The Major League Baseball 2K12 $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge starts today. Players have until April 30, 2012 at midnight PST to achieve get a perfect game in MLB 2K12. The top eight finalists will earn a trip to New York City In May to compete in a single-elimination-tournament at the MLB FanCave. The winner receives $1 Million dollars.

Here is how the eight finalists will be chosen:

”The eight finalists will be determined by a dynamic leaderboard ranking the ‘most perfect’ games thrown. 2K Sports will use an algorithm to rank individual perfect games based on degree of difficulty (such as the opposing team’s offensive prowess and selected pitcher’s skill) and degree of perfection (number of strikeouts, pitching efficiency). The top eight qualified gamers with ranked and verified perfect games achieved on Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network will compete in the final tournament May 9-10 in New York City.”

For complete rules on this year’s Perfect Game Challenge, please visit facebook.com/mlb2k.