2K Sports Opening Day MLB Weekend

2K Sports is kicking off the Major League Baseball season right, with an opening day weekend celebration via Xbox Live April 4th through the 6th. Every hour during the three-day celebration, players who register and play Major League Baseball 2K8 will have a chance to win special prize packages, including t-shirts, Microsoft Points, and other prizes that might actually be worth it. Players will also be able to square off against the game's developers on Friday night, from Senior Producer Robert to Production Assistant Joe. 2K Sports have been gracious enough to provide their gamertags along with the press release, so I'm sure your friend request will be handled in a timely manner. Those interested can register tomorrow at www.xbox.com/openingday, or by downloading the free "Major League Baseball 2K8 Play & Win Registration" via Xbox Live.

MLB 2K8 Given Pitchfork Approved Indie Rock Bunt

Video game baseball fans will be belting out "What the hell is this crap?" to the tunes of 2K Sports' Major League Baseball 2K8, as the publisher has announced an agreement with Pitchfork Media to select half of the game's soundtrack. Indie rock fans and wannabe indie rock fans will delight at some of Pitchfork's choices, which include chart-bottomers like Blitzen Trapper, The Cool Kids, Battles and Jay Reatard, alongside more mainstream stuff like The Strokes and The Flaming Lips.

To everyone involved, we say kudos. While they may have looked to Sub Pop in the past for left-field style musical picks, we're just pleased as punch that they haven't regressed to throwing in John Fogerty's "Centerfield" or Dire Straits' "Walk of Life."

Full tracklisting and annual odd pairing after this.