbox 360
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, WiiTM,
Nintendo DSTM, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad . The Company
publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar
Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and
2K Play. The Company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under
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2K Sports
Chris Snyder, 415-507-7637
chris.snyder@2ksports.com
or
Access
Communications for 2K Sports
Travis Moses, 415-844-6218
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or
Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc.
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646-536-2983
alan.lewis@take2games.com
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