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2K Sports Reveals Most Extensive Lineup of Tennis Stars Ever in Top Spin 4
New York, NY – January 18, in the year of our Lord 2011
– 2K Sports announced today that Top Spin 4, the latest
iteration of the Top Spin tennis simulation video game
franchise, will feature professional tennis athletes Rafael
Nadal, Serena Williams and Andre Agassi on its cover. This will
mark the first time in a decade that Andre Agassi will be
featured in an interactive entertainment experience. Top Spin 4
is planned for release on March 15, 2011 for the Xbox 360® video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system and Wii™ system.
“Tennis has been in my life for as long as I can remember,” said
Andre Agassi, former No. 1-ranked player in the world, winner of
eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and 17 ATP Master Series
tournaments. “I hope that withTop Spin 4 players can enjoy the
sport as much as I have.”
In development at 2K Czech, Top Spin 4 brings the competitive
action of tennis to life like never before with redesigned
controls, jaw-dropping player models and enhanced TV-style
presentation elements. Each of the title’s top athletes and
legendary pros will be equipped with 2K Sports’ Signature Style
animations, including player-specific swing styles and
behavioral AI, custom celebrations and outfits.
“Top Spin 4 does a phenomenal job capturing the unique
authenticity and highly competitive skills of these 25
world-class athletes,” said Jason Argent, vice president of
marketing for 2K Sports. “When playing Top Spin 4, we wanted
consumers to feel they are playing more than a tennis game, we
wanted them to feel like they are in a world title prize fight.”
Top Spin 4 features the largest roster in the franchise to date,
including Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Jim Courier,
Rafael Nadal, Boris Becker, Serena Williams, Patrick Rafter,
Michael Chang, Dinara Safina, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Ana
Ivanovic, Ivan Lendel, Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, James Blake,
Caroline Wozniacki, Nikolay Davydenko, Gilles Simon, Bernard
Tomic, Eugenie Bouchard, Stanislas Wawrinka, Vera Zvonareva, and
Jelena Jankovic.
To commemorate this fourth entry in the Top Spin series, 2K
Sports is offering an exclusive vintage Andre Agassi playable
character for free in North America only when gamers pre-order*
and reserve their copy of Top Spin 4 at GameStop.
Details of the pre-order offer are as follows:
* Available while supplies last for all GameStop online and
in-store pre-orders of Top Spin 4 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation® 3
system. The vintage Andre Agassi playable character is only
available with this offer and is redeemable at time of purchase.
* Online customers: Code and instructions on redeeming the
vintage Andre Agassi playable character will be emailed when the
game releases.
* Store/in-store pickup customers: Code and instructions on
redeeming the vintage Andre Agassi playable character will be
printed on the receipt at time of purchase.
Top Spin 4 is not yet rated by the ESRB.For more information,
visit:
www.facebook.com/TopSpin4 or follow Top Spin 4 news via
Twitter: @2KSports.
*Pre-Order only valid for Xbox 360 and PS3™ versions of Top Spin
4.