New MLB 2K8 interview

by pastapadre
Posted December 15th, 2007 at 3:39 am

IGN has conducted a new interview with MLB 2K8 producer Ben Brinkman which you can check out here. In a way it feels like an extended follow-up to the post release MLB 2K7 interview which I summed up here when that came out. To note, the screens that are associated with the new interview are of 2K7. None have been released yet for 2K8.

The interview offers up a few details about the direction that the franchise is headed although not too many specifics are discussed over the course of a very substantial seven pages. The main concentration of discussion was on the overall areas of focus for this year based on what needed to be improved coming out of 2K7. Brinkman has really done a good job of instilling confidence in his games and that gives a lot of hope for the future of the franchise.

Hopefully we’ll be hearing more about 2K8 along with screenshots soon. If not this coming week that probably won’t come until after the holidays.

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Chad0034

i wonder what this trading card thing is he said hes putting into the game .. i really hope they tell us more this week
Chad0034

i wonder what this trading card thing is he said hes putting into the game .. i really hope they tell us more this week
MarinerFan

Just read through the whole interview and I am very excited about this game coming out. Especially because I am a PS3 owner. Hopefully the franchise mode is kick a$$ like he said it will be.
MarinerFan

Just read through the whole interview and I am very excited about this game coming out. Especially because I am a PS3 owner. Hopefully the franchise mode is kick a$$ like he said it will be.
Eski

Trading cards would be cool. I wonder if there will be images of actual trading cards and the way the cards actually appeared in that year (i.e. Mike Schmidt 1980 Topps card looks like it did in 1980).

Just a guess but that would be pretty sweet.

Looks like VC focused on a lot of the technical issues from last year. Hopefully, the graphics received a bit of an upgrade (although they were flippin awesome last year). Some of the jerseys (Detroit’s home jerseys had a white outline around the numbers, which looked weird) had issues.
Eski

Trading cards would be cool. I wonder if there will be images of actual trading cards and the way the cards actually appeared in that year (i.e. Mike Schmidt 1980 Topps card looks like it did in 1980).

Just a guess but that would be pretty sweet.

Looks like VC focused on a lot of the technical issues from last year. Hopefully, the graphics received a bit of an upgrade (although they were flippin awesome last year). Some of the jerseys (Detroit’s home jerseys had a white outline around the numbers, which looked weird) had issues.
bosox5s

The only problem I had is that Brinkman’s answers were very vague, we know stuff got fixed but I’d like to know what they did to fix it in the game. I trust Brinkman though because of his great work on the MVP series.
bosox5s

The only problem I had is that Brinkman’s answers were very vague, we know stuff got fixed but I’d like to know what they did to fix it in the game. I trust Brinkman though because of his great work on the MVP series.
Chad0034

yea everything he just said we’ll talk about that later
Chad0034

yea everything he just said we’ll talk about that later
Jose Canseco

Hey Pasta,
do you know if it’s possible to take some HGH or other brands of steroids in the game in order to boost stats and performance? I’d love to roid up Alex Rodriguez.

thanks
Jose Canseco

Hey Pasta,
do you know if it’s possible to take some HGH or other brands of steroids in the game in order to boost stats and performance? I’d love to roid up Alex Rodriguez.

thanks
Chad0034

LOL smart A$$
Chad0034

LOL smart A$$
Paul

Ben was just a little too vague during this interview for my liking. A little too much “I don’t want to get too into it, but x is gonna rock!”. For all you know, we may have another “slam zone” on our hands for MLB 2K8 new hitting engine. Talk is cheap, man. Show us how the game is going to be improved. In my eyes, 2K does not get an automatic vote of confidence. They haven’t made an enjoyable Baseball game since World Series 2K3.
Paul

Ben was just a little too vague during this interview for my liking. A little too much “I don’t want to get too into it, but x is gonna rock!”. For all you know, we may have another “slam zone” on our hands for MLB 2K8 new hitting engine. Talk is cheap, man. Show us how the game is going to be improved. In my eyes, 2K does not get an automatic vote of confidence. They haven’t made an enjoyable Baseball game since World Series 2K3.