January 20^th, 2004 (12:00am) - ESPN Videogames announced today that its highly anticipated baseball title, ESPN Major League Baseball, will incorporate broadband online play for both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. ESPN Major League Baseball is scheduled to release across North America in Spring 2004. ESPN Videogames are produced by Visual Concepts - Sega’s sports studio.

"Baseball is a sport filled with legendary contests," states Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts. "Whether during an inter-city showdown or a heated match-up between division rivals, the dramatic battles between pitchers and batters have created some of the most memorable moments in sports history. Adding online play to ESPN Major League Baseball is key to capturing this competitive spirit. Gamers will now have the ability to create their own extraordinary moments as they battle others from anywhere in the country."

Continuing the ESPN Videogames standard to entertain and innovate, ESPN Major League Baseball will include the only complete online league experience for PlayStation 2 owners. The online leagues will give gamers across the nation the ability to create, manage and compete in leagues crafted in the distinguished style of the worldwide leader in sports - ESPN. Once they have completed a league game, gamers can instantly review online statistics and analyze play-by-play GameCasts that are automatically uploaded to the league page. ESPN Major League Baseball will also include voice-chat support for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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