A cynic might view the selection of Longoria

Colin BrennanWeekend Reader is Kotaku's look at the critical thinking in, and of video games It appears Saturdays at noon Please take the time to read the full article cited before getting involved in the debate here. Michael Phelps might have been on a Wheaties box It doesn't mean he advised General Mills on how to make the cereal taste better But that's also replica Omega 3221.30 watch the role Evan Longoria, the newly minted Silver Slugger and Gold Glover from Tampa Bay, takes on as the cover man for MLB 2K10, an endorsement announced this past week.

A cynic might view the selection of Longoria - a third-year player from a small-market franchise - as a budget choice for 2K this year, especially in light of MLB 2K9's underachieving performance last year with a Cy Young award winner (San Francisco's Tim Lincecum) headlining it Longoria on MLB 2K10 is also well overshadowed compared with replica Omega 2603.50.37 watch 2K10 and NHL 2K10, which landed Kobe Bryant and Alexander Ovechkin, easily the top stars of their respective leagues.

But Chris Snyder, 2K Sports' director of marketing, insists the title wasn't settling when it signed Longoria His team starts looking for the MLB cover man about two months into the season, meets with a pool of candidates at the All-Star Game, and bases the choice on his willingness to contribute to the game, not just its promotion. "If Albert Pujols or A-Rod want to be in a video game, and give us that kind of time commitment, certainly we'd replica Omega 4533.41 watch listen," said Snyder "It's not that younger players have more time, it's more about them seeing video games as an avenue to promote themselves and their teams, and to be a part of something cool.