Another pro sport, another exclusive deal....

bearkub

Major League Baseball and Take-Two interactive join hands in and exclusive deal:

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=22779

Now then, who is the NBA gonna sign with?

TomDunne

I'll be more interested in who takes the NHL license

bearkub

if the NHL signs with anyone, the virtual players will get more time on the ice than the real ones right now.

I was wondering if this will seep out into more international sports like FIFA.

ElysiumGX

I just finished a deal that grants me exclusive rights to the Professional Bowlers Association. From now on the bowling video game market will rise to new heights. You'll no longer have to be a professional athlete to experience the true thrill of bowling.

Foehammer

I have the exclusive rights to Curling!

FatAssasin

Here's an interesting twist...

- Nintendo has announced a first-person baseball game called Pennant Chase Baseball, to be released for GameCube on April 4th. The game will feature all 30 of the actual Major League Baseball parks, with a roster of players drawn from the current league. Since Nintendo is a console manufacturer and the game will be published by them as a first-party, Pennant Chase Baseball will not fall afoul of Take Two's recent MLB exclusivity license for third-party baseball games. The game will be co-developed with Exile Interactive, prevously creators of World Series Baseball 2K3 for Sega.

I think Take Two needs to hire better lawyers.

KDR_11k

I think TT couldn't get a complete exclusive license because Nintendo already had that deal going. 4th April sounds like it's been in development for some time now.

Rick Stirling

As far as I see it, its not to stop other companies making MLB games, its just to stop EA making them.