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gordiehowe5
11/16/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
The red backdrops make me think that they're going to do a CE for 2K10, which would be insane since they've been struggling to make a mediocre baseball for a few years.

The bigger issue is why these covers say 2K10's the tenth anniversary of the series since it started with World Series Baseball 2k2, which only means that this is the eighth anniversary and ninth entry in the series. #mlb2k10
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joe.glass
11/16/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
I liked him better as Eric Lincoln. #mlb2k10
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bangbangblah
11/15/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
Is this really even a competition? That top row is awful. #mlb2k10
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fauxbravo
11/15/09

@bangbangblah: The red ones are pretty awful too. But The action picture is definitely the better of the two. #mlb2k10
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bangbangblah
11/15/09

@fauxbravo: Oh, agreed, but I mean, that top picture is one of the most awkward, misplaced cover images I've seen. With sports titles, you need the action shot. The game isn't about the player; it's about the sport. #mlb2k10
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spiderweb1986
11/15/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
I really don't like the red in the cover. I'd prefer one of the two white designs, probably the bottom left choice.

Of course, I'm probably not going to buy the game anyway, so what does my opinion matter? #mlb2k10
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
11/15/09

@spiderweb1986: Because you have a star, that's why! As long as we can muscle these no-stars out of commenting real estate, we remain on top.

Don't rock the boat, spiderweb #mlb2k10
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Len Bias Cocaine Surplus
11/15/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
Sweet I can't wait to play as him and have a routine fly ball bounce off his head. #mlb2k10
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Michael Dukakis
11/15/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
It'd be good to have a smaller market player on the cover. #mlb2k10
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Outkastprince
11/15/09

@Michael Dukakis: Same, they really hit a home run with this choice. Now the balls with judge on picking out the right cover. #mlb2k10
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MagicMagicPony
11/15/09

@Outkastprince: You really need your bases covered. Can't have artwork coming from left field. #mlb2k10
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Outkastprince
11/15/09

@MagicMagicPony: I'm glad you commented, was afraid I'd Double post pitching my ideas. #mlb2k10
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Baguette
11/15/09

@Outkastprince: I can't believe you just ignored me right off the bat. I am slighty saddened. #mlb2k10
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Owen Good
11/15/09

@Baguette: GOD DAM IT STOP THESE FUCKIN PUNS NOW YOU GUYZ #mlb2k10
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TehJHawk
11/15/09

@Michael Dukakis: Yeah, thank god it's not just Jeter. Nice to have some love for the smaller teams.

It would have been cool to see Zach Greinke on the cover. I'm not even a Royals fan, I just think he's an amazingly under-appreciated player because of his market. #mlb2k10
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Michael Dukakis
11/15/09

@TehJHawk: Exactly, I'm hoping Greinke gets the Cy Young. #mlb2k10
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TehJHawk
11/15/09

@Michael Dukakis: He should. He earned it for sure. #mlb2k10
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
11/15/09

@Owen Good: Even you can't take the puns out of Kotaku, Owen..

This entire umpire is built on puns, just gotta bite the bullet when life throws you a curveball, suck it up and slide in a pun yourself.. #mlb2k10
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Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
11/15/09

@Owen Good: PUNTAKU! #mlb2k10
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Str8_Jihadin
11/15/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
I'm wondering if people who take these marketing surveys even worry about legal action that might be taken against them if they leak this kind of stuff.

I've taken some game related marketing surveys and I've seen a glimpse or two of future titles in some franchises but I worry about legal action :)
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ChewyChew
11/15/09

@Str8_Jihadin: It's very hard for them to track it down (cant?) if you print screen the stuff on the survey, especially if the survey has several participants. #mlb2k10
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gjdodger
11/15/09

@Str8_Jihadin: They ask you to agree not to spread any information before they give you the samples. So our heroic leaker is, at minimum, a liar and a fink. #mlb2k10
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Str8_Jihadin
11/15/09

Good evening,

Everyone, I want to take this opportunity to discuss important matters with you. I have made keen observations but in no way can I disclose such information to you guys. #mlb2k10
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Brazell
11/15/09

@Str8_Jihadin: They're looking for free marketing research (unless tipster is paid, which I doubt it), and in so far as that's the case, they can't expect there to be too much dedication to this. #mlb2k10
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Str8_Jihadin
11/15/09

@Brazell: I need about 300 more points to get paid $50 so... :)

Btw, if you copy and paste my text in the above comment starting with "Good evening..." into the reply box, you will see that I left a hidden message ala Schwarzenegger style. #mlb2k10
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WhiteMåge
11/15/09

In reply to Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update
So is he related to Eva Longoria or is it just coincidence that his name is one letter away from a pretty woman? #mlb2k10
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Luke Plunkett
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
I'll be speaking up for FIFA 10 as a serious candidate for GOTY #sports
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Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
NFL 2k is solely missed. I haven't played a NFL football game since 2k5. Madden's exclusive NFL license is one of the worse things to happen to video games since the deal was made. It proves that EA has an inferior product and didn't like the competition.

I won't be playing an NFL title again until Visual Concepts gets the license back. To hell with madden. #sports
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toadstoolporridge
11/14/09

@Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!: I haven't purchased and NFL game since 2K5 either. I played some demos but never felt they were worth my money. I put so many hours into 2K5; it was an incredible game. #sports
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casmith07
11/15/09

@Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!: for a while, I was one of those people that didn't believe, but I played NFL 2K5 recently, and I was amazed at how much better the gameplay is than Madden.

Do people still update and download rosters for 2K5? I might go re-buy it, as I had Madden 10 and after playing it for two weeks returned it. It's a broken game. #sports
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Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!
11/16/09

@casmith07: there was a friend of mine that kept up with the updated rosters but that was a couple of years ago. I don't know if he does it now. Check google. There might be someone around doing it. #sports
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casmith07
11/16/09

@Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!: there's some kind of editor out there, but nothing terribly concrete...would love to see that game reconstructed. I think the NFL's exclusive license is close to being up with EA Sports too. #sports
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Trey
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
People say Halo: CE is the best Halo all the time. That example wasn't the best one he could have made... #sports
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P3nnst8r
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
I definitely agree. NFL 2k5 is my favorite sports game possibly of all time. It's just a shame that the force that is EA Sports basically canned this franchise. Such a shame.

There needs to be some form of anti-trust action taken for this sort of stuff, lol. #sports
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Halo_Override
11/14/09

@P3nnst8r: The logical follow-up to that is "everyone should be allowed to make Batman movies"... I'm generally a super-liberal, anti-business pro-regulatory-body commie, but I'm not convinced that preventing IP holders from signing exclusive agreements is a solution to any pressing problem.

Still, I understand your frustration with a predatory business deal that has diminished the quality and quantity of selection. #sports
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NoBullet
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
People still update rosters for 2k5. It really is the Tecmo Bowl of 3D football.

[www.nfl2k5rosters.com] #sports
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Kobun
11/14/09

@NoBullet: I can't believe they are people still doing this. You just cost me $13.42 on a 360 transfer cable. :^) #sports
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Brett Benedict
11/14/09

@NoBullet: 2k5 is a great game, but run a triple load package strong pitch, and you will score a touchdown every single time. #sports
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Kobun
11/14/09

@Brett Benedict: Well, the big thing that hurt 2K5's gameplay was running with the QB was too effective, even with a spy put on him. I'm sure 2K6 would had fixed that one nagging issue. Too bad Visual Concepts never got the chance. :^( #sports
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bluetom00
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
I think the most analogous situation to a sports game winning a GOTY award would be a documentary winning the Oscar for best picture. There's no reason a documentary couldn't win best picture; they're certainly not barred from the category. But the form just isn't one that critics and voters consider appropriate for an overall "best of" category.

And I think you're right, Owen, in that it has something to do with storytelling-- we consider that an essential criterion for a game that could win GOTY. Sports games simply don't tell stories; they create structures in which the gamer can tell a story. That, of course, brings us back to NFL 2k5, which used the ESPN format to come closer than any other football title to telling a story. It gets my nod as Sports Game of the Decade.
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badasscat
11/14/09

In reply to Maybe the Greatest of All Time, but not In Its Time
"Criticism of video games is increasingly considerate of a game's narrative, and a sports simulation fundamentally has none."

This isn't necessarily true. Real sports certainly do have narratives - multiple ones at any given time - and I would *love it* if any sports game really tried to model this in both a realistic (ie. non-cheesy) and in-depth way. Some EA games have started to do it; the whole "player happiness" and "media reaction" things are *parts* of the real-life narrative of sports, but these are basically just treated as score modifiers right now in most sports games.

It would be great if sports games had real, multiple storylines that ran throughout your career (so you could really get to "know" the players involved over the years), that changed depending on your actions, that affected gameplay and were an integral part of the game rather than an afterthought. Like, I want to see players shooting themselves in the leg at nightclubs in the off-season. Or deciding to retire, then un-retire, then retire again, then un-retire again. Throw some wrinkles like that into your team management!

This is probably the last frontier in sports games - everything else has been done. I feel like all EA's doing in all their sports games anymore is improving the graphics and adding a new move or two each year that just makes the controls more complex. #sports
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Kobun
11/14/09

@badasscat: Well, Blitz: The League took that approach. The problem there is that 1) sports gamers by and large want to see real players in their games and 2) the licenses people buy into would never allow such tinkering with their product. Could you imagine the Cable story playing out in a game or the recent Volunteers' players' robbery? I can, but it'll never happen. #sports
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