As the world awaits NBA MVP free agent LeBron James’ decision on which team to sign with, the videogame world is looking back to a past great. 2K Sports revealed the official cover art for NBA 2K11 featuring Michael Jordan as the face of this year's iteration of the top rated and top selling basketball simulation franchise. The art style, featuring a highly-stylized, three-panel, iconic image of Jordan, represents a departure from previous NBA 2K titles to reflect the significance of having the greatest player of all time grace the cover.

The theme for the next crop of sports games seems to be going back to the future. On the heels of EA Sports putting Wayne Gretzky on the cover of NHL Slapshot, 2K Sports has announced that 14-time NBA All-Star, five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, six-time NBA World Champion and recent Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Jordan, will appear on the cover of NBA 2K11. Jordan, who is considered by many as the greatest basketball player in history, will fittingly team up with the NBA 2K series, the top rated and top selling basketball simulation videogame. NBA 2K11 will be available October 5, 2010 and is expected to be shown at E3 2010 June 15-17.

Although the boys of summer have just started the action up, the Phillies have already made it to a third World Series in a row and took home the trophy again. 2K Sports announced the final results from its official Major League Baseball 2K10 season simulation, which crowns the Philadelphia Phillies as World Series champions in a projected 4-1 series victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Phillies' double-play combination of Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley proved to be too much for Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon and the Red Sox, with Rollins taking home the World Series MVP award.

With the NBA All-Star Game in Dallas this weekend, the videogame world is turning its attention to the big event. 2K Sports announced that NBA 2K10 cover athlete, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, and NBA 2K10: Draft Combine spokesman, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, will both appear at the NBA All-Star Jam Session on Saturday, February 13th at the NBA 2K10 All-Star Challenge presented by Nike Basketball.  Both Bryant and Rose will introduce the two championship tournament finalists and present the grand prize winner with a check for $10,000. 

2K Sports announced that the hugely popular and #1 selling basketball videogame, NBA 2K10, has sold over 2 million units worldwide, marking a phenomenal 60 percent increase in sales over the same time period last year for NBA 2K9.  With the all-new My Player career mode and critically acclaimed NBA Today feature, NBA 2K10 continues to be the #1 rated NBA simulation for the ninth consecutive year. LA Lakers NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant chimed in on the success.

Want to check out the Dallas Cowboys new stadium and hobnob with the NBA All-Stars? You can get there by playing online videogames thanks to 2K Sports. Virtual athletes ready to test their skills against the best players in the country can now sign up to participate in the NBA 2K10 All-Star Challenge Presented by Nike Basketball.

2K Sports teamed up with NHL All-Star Alex Ovechkin for its latest NHL game, NHL 2K10. Ben Bishop, producer for the Visual Concepts-developed game, talks about what the new virtual NHL season has in store for puckheads in this exclusive interview.