''MLB 2K13'' (sometimes called ''Major League Baseball 2K13'') is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K and was released on March 5, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This is the first and only ''MLB 2K'' game not to be released on the

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, PSP,

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, and

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. The commentary is delivered by the trio of

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, and John Kruk. David Price (then of the Tampa Bay Rays) is the game's cover athlete replacing Justin Verlander from ''

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''. On January 6, 2014, 2K Sports announced that ''MLB 2K13'' would be the final game in the ''MLB 2K'' series, and MLB would not see a release on Xbox platforms until the release of ''

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'', which released eight years later for the Xbox One and

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, alongside the

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Features

2K confirmed that the 7 Perfect Game Challenge will be returning, but will now have many different rules. 2K confirmed for the second straight year that there will be a 2K combo pack that includes ''MLB 2K13'' and ''NBA 2K13''. The NBA cover will only feature Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder on it instead of the trio of Durant, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, and

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of the Chicago Bulls. Its retail price was $79.99 and was released on March 5. There are no gameplay or game mode additions compared to ''

'', and it is missing online leagues. This is most likely because 2K only had four months to make the game due to the contract expiration.

Reception

''MLB 2K13'' has received negative reviews, with most reviewers saying the addition of no new modes or game play enhancements makes the game a copy and paste of ''MLB 2K12''.

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called the game a "phoned-in, weak sauce embarrassment."

Soundtrack

Reception

''MLB 2K13'' received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. '' Game Informer'' wrote, "MLB 2K13 is one of the most embarrassing whiffs I’ve seen. Whether I was playing CPU or human opponents, games frequently hinged on something that shouldn’t have happened on the diamond. Only play it if you have a YouTube account dedicated to archiving video game glitches."

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