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Justin Verlander Throws Heat In MLB 2K12 Trailer

8:30AM January 31, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

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. More »


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MLB 2K12 Reaches Down Deep For What Might Be Its Final Pitch

6:00PM January 22, 2012 | Owen Good

Major League Baseball 2K12 is widely expected to be in its walk year, the final season of a fat contract going back seven years. Unlike a superstar in the big leagues, this is not a cause for optimism that fans will see an above-average performance. Not when the performer is the one paying the contract, and not when it has been notoriously inconsistent despite having the Xbox 360 all to itself. More »


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2K Sports Opens Doors On MLB 2K12 Million-Dollar Challenge

8:30AM January 13, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

2K Sports is offering a cool million to the winner of a public, eight-person Major League Baseball 2K12 tournament… this April. From the MLB’s Opening Day on April 4 (definitely learned something just now) to the end of that cheerfully prank-filled month, athletes (read: gamers) will be clawing their way to the top of the leaderboards, where a spot in the tourney awaits. More »


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This Gaming Geek Shall Inherit MLB 2K11′s Million-Dollar Prize

8:00AM May 27, 2011 | Owen Good

Before setting off to claim a million-dollar bounty offered by MLB 2K11, Brian Kingrey did an analysis. He pored over batting averages, compared pitcher strengths and tendencies, examined the probable starters for the contest’s opening day and the batting orders they faced, to determine what hurler had the best chance of tossing a perfect game. More »


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We Have A Winner In MLB 2K11′s Million-Dollar Perfect Game Challenge

9:30AM May 19, 2011 | Owen Good

When 2K Sports vowed to declare a winner in its second Million-Dollar Perfect Game contest as soon as a winner could be verified, most assumed we’d have heard of a winner in April. Last year’s inaugural challenge was won on the very first day, as a matter of fact. More »


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MLB 2K11′s Pitching Perfectionists Want It Done Right

8:30AM April 18, 2011 | Owen Good

About two weeks ago, someone uploaded a video purporting to show the final inning of a successful perfect game in MLB 2K11 which, if legitimate, is worth $US1 million. In it, the player throws nothing but high curveballs, a strategy that wouldn’t get you out of the first inning of a real game, but evidently an exploit in this one. More »


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Million-Dollar Perfect Game Contest Kicks Off Tomorrow

2:00PM April 1, 2011 | Owen Good

2K Sports has laid another seven-figure bounty on a perfect game thrown in its Major League Baseball game. Players have had about a month to practice with MLB 2K11′s pitching and fielding; the chase for 27 straight outs officially begins at noon EDT tomorrow. More »


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MLB 2K11′s New Broadcast View Features Kotaku’s Camera Work

10:00AM January 22, 2011 | Owen Good

As you tour the 30 ballparks of Major League Baseball 2K11, you’ll see games there from a centre field camera view unique to each stadium. I can vouch for this feature’s authenticity – because I did the work behind it. More »


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MLB 2K11 Brings Home The Beard

10:30AM January 7, 2011 | Owen Good

This “first look” trailer for MLB 2K11 is short on specifics, but says the game will feature improved fielding and new player models – illustrated, naturally, by the Giants’ sui generis closer, Brian Wilson. More »


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MLB 2K11 Renews Its Million-Dollar Perfect Game Bounty

12:00AM January 7, 2011 | Owen Good

Three up, three down, three times squared. Do that in a video game and you might win a million bucks. 2K Sports’ mad Million Dollar Perfect Game challenge returns this year with MLB 2K11. More »