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Take Two Lands Exclusive MLB Deal

Posted by Zonk on from the next-up-exclusive-rights-to-mighty-mites-hockey dept.

The deal reported last week on Slashdot has come to fruition: Take Two interactive and MLB have signed an exclusivity deal. Worthplaying has the news. "The innovative seven-year arrangement will dramatically limit the number of baseball video game manufacturers and ensure aggressive marketing and promotion of baseball video games, while promoting competition in the marketplace to drive innovation in baseball product development. Beginning in 2006, Take2 will have exclusive rights among third-party publishers to develop and market simulation, arcade and manager-style baseball video games..."

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  1. Its as obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    As how software patents help innovation.

  2. Re:and in other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    playing baseball in a videogame is more interesting then watching people play baseball?

    How does watching people play baseball after playing a baseball video game make the video game more interesting? I mean, you already played the video game and are done with it. I don't see how any after the fact activity make a video game game played in the past more interesting.

  3. This would be great news... by HotNeedleOfInquiry · · Score: -1, Troll

    If baseball itself didn't suck so bad.

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  4. Re:Maybe I am missing something... by hunterx11 · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Welcome fans of America's favorite pastime...baseball? Meh."

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