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MLB 2K13 Perfect Game Challenge Off to Strong Start

The first week of Major League Baseball 2K13’s Perfect Game Challenge has seen 300,000 gamers’ attempts at a chance for a $25,000 cash prize. Of those attempts, 892 have been verified as “perfect” games, pitched by 617 unique players.

This year, there are 30 lots of $25,000 to be won. The competition encourages gamers to pitch a perfect game according to specific settings and requirements, as listed on the 2K Games website. A “perfect game” is defined by one in which no opposing batters reach base; the entrant finishes the game with his original starting pitcher; and the entrant’s team wins the game.

Last year’s finalists have dominated the first week of the challenge, with 2012 runner-up Charlie Bates currently topping the leaderboard.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

2K Sports Announces MLB® 2K13 Now Available

By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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2K Sports Announces MLB® 2K13 Now Available

Take the mound and begin practicing for this year’s Perfect Game Challenge, with more chances to win than ever before

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 2K Sports today announced that MLB® 2K13 is now available in the United States and Canada on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The release of MLB 2K13 marks the first opportunity for fans to hone their skills with this year’s title in preparation for gaming’s premier skill-based competition, the Perfect Game Challenge.

MLB 2K13 is also available today in the NBA 2K13/MLB 2K13 Combo Pack for the Xbox 360. (Photo: Business Wire)

Having awarded $3 million in total prizes over the last three years, the Perfect Game Challenge continues to evolve, and this year’s contest will feature more ways to win than ever before. Beginning April 1, 2013, players can compete to win up to 30 $25,000 prize pools, one per MLB team, with an overall total of $750,000 in prize money at stake. Once the competition window closes on April 30, 2013, the top four Overall Leaderboard finalists (as determined by 2K Sports’ proprietary algorithm) will compete in a single-elimination tournament during MLB All-Star Week in New York for the final $250,000 grand prize.

Gamers will need to monitor the Perfect Game Challenge leaderboards to ensure they maintain their ranking as new high scores are added. By using pitchers from different MLB teams, there is no limit on how many of the 30 Team Leaderboard $25,000 prizes one player can win.

“With so many new ways to win, the level of competition will reach an all-time high in this year’s Perfect Game Challenge,” said Tampa Bay Rays‘ ace pitcher and MLB 2K13 cover athlete David Price. “2K Sports’ contest has a history of changing people’s lives, and 2013 will be no different. You can’t go wrong by choosing me to pitch your perfect game.”


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MLB 2K13 Perfect Game Challenge Details Revealed

2K Sports has announced that the Perfect Game Challenge will be returning in Major League Baseball 2K13, but with a major twist: you’ve got thirty chances to win.

In 2012, the contest was changed so that the top eight pitchers to throw the most perfect games would fly to New York to compete in person for the grand prize, with 21-year-old Christopher Gilmore taking home the prize in the end.

This year, the person who throws the most perfect games with each team between April 1st and 30th will be taking home $25,000. Then, the top four pitchers overall will be taken to New York during MLB All-Star Week in July to compete for a $250,000 prize.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

MLB 2K13 Coming in March

2K Sports has officially announced Major League Baseball 2K13. The franchise will return on March 5th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and will once again be developed by Visual Concepts. 2K revealed that Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price will grace the cover, which you can see below:

MLB 2K13 will also mark the return of the Perfect Game Challenge, which offers $1 million for throwing a Perfect Game. 2K says this year’s challenge will introduce “a new contest format,” but details haven’t been announced just yet.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games