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Take-Two strikes out with MLB games

JC Fletcher — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:40:00 EST

Take-Two has released "preliminary" earnings results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year (ending October 31, 2009), blaming a $.09 a share slump on poor sales of its Major League Baseball games. It seems the publisher might have been misled by the commonly held misconception that baseball is the "national pastime" -- modern warfare has clearly seized that honor. Take-Two didn't specify which MLB titles might have underperformed, but it released The BIGS 2, MLB Front Office Manager, MLB 2K9, and MLB 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars all in 2009, and all to mediocre critical reception.

2K expects to take a $30-35 million loss on its MLB business and further adjusted its financial outlook downward following the BioShock 2 delay. While Borderlands and NBA 2K10 helped generate some revenue last quarter, Take-Two's future doesn't look to be paved in gold. "Looking ahead, we remain committed to our goal of operating profitably on a non-GAAP basis;" CEO Strauss Zelnick said. "However, we do not currently expect to achieve that goal in fiscal 2010. We have an outstanding product portfolio, exceptional creative talent and a solid balance sheet, and are confident that these strengths will provide a sound foundation for improved performance."

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Confirmed: NXE update on Xbox 360 game discs

David Hinkle — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:40:00 EST

There was a rumor floating around today about NXE shipping on Xbox 360 game discs (via MCV) and, as you can imagine, we were surprised. So we put in a question to Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, who confirmed that Microsoft has begun including NXE with Xbox 360 games.

As to whether Tom Clancy's HAWX and 2K Sports' MLB2K9 will be the first games to feature the NXE update -- as the rumor suggested -- Major Nelson could not confirm. But, from here on out, expect the update to be included on all retail game discs.

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Demo-rama: MLB 2K9 [update]

Justin McElroy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:40:00 EST

In the special way that only Joystiq can, we're taking two demos that most of you won't care about, combining them into one post and, with just a little bit of pixie dust, making them newsworthy. It's a dangerous, arcane sort of magic, not to be attempted by novices or those with a heart condition.

So, if you'd like a sampling of MLB 2K9 or Monsters vs. Aliens, you maybe be in the minority of people on earth, but you're also in luck. Behold!

Update: Yep, we've already posted about Monsters vs. Aliens, but at least there's no chance anyone will miss out now.

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Trophies: Major League Baseball 2K9

Andrew Yoon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:25:00 EST

	1 Platinum 2 Gold 5 Silver 42 Bronze	Difficulty: Moderate Online Trophies? Yes Time to Completion: 40 hours DLC Trophies? No
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Trophies: Major League Baseball 2K9 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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