Anaheim, CA -- The All-Star third baseman for the Tampa Rays has had a solid season this year, earning a spot in the 2010 MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim. The cover athlete for 2K Sports Major League Baseball 2K10 and 2009 American League Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award recipient was at the Anaheim Convention Center to greet fans and check out the 2K Sports booth.

Ubisoft is bringing Racquet Sports, the Nintendo Wii multisport game that includes tennis, ping-pong, badminton, squash and beach tennis, to the PlayStation 3 system with PlayStation Move support this fall in North America. Racquet Sports delivers an engaging and interactive experience for experts and newcomers. Aimed at the casual gamer, Racquet Sports offers unprecedented realism and pinpoint gameplay mechanics, bringing every serve, swing and backhand to life while replicating the sporting experience in the comfort of the living room.

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup winding down in South Africa, EA SPORTS unveiled a new feature called Creation Center that will provide soccer fans with the tools to customize content in FIFA Soccer 11 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in new ways. Craft your own player and create the team of your dreams using a web-based application at www.easportsfootball.com. Create a player by choosing his appearance, accessories and attributes and then create an original team with a distinctive crest and kits, complete with home stadium.

Golf fans looking forward to watching the upcoming American Century Championship on NBC July 17 and 18, can now experience the same fairways, greens and lakeside vistas as the celebrities and athletes who play in the annual tournament -- all from the comfort of a personal computer. Inspired by the premier event in celebrity golf, NBC Sports, World Golf Tour and American Century Investments have created a virtual golf challenge that allows gamers to play the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course and become eligible for a week-long VIP trip for two to the 2011 edition of the celebrity tournament.

With Team USA capturing the nation’s attention at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by making it to the Sweet 16 bracket with a match against Ghana, former Team USA soccer star and current ESPN soccer analyst Alexi Lalas chimes in on his favorite videogames. Lalas can be seen throughout the World Cup using EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa videogame graphics to highlight key plays from matches during his ESPN coverage. He talks about his favorite sport and some of his favorite videogames in this exclusive interview.

After winning the Stanley Cup with Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane, Electronic Arts is sticking with the Hawks for NHL 11. EA Sports has signed 22-year-old Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews as the cover athlete for its upcoming game. With last year’s title featuring Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane, NHL 11 marks the first time that EA Sports has put back to back players from the same team on the cover of the NHL franchise. Jonathan Toews’ image will be on the front of all packaging when NHL 11 is available in North American retail stores this September. Unlike Kane, Toews is Canadian and will appeal to that country’s passionate hockey fans.

Tiger Woods isn't the only golf game in town. The qualifying round of the second annual Virtual USGA Championship, hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and World Golf Tour (WGT), and presented by RBS, are currently underway. Free to enter, the virtual Championship takes place on a HD online version of Oakmont Country Club, home to this year’s U.S. Women’s Open. Golfers around the world have the opportunity to tee off today to seek the title of Virtual USGA Champion and the grand prize of attending the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club as a guest of the USGA.