2K Sports' MLB Stickball, developed by Gaia Industries, is an exciting, fast-paced, multiplayer game that puts gamers against each other to see whose team can win a classic game of stickball, is scheduled to be available on the Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 on October 8th.

In MLB Stickball, gamers can buy and collect packs of Topps “Big Head” Major League Baseball cards. Each time a pack is opened, those players are unlocked and added to each Major League team to play!

Part of the fun of stickball is the custom rules for each city, just like the rules kids create when they play in their own neighborhoods! MLB® Stickball can be played on the streets of a number of big cities, including New York, San Francisco and Boston. In addition to scoring runs in the stickball game itself, there will be objects scattered throughout each environment that serve as targets or hazards for the batter. Smack the ball off the fire hydrant and get it to spray water into the street and your team will be richly rewarded; break a window, though, and you’re out!

The classic game of stickball comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade with tons of great features, including bounce pitches, rules that are tailored to each individual environment and no gloves! Unlock your dream team by collecting ToppsTM Pro cards, which feature 120 of your favorite professional players from all 30 MLB teams. Try your luck against eight randomly selected MLB teams.

MLB Stickball, rated E for Everyone, will be available for 800 Microsoft Points worldwide this Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).