2K Sports makers of most of the American regional games like MLB (Major League Baseball) and NHL (National Hockey League). 2K Sports are the only contenders to EA Sports giants of Sports Games. National Hockey League or better known as Ice Hockey is a popular sport in natural cold countries like Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and northern part of United States. NHL 2K series was started by 2K Sports in the year 2000 and till date have nine games released in the series. Tenth game NHL 2K 10 is under development of Visual Concepts and like the previous games of the NHL series it will be published by 2K Sports.  NHL 2K 10 will be released for the platforms of PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.  Specialty of the game will be different feature for each version on  different platforms. Genre for the game will be Sports and Hockey. NHL 2K 10 is scheduled to release on September 15, 2009 on all the four consoles. Cover athlete for the game will be All-Star left winger Alexander Ovechkin of Washington Capitals.

Improved Features

Better Graphics: The player looks and styles will be more accurate, realistic pre-game introductions and brighter arenas.

Smarter Hockey: Game will be more authentic in defensive and offensive zones because of improved A.I. multiplayer will be more exciting because of the NHL-caliber playmaking feature.

Online Multiplay: Online teams can be created and you can play in leagues. By joining tournaments you can test yourself against best NHL 2K 10 players in the world

Better Control: with improved controls it will deliver better handling and new defensive moves like stumble shots, and stick lifts you can always get puck on the net.

All these feature will be common for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 for Wii controls will be different as it will use Wireless input Wii Remote. Get ready for this action packed game with lots of adrenaline.

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The BIGS 2 is the upcoming sequel to the 2007 game The BIGS and arcade style baseball game. The BIGS 2 will be released under the genre of baseball sports video game. The game is developed by Blue Castle Games for the consoles of PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360 and PSP. Game’s publishers are 2K Sports. First trailer for the game was released on March 3, 2009. Players like Reggie Jackson, Wade Boggs, Ozzie Smith and Roberto Clemente were shown in the trailer. They were accompanied by some other Hall of Famers. All the above players and the Hall of Famers will be playable in the game. Cover athlete for the game will be Prince Fielder of Milwaukee Brewers, announcements were made on April 7, 2009. He was chose by 2K Sports. The game is scheduled to be released on July 7, 2009.

Just like the previous game The BIGS 2 will feature an over-the-top playing style. But the game will be different from the previous one in some fields. As The BIGS 2 will allow the player to act both as general manager and as the players on the field. Players now can draft, manage and trade some front office activities. New game modes are included in the game like Glove, Power and Contact. When batting a new system gives player a new hitting system that consists of a “wheelhouse”. Those pitches which are thrown into wheel house can be hit more efficiently by the batter or it gain more turbo for the strike. Wheelhouse strikes will also have shrunken radius. Radius will depend on the stats and it may be big for some players. The BIGS will also include some real-time sequences, a player can quickly tap a button to catch a ball speeding quickly past fielders head. Each button will stand for a different base, just like the previous game. Ball will be thrown to the base whose button will be pressed.

The BIGS will include a new mechanic called as “Big Slam”. Four consecutive batters can be brought up using Big Slam. If the first batter misses the pitch, but if contact is made, a single will automatically register. This whole process will continue until the 4^th batter is reached and if all the three batters reach, the base by making contact the 4^th batter will hit a grand slam automatically. If the player wants to be in the Become a Legend, he has to create a character who enters the league, eventually is drafted, and finally tries to reach the “Legendary Status”.

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