2K Sports MLB Front Office Manager Takes Fantasy Baseball to a New Level

October 9, 2008

2K Sports’ MLB Front Office
Manager Takes Fantasy Baseball to a New Level

Legendary General Manager Billy
Beane guides gamers to create, manage and lead an MLB Team to the World Series

2K Sports today announced that MLB
Front Office Manager, the next step in competitive fandom for baseball
enthusiasts, will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and
Windows PC this winter. According to Nielsen Media Research, over 3.5 million
users signed on to fantasy baseball sites in 2007 and MLB Front Office Manager
brings this popular American pastime to console while enhancing the fantasy
baseball experience on PC.

MLB Front Office Manager lets gamers
do everything a real-life baseball GM can do to develop a team from Spring
Training through a full MLB season, into the playoffs and the World Series.
Using Major League teams and players, gamers will create their own fictional
baseball universe and build their reputation into elite status. Gamers can
replace aging veterans with rookies, scout the Minor Leagues, make blockbuster
trades, and even participate in bidding wars for posted players from Japan as
they make their way to the Hall of Fame.

“If you have ever dreamed of running
your team or thought you could do a much better job than the actual general
managers out there then you’ll love MLB Front Office Manager,” said Greg Thomas,
senior vice president of sports development at 2K. “Baseball fanatics can now be
in the general manager’s chair and see what it’s like to really try to build a
World Series winning team.”

A true baseball general manager also
acts as a mentor in MLB Front Office Manager. Legendary Oakland Athletics’ GM
Billy Beane will offer advice, encouragement and guidance as gamers steer a team
through the intense competition that is Major League Baseball. Billy Beane is
considered one of the most talented GM’s in baseball today and has turned the
Athletics into a consistent postseason contender since being named GM in 1997.
Now, in MLB Front Office Manager, he passes that knowledge on to gamers.

“From negotiating trades to scouting
new talent, MLB Front Office Manager has all the complexity and realism I could
hope for in a game that is simulating what it means to be a Major League
Baseball manager,” said Oakland Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane. “I’m
excited to be a part of a game that gives people a real world experience at what
it’s like to be in my shoes and take on the responsibility of building a Major
League Baseball team.”

MLB Front Office Manager offers two
distinct game modes. Become the GM in Career Mode, and manage a team through a
30 year career that will hopefully lead to the Hall of Fame. As the gamer’s
knowledge and skill progresses over time, gamers will gain points to improve
various areas and help the team win games as a result. With Online Fantasy Mode,
create an online head-to-head management experience. With up to 30 Managers in
the league, gamers can compete against friends to see who has what it takes to
be the best.

MLB Front Office Manager, developed
by Blue Castle Games and published by 2K Sports, is not yet rated by the ESRB
and will be available for Xbox 360, Windows PC, and PLAYSTATION 3 system this
winter. For more information, please visit
www.2ksports.com.