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There are lots of ways to win one million dollars these days. There is Survivor, but I don't think I could eat grubs, rats, and walk around with my ass hanging out for 30 days. There is the lottery, but I can never come up with that many numbers that mean something to me. There is the world series of poker, but I don't really feel comfortable about laying out the $10,000 buy in.
Today, 2K Sports has given me a reason to believe that I can become a millionaire, and all I need to do is trust that MLB2K10 is not the buggy unrealistic crapfest that was MLB2K9. That's right, 1 million in cash for the first person to pitch a perfect game on the XBOX 360 or PS3 version of the game. The game will need to be recorded in its entirety, which shouldn't be too hard given the Justin.tv/Ustream capable sites on the net these days.
The only thing that worries me is Billy Mitchell. That's right, everyones favorite villain from The King Of Kong, could be the fly in my ointment, as Twin Galaxies has been chosen to verify the perfect game video. Yes, the king of hot sauce could trump my million dollar perfect game by whipping out his own perfect game that is probably being produced in the bowels of Mitchell Manor as we speak. Of course it could also be foiled by former Twin Galaxies referee and basement dweller Robert Merzcek, who will undoubtedly be analyzing every frame of my Josh Becket/John Lackey outing. 2K swears this isn't just some hokey gimmick. The money is in escrow and ripped right from the marketing budget. Let's just hope the contest isn't ruined by a cheat as it was the last time a company tried to give away $1M (Advent Rising had a 1M offer to the player that could locate a hidden item in the game, a glitch/hack dropped a bunch of these items). 2K also scoffs at the notion it's impossible to pitch a perfect game saying they've gone 8 perfect with Johan Santana. UPDATE: We finally have some in game sizzle to wet your appetite for the 1M dollar challenge. I have to say I'm more impressed than I thought I would be. But, it is a sizzle vid...
Here is the full release
2K Sports to Award One Million Dollars to First Person to
Throw a Perfect Game in Major League Baseball® 2K10
2K Sports puts their money where their mouth is with unprecedented skill-based competition
New York, NY - January 28, 2010 - 2K Sports announced today that they will give away an unprecedented cash prize in the amount of $1,000,000 to the first person who throws a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball® 2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball® 2K series, prior to May 2, 2010. The special contest, available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft through the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system through the PlayStation®Network*, illustrates 2K Sports' dedication to delivering vastly improved gameplay and pitching mechanics this season in Major League Baseball 2K10.
"You don't see too many perfect games thrown in MLB 2K, but we've seen it happen," said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing at 2K Sports. "Our goal is to celebrate and highlight Major League Baseball 2K10's superior pitching and hitting mechanics this season, while also giving one of our loyal fans the thrilling opportunity to be rewarded with a lot of money."
"Every baseball fan knows pitching a perfect game is one of the most difficult and rarest accomplishments in all of sports, and that's what makes this million dollar contest so compelling," said Evan Longoria, All-Star third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays and cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K10. "This is the chance of a lifetime, and I'm excited to see fans really try to go for it in Major League Baseball 2K10. I just hope they don't try against the Rays, because my teammates and I aren't going to make it easy on them."
Fans will be able to participate in the $1,000,000 Major League Baseball 2K10 contest beginning on March 2, 2010 at 12:01 AM PST, and ending on May 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM PDT. To compete, gamers must play in MLB Today mode, select from any of the available matchups, and then choose the option to participate in the ‘Major League Baseball 2K10 contest' that will automatically default to the proper gameplay settings according to the official gameplay rules. Entries must be recorded via camera or digital video recorder in compliance with guidelines provided by 2K in the Official Rules, and all eligible entrants must submit a copy of their recording in its entirety for verification. Submissions will only be accepted on DVD. To ensure accuracy in the verification and submission process, 2K Sports has partnered with Twin Galaxies International, the worldwide authority on video game world records, and provider of scores to Guinness World Records that are published in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition. For more information about the $1,000,000.00 Major League Baseball 2K10 contest, please visit: www.2ksports.com/perfectgame.
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