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MLB Power Pros Touch 2010 App
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - May 7, in the year of our Lord 2010
- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has announced online
interactive licensing agreements with both MLB Advanced Media
(MLBAM) - the interactive media and Internet company of Major
League Baseball - and the Major League Baseball Players
Association (MLBPA). The agreements grant Konami the rights to
incorporate official Major League Baseball teams, club marks,
and active Major League Baseball player names and likenesses
into its MLB Power Pros Touch 2010 App which is now available
for iPhone and iPod touch.
'We are thrilled to be
launching the finest mobile baseball game available on the
broadest array of handsets, with the deepest penetration," said
Joe Morris, Vice President of Mobile Content and Social
Networking for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
"We're pleased to be
working with Konami on this officially-licensed app which
includes Major League baseball player names, uniforms and
numbers, and all 30 MLB teams," said Mike Amin, Director of
Interactive Games and Internet at MLBPA. "Konami has a proven
track record of creating great baseball titles for consoles in
both Japan and in the U.S., so we're very excited to help bring
the MLB Power Pros Touch 2010 App to iPhone and iPod touch users
and include players who fans know and love."
"Konami has again
delivered an exemplary product for the gaming space with the
debut of MLB Power Pros Touch 2010 - a great mobile
entertainment experience for baseball fans," said Kenny Gersh,
senior vice president, business development, MLBAM.
In MLB Power Pros Touch
2010 App gamers compete as their favorite MLB players for
entertaining and authentic baseball gaming. Gamers take control
of the action by simply tapping and sliding to pitch, bat and
run! Gamers can rearrange batting orders and pitching rotations,
move players on and off the roster, and change their team's
name, logo and uniform design.
With four exciting game
modes to choose from, all types of fans and gamers will be
satisfied. In Season Mode, gamers can experience an entire Major
League Baseball season from Opening Day through the World
Series. Customizing their schedules with 25, 50 or 162 game
season options, users can play out each game, watch their team
through the fast forward option, or simulate straight to the
game results. In Wireless Mode, gamers can challenge friends and
play against them by using Bluetooth. Exhibition Mode allows
players to select their favorite team and play head-to-head
versus the computer; while Custom Mode gives gamers the freedom
to customize an actual Major League Baseball team in order to
create their own unique pro lineup.
The MLB Power Pros
Touch 2010 App is now available for $7.99 from the App Store or
at
www.itunes.com/appstore/.