Major League Baseball 2K8 News

SEC filing reveals publisher spent $11.1 million blocking takeover; 82% of earnings from current-gen consoles, with PS3 the top earner; ZelnickMedia paid $2.5 million management fee.

US retailers sold nearly $1 billion of gaming software alone last month; total with hardware and accessories a record $1.7 billion; 360 and PS3 neck-and-neck.

Wedbush Morgan's headline-grabbing analyst believes Nintendo has lifted US Wii constraints, PS3 has bested X360 sales, Smash Bros. Brawl and Vegas 2 led industry to 47 percent software sales spike.

Headliners take the field alongside Sony and Take-Two's baseball offerings, PC Warhammer 40K: Soulstorm, and downloadables Rocketmen for PSN, XBLA, Super Turrican for Wii VC.

2K Sports' annualized baseball sim swinging onto 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, and Wii next week; Wii controls detailed.

Speedy New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes covers 2K Sports' annual baseball sim franchise; on deck for 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii in spring 2008.