2K Sports Announces Larger-Than-Life Baseball Action With 'The BIGS'
Posted by: Aaron Lockard on October 31, 2006 6:35:07 PM
2K Sports Throws Big-Time Heat With New Extreme Addition To Major League Baseball Lineup
2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced today a unique, new sports title that adds
more explosive excitement to baseball video games than ever before -
The BIGS. This over-the-top baseball action title puts an entirely new
spin on Major League Baseball as it blends outrageous visuals and
intuitive gameplay mechanics to bring fans a brand new MLB video game
experience.
"The BIGS is sure to turn a few heads as it pioneers
a completely different way of playing an MLB video game," stated Greg
Thomas, President of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. "2K Sports is
always looking to deliver the most innovative and eye-catching sports
video games to fans and The BIGS is one of 2K Sports' most dynamic
titles to date."
Developed by Blue Castle Games, The BIGS brings
blazing graphics to huge proportions with larger-than-life MLB player
models and ballparks. Featuring fantastic pitching, batting, and
fielding animations, gamers can also take advantage of spectacular
power-ups with outrageous special effects. As a standard for all major
2K Sports titles, The BIGS features online play for up to four players,
making it a grand slam for online baseball battles.
At the helm
of The BIGS is Dan Brady of Blue Castle. Dan is best known as the
creator of and Technical Director on the EA Sports MVP Baseball series
of games. Joining Dan at Blue Castle is a number of experienced
baseball developers, including Jason Leigh - the Lead Designer of MVP
baseball. "This is an extremely exciting time for fans of baseball
videogames, as Blue Castle Games has assembled an absolute all-star
lineup for this game," stated Greg Thomas.
The BIGS will be
available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, PS3 and PS2 computer entertainment
systems, the PSP system, and Nintendo's Wii
home video game console. The BIGS is slated for release in summer 2007.