Sports video games must licence everything. League symbols, player likenesses, individual events, even certain stadiums. Then they must provide a soundtrack every year and, yep, those songs must be licensed, too. It is a neverending headache unique to the sports genre.
If this is the end of MLB 2K12, I suppose we couldn’t say goodbye to the series without one final, terribly embarrassing glitch. Everyone, say hello to the zombie player, thanks to this video by YouTube user bobtrain. Zombie player walks to his position in the middle of play when you pull a double switch, and you’ll only see it if the path the player takes to his position can be seen from the pitching view. Obviously, swapping the catcher delivers the most hilarious results, seen here.
At the time I asked about its readiness, EA Sports’ next NBA game didn’t even have a name. Peter Moore, then the label’s boss, avoided my question and told me was doing so. “It’s in the shape you would expect it to be for a title that’s a year and four months away,” Moore said at E3 last June. “There’s a non-answer for you!”
From the Beeb’s official Twitter: “shoutout to @Ronnie2K – everyone follow him. good people. thanks for the good time. the eye will heal. ha.”
2K Sports pulls a Jordan on March 6, combining its stellar basketball game with its so-so baseball franchise in the Xbox 360 exclusive $US69.99 MLB 2K12/NBA 2K12 Combo Pack.
You’ll get a glimpse of the Detroit Tigers ace and video-game cover boy crushing the dreams of a newly ascended rookie in the first trailer for 2K Sports’ baseball sim. Great if you’re playing as Verlander, not so much if you’re facing him.