David Price Selected Cover Athlete for MLB 2K13

RMN Digital | January 10, 2013 | Americas, Consumer, Games, Regions | No Comments

David Price, ace pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, has been selected as the cover athlete for MLB 2K13.

Price was recently named the American League Cy Young Award winner after posting a 20-5 record and league-best 2.56 ERA.

Price edged out MLB 2K12 cover athlete Justin Verlander for the honors, and is the third consecutive reigning Cy Young Award winner to grace the cover of an MLB 2K game.

“It’s a dream come true to appear on the cover of MLB 2K13,” said Price, who helped lead the Rays to their fourth 90-win season in the last five years. “I’m looking forward to working with the 2K Sports team again, and welcoming another skilled gamer into ‘The Perfect Club.’”

2K Sports announced Wednesday that the company has reached an agreement with Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and Major League Baseball Advanced Media to release Major League Baseball 2K13.

It is the next iteration of the MLB 2K franchise. MLB 2K13 will be available on March 5, 2013, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.

“We’d like to thank our league partners for their support in helping us reach an agreement to bring back MLB 2K,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “We know fans are extremely passionate about the MLB 2K series and the Perfect Game Challenge.”

The Perfect Game Challenge, 2K Sports’ $1 million competition, will also be returning for a fourth consecutive year and introduce a new contest format with exciting ways to win.

Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, MLB 2K13 is not yet rated by the ESRB.