Gametrailers puts out another distasteful trailer
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Only two days after releasing a controversial trailer making light of the accused murders committed by OJ Simpson, now Gametrailers has come out with a new trailer for All-Pro Football 2K8 capitalizing on the another sensitive issue. Apparently having decided to do a series of distasteful trailers, now they are taking advantage of the Michael Vick indictment. What makes it even more bizarre is the use of an NFL likeness in a trailer for an unlicensed game.
GT created a version of Michael Vick in All-Pro Football and placed him on a team from Atlanta and with the name the "Red Dogs", called the trailer "Taken to the Pound Gameplay" and describes it as "Michael Vick takes the defense to the pound as he unleashes his skills on the field."
2K needs to step in and immediately stop this shameful promotion of their product by having them remove both videos and telling them to cease making these type of trailers using their game. I think its pretty obvious that 2K was not involved in the making of or signed off on the idea of these, they have to be completely the doing of Gametrailers. Even without 2K involved in the production, they'll deserve criticism if they don't do anything about them.
What is the deal at Gametrailers creating these? Are they just trying to stir up controversy? There can't be any other reason because 2K has attempted to stay away from anything to do with the NFL. Yet GT comes out with this Vick video now which not only has relation to the NFL but also has the potential to offend many. Current NFL players including Vick are not in this game, yet they feature an All-Pro Football trailer around him?
This is ridiculous. Its like they looked at what Vick has been involved in; the fighting, torture, and killing of innocent animals and thought that would make for a good basis for an APF trailer?
I can't imagine the NFL will appreciate not only having an actual player from the league being used in a promotional video, but having it be Michael Vick at this point in time given the circumstances.
Hopefully 2K takes action and does the right thing here. APF's gameplay is good enough to stand on its own. These trailers not only threaten to overshadow that but it begins to make the game look like a joke.
July 20, 2007 at 8:42 am
Not THAT big of a deal. I find it funny actually.
It’s the internet..there’s far more offensive things out there.
July 20, 2007 at 8:55 am
yeah… gametrailers.com are really silly for that. I dont find it offensive but its like they keep riding 2k’s dick since you can customize, they are geeks for that… the bulldogs and assassins were done on purpose to try to steal the shine from 2k… the fact of the matter is, the game is sold out everywhere (atleast in Columbus) and the online community was like over 500 deep last night…
July 20, 2007 at 9:09 am
shoeprint, no way APF2K8 is sold out. Maybe where you live…
But NCAA 08 has sold more than 2K8 so far, and will continue to sell more.
Madden 08 will probably sell more than NCAA 08 and APF2K8 put together.
Have a Merry Maddenoliday everyone! 08/14/07
July 20, 2007 at 9:16 am
I agree with Pasta – those videos are unnecessary. I just don’t see a need to create that sort of controversy.
July 20, 2007 at 10:34 am
cool mad cow… but thats how it is here, and i know they will not sell more that EA’s titles but the game is putting a dent in the comp w/ no license (check some of the cats on here that have copped APF instead of college… i got both duke)
Madden will sell cause its the only NFL drug in town… If you have one dealer and no comp, the ones that wanna get high are gonna cop from the one dealer regardless… GUESS YOU ARE A FIEND…
July 20, 2007 at 10:34 am
common now their is a thing called the internet and people are going to make their videos, not a big deal
July 20, 2007 at 11:50 am
I smell a lawsuit brewing. You have to remember he hasn’t been found guilty (yet) so it may be funny but not the brightest of moves.
July 20, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Why are you blaming GameTrailers.com? The only content that they produce are interviews. 2K Sports made the game and the video, not GT. Please get your facts straight.
July 20, 2007 at 4:11 pm
There is NO way that 2K Sports produced a trailer for their game featuring an NFL player. No way. They went beyond what most people figured they would do in restricting the game in order to not upset the NFL.
July 20, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Here you go, via joystiq in regards to the OJ trailer (and can assume then the Vick one as well):
Now, here is the key element to all of this: We asked, “Did 2K make the video for GameTrailers, therefore it being possible for [2K] to be implicated as having some hand in creating controversy?”
The 2K Sports spokesperson said, “No, to the best of my knowledge, we didn’t make that video.” A second call from 2K Sports confirms that they did not make the video.
July 20, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Not trying to be an idiot but they should have put his name as Ron Mexico.
July 20, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Actually Blitz did that a couple years ago in one of their videos.
July 21, 2007 at 2:59 pm
yah Ron Mexico would of made it a little funny and woulda just slipped away…BUT having it say Vick not only is distasteful (i mean yah its funny but c’mon) but a problem because if gametrailers.com makes it seem like 2k made that it doesnt show well that they respect the NFL license…even though im sure being such a succesful company they didnt post this video.