A Thank you note to 2K Sports. Please everyone reply.

[Toma]

Just saying thanks to 2KSports for listening to us, i know they will bring us the best football game ever made.

Please everyone who supports 2KSports just reply saying thanks to 2KSports.

Thanks again :)

[DaoudS]

thanks indeed

[Monkboon]

Thank you 2K Sports. I held out, never bought the competition whom after they bought the license, didn't do a damn thing worthwhile with it. Know that there are many supporters and backers that have been faithful and there are many who have kept the best Football game alive and updated by many means necessary. I own every (VC/2K) Basketball and Football since Dreamcast and I can't wait for APF 2K8. Like the saying goes. "The cream will always rise to the top" To you 2K, I say Thank You, Monkboon....

[Enigmatic52]

Thank u much

[Co Co Beware]

why have you left us in the first place

[Millertime1979]

thanks Greg Thomas for listening to the fans... and also i guess you must have been informed or seen the numerous POSITIVE postings people have made in the forums... We are all excited to have a new football game...You guys almost climed the top of the mountain......you almost beat madden so close... its time for revenge... im buying it the second it comes out

[MaxPayne2K]

THANK YOU THANK YOU 2k Sports

-Payne2K

[quietcool72]

Thank you 2K. I'm sure this is a difficult product to develop due to the very nature of the customization options you guys will need to have, and the tools you need to be able to give the user. My hats off to you.

[LankBadly]

Thanks 2kSports. I still have my ESPN Videogames T-shirt that came when I ordered ESPN Football 2k4

[AM Son]

Thanks 2K, competition and choice is great for all! We have faith in your products, and hope 2K8 is true "next-gen".

[AkaDemiK]

good lookin out 2k, props and thanks for real...i been misin that real genuine feel of football on my xbox...its about time it returned

[danny007]

Thank you 2K Sports. I held out, never bought the competition whom after they bought the license, didn't do a damn thing worthwhile with it. Know that there are many supporters and backers that have been faithful and there are many who have kept the best Football game alive and updated by many means necessary. I own every (VC/2K) Basketball and Football since Dreamcast and I can't wait for APF 2K8. Like the saying goes. "The cream will always rise to the top" To you 2K, I say Thank You, Monkboon....I second, third, and fourth this. I have done the same. Down with the dictators EA Sports. Thanks a million 2K Sports we love you.

[danny007]

Thank you 2K Sports. I held out, never bought the competition whom after they bought the license, didn't do a damn thing worthwhile with it. Know that there are many supporters and backers that have been faithful and there are many who have kept the best Football game alive and updated by many means necessary. I own every (VC/2K) Basketball and Football since Dreamcast and I can't wait for APF 2K8. Like the saying goes. "The cream will always rise to the top" To you 2K, I say Thank You, Monkboon....I second, third, and fourth this. I have done the same. Down with the dictators EA Sports. Thanks a million 2K Sports we love you guys.

[GhostRider]

Yes, thank you very much.I am looking forward to this and MLB2k7 with great.....anticapation.

[Kevhova]

Haha death to madden thanks again 2ksports we realism back in our lives. Question is boxing next? Love everything you guys do. Holla!!!

[ATLx2K8]

I have been waiting for this day for the last 3 years. 2K has and always will dominate the world of sports gaming. Thank You

[finalillusion13]

A great big thank you from me!

[jayrivera]

Thank you 2K sports for always keeping it real. Instead of adding fluff to your games (I'll give you a pass on the crib :)) to bring in the masses, you continued to try and represent each sport by making it as true to life (sim if you will) as possibly. You didn't always get it right but I never felt like any 2K sports game was a mere roster update for another $50. Keep taking chances and reinventing your games because that is was makes your development team so great!

We will take the good (NFL 2K5, NBA 2K7) with the bad (MLB 2K6, NHL 2K7) and continue to support the greatest sports video game development team in the business.

[Akuma2000]

Thanks 2K sports, i'm glad your making a comeback with a vengeance so fans can play a REAL football game again.

I bought madden 07 just to try it out and went right back to playing espn 2K5, i'll be using madden 07' for game credit to get APF2K8 this summer.

[Millertime1979]

admin please sticky this...i think its a great topic

[demon19000]

THANK YOU! but it'll be an even bigger thanks if its released in the Wii.

[Pinoy Dynasty]

Great job EA. Although I was disappointed that you didn't make a way for NFL 2K5 BC for Xbox 360, with this announcement of All Pro Football 2K8 I can see why you didn't. Thanks again :D

[FakedShinobi`]

Thanks for taking so long.. yup yup

[baandje]

Thanks for taking so long.. yup yup
Agreed. And thank you Midway for not folding and for making Blitz: The League and showing 2K that a non-licenced game can sell... because without Blitz's success 2k would never have taken a chance on another football game.

[PerfectZero]

When the news spreed that the NFL had given the license to EA, I thought it was a new opened door. At first, I thought 2kSports had given up, but now that seems not to be the case.

I am coming back to the forums because of this. For the past few years, I have bought a lot of EA products after swearing them off. Now, I feel my loyalty for 2k coming back. While I'm here, I may not agree with everything in APF2k8, but I will respect the decision to come back to the best games 2k ever made, on the gridiron.

Thank you to every member of the 2kSports staff,
The Perfect Zero

[Dr. FunkNstien]

Agreed, thanks to the WHOLE organizaton, and thanks to the cats that stayed on the frontlines (and those doing back channel work) promoting and asking for this game to be completed.

[Memnock]

Hell yeah!! This is awesome news!! I still play ESPN NFL 2k5 to this day, because quite simply, it's still the absolute best football game ever made, period. Please give us more information, screenshots, etc.

Thank you for not giving up VC!!! NFL license or not, you WILL blow Madden out of the freaking galaxy!!

[KenDog]

Thank you for saving us from football purgatory!

[KellyToReedFor6]

Thank you.

They didn't have to do a thing and yet they showed loyalty to their customers.

[dsimms84]

:dance:

After reading that 2K Sports is going to make All-Pro Football 2K8, I was jumping for joy. So they may not be able to use actual NFL teams or current players, they could create their own teams and use ramdom names and stats. I am looking forward to getting APF 2K8. I hope that 2K Sports will take any suggestions from gamers. Thanks again.

[Capncable]

Thank you, great news to hear that the competitor is about to feel the pain of being outclassed again

[sgc316]

I have been a loyal 2K football fan ever since I bought the Dreamcast along with the original NFL 2K . The last version of Madden I owned was on the N64 and I will never buy another version of Madden again.

My friends and I still play NFL 2K5, as it is the finest football game ever made!

Thank you for bringing us another quality football game and keep up the fight.

[soda]

Greg Thomas and the whole VC and 2K team. Thank you very much. You all helped me get unhooked off videogames in general. It helped me get a lot of school work done. I said I wouldn't by a next gen console until 2K made a football game. Now I will have a quality football game and I am old enough to know how to manage my time and play. I know you all will do a great job on the game.

[llo0televators0oll]

Thank you for listening to your fans 2ksports

[Deranged]

I feel like a gaming weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Thanks for making my day yesterday.

[OldRamsFan]

Thanks so much!

All will soon be right in the world of football video gaming.

[Monkboon]

Question is boxing next? Love everything you guys do. Holla!!!

I second that 100%. Please 2K, I beg of you, make a Boxing game worthy of being titled "Boxing". Victorious Boxers 1 & 2 needs some competition in the states because Fight Night refuses to provide any. Also, I would give anything if you guys would make a generic Wrestling game. THQ/Yukes are destroying American Wrestling games with the crap *** Smackdown games they make. It's sad that the best overall American Wrestling game in on the N-64. The DOR series was headed in the right direction but we all know what happened to that series. If we Americans want to play great sim Wrestling games, we have to import and mod our systems. See:Fire Pro R/KOC II/ASPW3. I, along with many, many others would support a generic Wrestling or Boxing game just as we have supported all 2K Sports games over the years, through the good and bad, Monk....

[inkman2u]

After my cancer surgery 2k5 kept me up and at em while I healed. I Didnt want to just lay around doing nothing. So instead I mastered the ends and outs of it for 3 months straight every day.

Id like to thank the people of 2k sports for their hard work on the best football series that will ever be.
I wish you guys great success and finacial gain this year and beyond!

thank you
inkman

[rrobbone]

Thank you for listening to your fans: to the people who still play NFL 2K5.

My copies of APF 2K8 are already preordered. I can think of no better way to thank you than to purchase your products and convert everyone I can.

You guys have always shown a passion for making a great football game...

And you can't coach that.

[Monkboon]

I still play ESPN NFL 2k5 to this day, because quite simply, it's still the absolute best football game ever made, period.Thank you for not giving up VC!!! NFL license or not, you WILL blow Madden out of the freaking galaxy!!

Same here. I still play the hell out of 2K5, daily, my 9 year old an I. And for the other 10% of the time when I need a different view, I'm working on my Read & Lead passing, Monk....

[Akuma2000]

Thank you for listening to your fans: to the people who still play NFL 2K5.

My copies of APF 2K8 are already preordered. I can think of no better way to thank you than to purchase your products and convert everyone I can.

You guys have always shown a passion for making a great football game...

And you can't coach that.

Where did you pre-order from ??

[FinsMagic]

I've been a fan of the NFL 2k series since NFL 2k first appeared on the Dreamcast. Now, 2 and a half years after NFL 2k5 came out, I have yet to give in and buy a copy of that horrid game called Madden.

So, after a looong day of work, I can't describe the joy I felt when I visited the 2k Sports website and saw that All Pro Football 2k8 is coming out this Summer. Thank you 2k Sports...I am confident this game will totally kick ***.

[rrobbone]

Where did you pre-order from ??

I don't think pre-orders are available anywhere yet, as far as I know.

I used to work for Gamestop and I still have good friends there. As soon as that game is listed a buddy of mine will reserve two copies for me. Gamestop is usually pretty good about getting new games on the reserve list fairly quickly so I'd be surprised if it wasn't available for pre-order by the weekend. The game companies use pre-orders to gauge how well a game will sell so they like it up early.

So, technically, I don't have them reserved, but it's as good as done.

[firemedic73]

Thank you 2k this is the best news Ive heard in a long time. Im looking forward to 2K8 more than Halo 3. I will never have to play madden again.

[lkrsfn5]

A big thanks to VC and TT for making this game available for us this summer you guys have put alot of smiling faces on people.

THANK YOU

[Freelancer 2k3]

Yeah, THIS summer is a huge achievement if they can pull it off. I mean, 6 months (or just under) isn't really long to wait at all, considering this news seems like it's come out of nowhere. Way to spring a huge surprise - nice one 2K, and thankyou.

NFL 2k5 was a serious contender to best sprts game ever, the mind boggles at the possibilities of what we might get for Football 2k8. I have every confidence in the VC/2k sports to deliver a wonderful game.

Thank you!

[jjskysurf]

A major thank you to everyone at 2K Sports...can't wait until I get my hands on this game!

Patience is my friend...

[royce clorton]

NFL 2k5 is still the best BUT........

EVEN THOUGH MADDEN BLOWS..........



They had a cool option of making custom formations and plays...

That was the ONLY thing they had over you guys!

ps

Make sure your instant replay stays!

[esmeet]

Thanks for jumping back into the ring. You'll see our real thanks as pre-order options open up and in the first 24 hours of availability in August.

Until then, work your butts off to make this the best football game ever!

[thePLAGUE]

Thanks for doing this...I am buying the ps3 because of this by the way...

[MASTER ADINA]

THANKS TO ALL THAT SUPPORTS VC AND 2KSPORTS....JACOB ADINA AKA MASTER ADINA LOOK IN 2K5'S CREDIT FOR ME!!!

[MASTER ADINA]

MASTER ADINA XBOX LIVE GT......MISS U GUYS @2K...GOOD LUCK!!

[Moegames]

Yeah, i give my thanks as well. I was heart broken when the NFL deal went down and 2k football was gone..it took me a year to get over it. Finally im back with a xbox 360 ready to pop in a next gen 2k football game..cant wait

[BAD_AL]

Yes!!!

Thank you!!!

[First n Line]

yep, thanks 2k

[Dicemoney6]

I definitely appreciate it cuz madden is some bs i needed this thanks 2k

[GrrrillaPmp]

Good lookin out 2K!

[segasportslover]

Thanks... but man oh my i was so excited yesterday when i read the article in gamespot i even pumped my fist and was luaghing like evily type of like yes 2k is back.


Anyway its good t osee they were reading our posts all along and the numerous petitions we did....i did a petition like 6 months ago on a different username i forgot the pass to email...and that petition had a couple of signs and i worked so hard trying to compare the madden 360 pics and the 2k5 xbox pics lol i wasted 3 days doing it and scratching my mind on what to put in the text well even though i think i had like 30 signs LoL..it wasnt for no cause these goes to all the other dudes that tried their hardest to make a petition work and well it kind of payed off cause we got our 2k football back !!


Anyway im excited and ive been behind 2k sport serieses all the way since the first 2k for dreamcast..and i did buy madden this year as i couldnt take being without football 2 years but madden is ok and horrible at same time....2k is way to realistic for madden and the thing i most enjoyed is the online leagues loved them with a passion.

[DawgcityClev]

And out of the ashes, it arose, in all it's glory. Behold, the Phoenix.

Sounds like the giant that had fallen. 2K Sports. Welcome back. And thank you.

[NPYYZ]

Thank you 2K Sports!!!! I'm an older gamer, I just turned 47 on the 30th, I've been playing video game football since the days of the Sega Master system and I've been playing the 2k football games since the Sega Dreamcast. I admit I was sucked in and bought Madden 07 for the 360 this year, and after I played it for a while I realized how foolish I was for doing so. Madden 07 isn't even up to par with NFL 2k5. EA has bought up the rights to the NFL and ESPN and done nothing with them. EA continues to put out the same trash year after year, so again Thank You 2k, Thank you for once again giving us a choice, and the best damn football game on the planet!

[MichiganPanthers1983]

I'll buy 2 copies just to show my thanks!

[rodimus71]

Thank u 2ksports!!!!! I was so happy when i heard about the news, i printed the ign.com news and went out to my local game stores and showed them. I love the game and 2ksports. Thank u so much for listening to your fans and giving us a video game that we have been waiting for. We know that the quality and style will even be better than 2k5 and thats all we want. Show madden whos boss and let them know that 2k "got it going on" and hold the football scene down. Much love!!!!! Everyone, tell all your friends and your video game stores and the world, that 2k football is back!!!!!

[dQbell]

Many thanks to the 2K Sports team for their hard work, their vision and the tremendous job of competing with the giant that is EA Sports. The 2K Sports brand is thriving, unique and innovative.

When you look at what 2K Sports has done in the last 6 years, you have to be thankful and appreciative for these guys.

Thanks Greg Thomas, Jeff Thomas and everyone else involved in 2K Sports.

[gman624]

I have been trying to play those horrible madden games with they're lack of control and tackling animations and running game. I was really upset when they let EAawful get the license but in the end it just proves that EA is not givimg gamers what they want. They just have a large brainwashed impressionable fan base. Thanks 2K for bringing REAL football back to us.

[MrGoldfinger]

I can't wait for this game, I'm quite honestly going to buy a ps3 just to play this game... I don't currently own any gaming systems but I still have my copy of NFL 2k5 for ps2

[Kornnickel]

Thanks 2k...you guys are the best. With my 360 in regular rotation (and my XBOX controllers have broken) I've moved on, but with APF 2k8 coming....I've started a new season.

The funny part about that is I remember the days when I used to buy both games. I would always tell a buddy of mine that:

When ever I play Madden I would replay because something would **** me off because it wasn't right or I was figuring out....how the hell did this happen.

With 2k5 it was replays of enjoyment. I would even save replays that the computer made.

Thank You Guys a million.

[JayMizzle]

Gracious, Thank you, Shi-shi, and all those other languages!!! Thank ya'll for truly listening to the fans and keeping your games dynamic. Keep it up please!! can't wait to play all of 2K's future games.

[BigDRunnin]

Thanks in advance for bringing back the best football game. Honestly, if its 2k5 with better graphics and some more features...it will arleady be better then the next 3 maddens

[alliance4g63]

Many thanks to 2ksports,you guys really deserve more acclaim and "madden-like" sales of your games. I will be there day one for APF2k8 and reserve one asap. I also want to thank all you guys that stuck with the game and kept the community alive because if it werent for you guys we may not even be at this point today.

[MarkII]

I dam near cried. At work. Thank you.

[imerci]

Im really happy. i hope it lives up & stays true to the 2k football legacy.

[MightyCreamPuff]

Just saying thanks to 2KSports for listening to us, i know they will bring us the best football game ever made.

Please everyone who supports 2KSports just reply saying thanks to 2KSports.

Thanks again :)

I was thinking this same thing!

[outkaz79]

Thanks 2k for bringing back a series that captures the football atmosphere and emotion.
-Kaz
http://www.skylinepictures.com/Auburn8.jpg

[bh13]

Major thanks.

I was so excited when I heard the news that I popped 2K5 in and played again for the first time in a while. I had so much fun I'm thinking about starting a new franchise.

[alltime22]

Thanks 2k....I know you'll make us proud again! I'm happy to have never given into buying that crap called Madden 06 and 07. I'm sure apf 2k8 will be worth the wait!!!

[J0ey559]

Thanks indeed..I tried madden out the last 2 years on the 360 and im not satisfied at all..I think NFL 2k5 is still the best football game out..and I know APF2k8 will be great...finally thank you all at 2kSports

EDIT: First post ever and i've been here since May 2005..that shows how excited I am about this game.

[KnArF!]

Thanks 2K, the little game for $20 was amazing. Gang tackling, presentation, half time show, sports center, amazing graphics and cut scenes, IT WAS ALL THERE!!!

I pulled Madden 2004 out yesterday.... WHAT A JOKE, havent bought madden since.

2KSPORTS > MADDEN

[desertdweller]

Back in the 90s, I played high school football, and I got hooked on the computer game Front Page Sports: Football Pro from Sierra. It was an excellent football simulation.

When that series ended in the late 90s, I turned to Madden for my football gaming. It always kind of left me with a hollow feeling.

Then I picked up NFL 2k5. I was blown away. The on-the-fly defensive controls, the quick positioning of defensive players, the 10,000 plays to make a playbook with, the AMAZING ball carrier controls... what a great game.

I've since bought an Xbox 360 and Madden 2007, and I re-sold Madden after playing it for about a week straight. It's just not football. I've kept my old Xbox just for the one game I play on it still, NFL 2K5.

I'm damn excited to hear about APF 2K8, and I can't wait to play it!

[sonnyjames]

ahh...thank you 2k,this had better be good.

[minergp]

thanks, was turning blue from holding my breath...!

[UMhester04]

THANK YOU!!

[JoeCoolMan24]

Thanks 2k! Make us proud!

[eaglesfan17]

Absolutely, thank you 2K. I can't say that enough. The only console game that I've played in years is the NFL 2k series. I don't even own any other console games, I do most of my gaming on my PC but will do whatever it takes to get my hands on the latest 2K game.

Thank you!!!

[ghettog]

Thanks 2k!

[young_gun]

Yeah, thanks 2k. I've been sick and tired of playing a half-assed madden that is the same every year. thanks for giving me a choice of which game i can play and thanks for making my day

[zRifle1z]

Thanks VC and 2K Sports.

It was your 2K series that got me started playing console football, and taught me a lot about my favorite sport. Thanks to the quality and depth of your football games over the years I have become a better fan of the sport.

Thank you and looking forward to learning more.

[TigerRN]

Ready for some 2K football !! It's been too long !!

[bcfootballgod]

Thank you 2k i have been waiting for this

[Falkon090]

Thank you 2K Sports for making games like NFL 2K5, which even 2 years later, is still making all other games that were made just a few months ago look and feel totally outdated. I hope All-Pro Football is what all your games always are, amazing. Thank you again.

[strider761]

Thanks for not forgetting about us diehard football fans, NFL 2K5 is still a frequent in my Xbox despite having the 360.

[sportsgeist]

I would like to thank them because I lost my will to play videogames after what EA did. I've been gaming for over 30+ years. With 2K football out of the picture and the price of videogames hitting $60 and $70 bucks w/ the Xbox 360. Now with a new 2K football coming out I don't feel as down about the videogame market as I started to get. I feel EA and Sony although they're making money hand over fist that they're doing more harm to the videogame market than good with their deep pockets. You wanna do good by making good games not by over advertising and over hyping pieces of you know what.

Again thank you VC for not giving up on football

[bomerball]

Thanks again. we love you.

[Raptor462]

Thank you 2k thank you!!!!!!!! Finally after 2 years of dissappointment in madden, your back!!! I cant wait to see the gameplay and presentation!!!

[young_gun]

i had to come back and say thanks one more time!

[Millertime1979]

hey man you created a wonderful thread.. .greg thomas and crew i hope you see this... we all appreciate you guys and cannot wait for the best football game ever made!!!!!

[young_gun]

Hey thanks millertime. Oh, I thought you were talking to me. :)

[Sinista1]

A Standing O indeed!

[danharry]

I'm an Italian guy who discovered 2k sports games on the dreamcast and from that day I didn't play any other ea sports game, nfl 2k5 on xbox is one of the best sports game ever made (I played videogames since mid '80's (on mattel intellivision (yes I'm an old guy))), I was so happy when I read about pro football 2k8, i hope it will be great as 2k5, I see on eurogamer.com that the game will be available also in europe (so I don't need to modify my new xbox 360 as I do with my dreamcast).
Sorry for my bad english
Thank you 2k sports from Italy

[richierich]

Thanks 2ksports!! My greatest video gaming moments have come from playing your football games against friends and online buddies. Thank you for releasing the best football game again.

[abandon]

Thanks for sure. I was getting bored with my 360 without football.

[favre4ever]

Thank you 2k Sports. EA will be brought down for good!

[Ringo]

Everyone is happy about a new football game, but 2k sports should give a little credit to those loyal people who kept their franchise alive. How about a round of applause for Finn and his editor and the many roster editors who kept this game fresh and alive for all these many seasons while 2k was figuring out what to do. Without those guys, I believe there would not be the multitude of loyal fans to this football franchise. Thank you guys for the hard work and thank you 2k for getting off the sidelines! Let's see what you got!

[fatman]

thanks, what a relief.

[Defense 79]

best gaming news in 07

cheers

[radja]

thank you, 2k.