Sammy Sosa to be EA spokesman

Electronic Arts confirmed today that the company has reached an agreement with Sammy Sosa, the 1998 National League Most Valuable Player, to be EA SPORTS’ spokesman for Triple Play 2000. Sosa, fresh from the playoff run he made with the Cubs and part of the historical Home Run Record chase this past season, will appear on the cover of Triple Play 2000, the latest generation of its award-winning baseball series. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

For January 1999, this is the business side of gaming doing what it always does: studios forming, publishers moving money around, lawsuits flying, and everyone promising the next big thing. Somewhere in that mess, players eventually get the games. Maybe.