2K Sports
Announces
Major League
Baseball®
2K7 Now
Available
New York, NY
- February
27, 2007 -
2K Sports, a
publishing
label of
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
TTWO),
announced
today that
Major League
Baseball®
2K7 is now
available in
stores
across North
America for
the Xbox
360™ and
Xbox® video
game and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
the
PLAYSTATION®3
and
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
systems, and
the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system.
"Our
development
team has
worked
incredibly
hard to
deliver what
we believe
is the next
generation
standard for
baseball
video
games," said
Greg Thomas,
president of
Visual
Concepts, a
2K Sports
studio.
"Baseball is
a sport
comprised of
passionate
fans who
expect all
the details
to be
spot-on, and
with Major
League
Baseball
2K7, I
believe that
even the
most pure of
baseball
purists will
be pleased
with what
we're giving
them."
Major League
Baseball 2K7
sets the
visual
standard
with
Signature
Style - over
300 unique
player
animations
raise the
level of
authentic
detail.
Gamers will
instantly
recognize
the unique
pitching
styles,
batting
rituals, and
characteristic
movements of
their
favorite MLB®
players.
Major League
Baseball 2K7
offers a
range of new
replay
camera
perspectives
showcasing
the high
quality of
the next
generation
visuals,
including
camera shots
outside
ballparks,
dynamic
camera shots
of highlight
plays,
unique
camera
angles of
each batter
at the plate
and much
more.
Major League
Baseball 2K7
features the
best
collection
of
commentators
assembled in
any baseball
video game.
Featured
studio
commentators
Jeanne
Zelasko and
Steve
Physioc lend
their
talents in
developing
the
storyline of
the ballgame
with team
histories,
player
analysis,
and
entertaining
comments
before the
first pitch
of each
game. When
the players
take to the
field, the
extraordinary
voices of
Jon Miller,
partnered
with Hall of
Fame™ legend
Joe Morgan,
tell the
tale of
every pitch
and at bat
with
remarkable
insight,
delightful
humor, and
the
trademark
style that
has made
this duo the
best
commentary
team in the
business.
Featuring
New York
Yankee
captain and
seven time
All-Star
shortstop
Derek Jeter,
Major League
Baseball 2K7
is rated "E"
for Everyone
and is
available
now for the
Xbox 360 and
Xbox video
game and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
for $59.99
and $29.99,
respectively,
the
PLAYSTATION
3 system and
PlayStation
2 system for
$59.99 and
$29.99
respectively
and the PSP
system for
$29.99.
Major League
Baseball 2K7
for the Game
Boy® Advance
and the
Nintendo DS™
will be
released
this spring.
For more
information,
log onto
http://www.2ksports.com
About
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Headquartered
in New York
City,
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. is a
global
developer,
marketer,
distributor
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software
games for
the PC,
PlayStation®
game
console,
PlayStation®2
and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
systems,
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system,
Xbox® and
Xbox 360™
video game
and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
Wii™,
Nintendo
GameCube™,
Nintendo DS™
and Game
Boy®
Advance. The
Company
publishes
and develops
products
through its
wholly owned
labels
Rockstar
Games, 2K
and 2K
Sports, and
Global Star
Software;
and
distributes
software,
hardware and
accessories
in North
America
through its
Jack of All
Games
subsidiary.
Take-Two's
common stock
is publicly
traded on
NASDAQ under
the symbol
TTWO. For
more
corporate
and product
information
please visit
our website
at
www.take2games.com.
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trademarks
and
copyrights
contained
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the property
of their
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holders.
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or
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"PlayStation",
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Statement
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Statement
under the
Private
Securities
Litigation
Reform Act
of 1995:
This press
release
contains
forward-looking
statements
made in
reliance
upon the
safe harbor
provisions
of Section
27A of the
Securities
Act of 1933,
as amended,
and Section
21E of the
Securities
Exchange Act
of 1934, as
amended. The
statements
contained
herein which
are not
historical
facts are
considered
forward-looking
statements
under
federal
securities
laws. Such
forward-looking
statements
are based on
the beliefs
of our
management
as well as
assumptions
made by and
information
currently
available to
them. The
Company has
no
obligation
to update
such
forward-looking
statements.
Actual
results may
vary
significantly
from these
forward-looking
statements
based on a
variety of
factors.
These risks
and
uncertainties
include the
final
conclusions
of the
Special
Committee
and the
Board of
Directors
concerning
matters
related to
the
Company's
stock option
grants,
including,
but not
limited to,
the accuracy
of the
stated dates
of option
grants and
whether all
proper
procedures
were
followed,
the impact
of any
restatement
of financial
statements
of the
Company or
other
actions that
may be taken
or required
as a result
of such
reviews; the
timing of
the
completion
of the
Special
Committee's
investigation;
and the
possibility
that the
Special
Committee's
investigation
or any
governmental
investigation
may reveal
issues that
the Company
does not
currently
realize
exist. In
addition,
the
investigation
and
conclusions
of the
Special
Committee
may require
additional
expenses to
be recorded;
may continue
to adversely
affect the
Company's
ability to
file
required
reports with
the U.S.
Securities
and Exchange
Commission
("SEC") on a
timely
basis, may
require
revisions to
the
Company's
conclusions
on the
effectiveness
of internal
control over
financial
reporting
and
disclosure
controls and
procedures,
and may
impede the
Company's
ability to
meet the
requirements
of the
NASDAQ Stock
Market for
continued
listing of
the
Company's
shares; and
may result
in claims
and
proceedings
relating to
such
matters,
including
previously
disclosed
shareholder
and
derivative
litigation
and actions
by the SEC
and/or other
governmental
agencies and
negative tax
or other
implications
for the
Company
resulting
from any
accounting
adjustments
or other
factors.
Other
important
factors are
described in
the
Company's
Form 10-Q
for the
quarter
ended April
30, 2006 in
the section
entitled
"Risk
Factors".