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January 17th, 2010, 00:50
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/01/custom_1263686906901_mlb2kcomparewrigley.jpgLast year, MLB 2K9 rubbed plenty the wrong way (http://kotaku.com/5153797/mlb-2k9-ads-pushing-toward-obnoxious) when park dimensions and outfield signage seemed blatantly reconfigured to accommodate larger in-game ads. New screens for two parks seem to indicate the game scaled back that kind of aggressive design.
In MLB 2K9, Wrigley Field sported a large, translucent sign for in-game sponsor State Farm to the left of the stadium's iconic out-of-town scoreboard. It now appears to be gone (with more buildings forming the skyline behind it.
Nationals Park in Washington also had its dimensions altered, most notably to the left-field bullpen and the height of the left field wall. Such things can of course affect balls in play and therefore gameplay. MLB 2K10 (http://kotaku.com/tag/mlb2k10/) has brought the measurements more in line, and even cut down on outfield signage beyond the reach of balls in play.
Pasta Padre has a good comparison of both stadiums, MLB 2K9 to 2K10, with images from real life thrown in.
MLB 2K10 Fixes Advertising Altered Stadiums (http://www.pastapadre.com/2010/01/15/mlb-2k10-fixes-advertising-altered-stadiums) [Pasta Padre]
http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1 (http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?p=1) http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:V_sGLiPBpWU)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kotaku/full/~4/1pgQquDQTPU
More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/1pgQquDQTPU/mlb-2k10-appears-to-cut-down-stadium-advertising)
In MLB 2K9, Wrigley Field sported a large, translucent sign for in-game sponsor State Farm to the left of the stadium's iconic out-of-town scoreboard. It now appears to be gone (with more buildings forming the skyline behind it.
Nationals Park in Washington also had its dimensions altered, most notably to the left-field bullpen and the height of the left field wall. Such things can of course affect balls in play and therefore gameplay. MLB 2K10 (http://kotaku.com/tag/mlb2k10/) has brought the measurements more in line, and even cut down on outfield signage beyond the reach of balls in play.
Pasta Padre has a good comparison of both stadiums, MLB 2K9 to 2K10, with images from real life thrown in.
MLB 2K10 Fixes Advertising Altered Stadiums (http://www.pastapadre.com/2010/01/15/mlb-2k10-fixes-advertising-altered-stadiums) [Pasta Padre]
http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1 (http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?p=1) http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=1pgQquDQTPU:qOz3woBUwZo:V_sGLiPBpWU)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kotaku/full/~4/1pgQquDQTPU
More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/1pgQquDQTPU/mlb-2k10-appears-to-cut-down-stadium-advertising)