We've got a new trailer on 2K Sports' up-and-coming gridiron sim All-Pro Football 2K8 which stars a hefty list of past NFL greats. This trailer is called "Game of Technique." Let's see why:

What was that line from that old family flick "Little Giants" again? Football is 80 percent mental and 20 percent physical or something like that. In any case, you'll want to use your wits to your full advantage in All-Pro Football 2K8. Reading play, weaving past scrimmages and making the right passes at the right time are all key to success. Fail and you'll probably get sacked by a 250-pound defensive lineman clear into next week.

It's pretty cool how 2K Sports found a work-around on EA's NFL monopoly. By bringing in hall-of-famers like O.J. Simpson, John Elway and many others, it attempts to create an entertaining title which can appeal to a wider age group. Will this strategy result in a fumble or a touchdown? We'll find out in a few months when it fields in for the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360.

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A bit of double-edged news for gamers looking for some quality time passing the next-gen pigskin around. It seems that a price cut may be in the offing for the recently-released football title from Take-Two Interactive, All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360), probably some time after its biggest competitor, the Madden franchise, has let loose with its own next-gen salvo. The part of this news item that hits back? All-Pro Football 2K8 doing as good as Take-Two hopes it would have.

This news came from a conference call taken by Take-Two itself, with CEO and President Ben Feder manning the mouthpiece for the company. His statement, verbatim:

We're not terribly pleased and not disappointed. We're watching closely and are going to react proactively when Madden comes out. We know we're in a competition with them.

With Madden NFL 08 hustling its way into store shelves sooner than we think (August 11, mark your calendars), it's not that hard to try and guess just what these "proactive" measures Take-Two might be pulling out of its sleeves - with the most plausible one being a price cut. While this in itself is pretty good news for those of us looking to score a copy but have tight budgets to ascribe to, it's also bad news that a next-gen title has to slash its price tag so early in the game.

That said, who knows just what Take-Two is planning? We can only wonder. Updates as we get them!

The hunter is back, and he's out for blood - or at least, to tackle, throw or body-check any opposition who stands in his way. Yes, that's right, Singletary's taking care of business, and business is booming in this trailer video aptly titled Singletary hunts again.

In this video, we're treated to some of the more brutal-looking tackles in 2K Sports' All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360). One thing to note here is that the visuals are very sharp, with the animations smooth, lifelike, and very convincing. You can almost feel the bone-crushing impact with every tackle. Ouch, ouch, and more ouchies.

Certainly good news for football fans, and certainly bad news for those in the receiving end of a Singletary tackle. Updates as we get them, and in the meantime enjoy the video!

In 2005, Electronic Arts made an unprecedented move to acquire exclusive license rights to use NFL teams and players in a football video game, creating an electronic monopoly on America's most popular professional sports league and leaving competitors out of the stadium to fester.

The Madden franchise reigned unopposed since then but in a gambit of creativity and resourcefulness, rival 2K Sports of Take-Two Interactive surprised everyone by offering All-Pro Football 2K8 which may not have active teams and players in the roster but has the names of the sport's legends written all over it.

By acquiring rights to greats such as Troy Hudson, O.J. Simpson and Jerry Rice, All-Pro Football 2K8 was able to add that needed star power to make the offering attractive. This prompted EA CEO John Riccitielo to comment on the maneuver.

Riccitielo admits that Take-Two is the kind of competitor that "keeps them awake at night." He says "when you've got a competitor like Take-Two on the sports side, and they launch a football title using some of the industry legends, you want to make sure that ends up being a blip and is not repeatable, because we like to defend our franchises aggressively."

The EA CEO didn't elaborate on how they plan to derail the 2K threat. Whether it be by more restrictive licensing or direct market competition remains to be seen. Looks like this ballgame just got a little more exciting.

American football is not for the light-hearted. It's all about protecting your name, setting rules, and playing your game. All-Pro Football 2K8 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) is all about directing your team, detecting weaknesses, reviving competition, hardcore running and blitzing.

Got that? Not surprising if you didn't. 2K Sports' latest All-Pro Football is far from simple. What we get is real head-on football, legends on the field, playing hard and playing free. And, of course, there's the bad raps too.

Cut the pansy chatter: 2K Sports is in the house. Check out this video, and learn more on All-Pro Football's 2K8 house rules. The gameplay footage thrown into the mix looks good too, but that rap is all where it's at.

If you've been itching to get new video game titles but don't want to spend money on mediocre ones, the best way to go is check out the free demos being released on Xbox 360's download service on Xbox Live Marketplace. Speaking of which, two new demos has just gone live - namely All-Pro Football 2K8 and NASCAR 08.

2K Sports is known for adding attitude and flavor to the already tested sports franchise like basketball and American Football, giving them a new twist and feel altogether. The same rings true for All-Pro Football 2K8. One of the most exciting features of this title is that it allows players to assemble their dream team that can include legendary figures.

NASCAR 08, on the other hand, has come along way and it just keeps getting better and better every year. Everything has been improved from graphics to customization options as well as the title's new online mode. EA Sports also added a real-time sunset system which allows players to view the sky's changing hue.

Both titles are for free but are not coming to all territories. The demo for All-Pro Football 2K8 is available in Canada and U.S. only while NASCAR 08 demo can be downloaded by fans in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States.

It won't take long for 2K Sports to have its All-Pro Football 2K8 soundtrack release kicking off after the game's release, but before they let it loose on the gridiron, they're making sure it makes a stylish entrance, and that's why they called in DJ Z-Trip to do the job.

DJ Z-Trip, one of the more popular names in his field, has come up with some killer mixes to get you riled up and set the mood for hard-hitting, fast-running, in-your-face football action on the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. He'll be touring to give gamers and music lovers everywhere a taste of what's up in All-Pro Football 2K8.

He'll be joined by pals Aceyalone and Gift of Gab in a tour that covers the US from coast to coast starting in Sacramento and climaxing in New York promoting the game's soundtrack album All Pro. If you want to get in on the shindigs, these are the dates and places to watch out for.

Jul 23 Harlow’s Nightclub Sacramento, California
Jul 24 The Independent San Francisco, California
Jul 25 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon
Jul 26 Last Supper Club Seattle, Washington
Jul 28 Suedes Park City, Utah
Jul 29 Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado
Jul 31 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois
Aug 01 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
Aug 02 Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Aug 03 Theatre of Living Arts (Filmore) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 04 Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 05 Highline Ballroom New York, New York
Aug 06 Konkrete Jungle Richmond, Virginia
Aug 08 Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Aug 09 Agora Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 12 Shambhala Festival Salmo, British Columbia
Aug 15 House of Blues Los Angeles, California
Aug 16 Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Aug 18 Elysium Austin, Texas
Aug 19 Granada Theater Dallas, Texas
Aug 21 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aug 22 Brickhouse Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 23 The Grove Anaheim, California
Aug 25 Southern Comfort Festival San Diego, California


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Here's another episode from All-Pro Football 2K8. The first two episodes tackled (excuse the pun) the return of Jerry Rice and the other legends to playing field. Now, it's all about Barry Sanders.

All-Pro Football 2K8 from 2K Sports will pit legends against legends. In this game, players will literally get to assemble their dream football team. In this episode, we have rapper Aceyalone supplying the trailer's soundtrack of sorts. We see Barry Sanders in his prime as running back. Makes you wonder how he seems so slippery, eh?

Anyway, check out the video. It might just convince you to get All-Pro Football 2K8 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) for yourself. Enjoy!

All-Pro Football by 2K Games has itself padded and pep-talked to take on the competition this coming season. Using turbo-charged visuals and some deep features which simulate the game as accurately as possible, the game brings you closer to being an NFL superstar without actually taking the hard knocks.

This video shows you how you can weave, slash and power yourself through menacing defensive linemen to rack up the yards in the gridiron. Check it out:

So, will the younger cub in All-Pro Football take it to grizzled veteran Madden this year? Do we see a new dynasty in the works? We can't tell right now because both titles are building some serious momentum. One thing's for sure: next-gen football fans will have a lot to think about when they hit the shelves for the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360.

All-Pro Football 2K8 is now at Gold status for both the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles and will ship as scheduled on the 17th of July, says maker 2K Sports.

The game is set to go right into the gridiron with authentic football mechanics that will give players all the abilities to dish out hard tackles and perfect passes depending on the style of the current superstars and past greats that they play as.

2K Sports is also touting graphics that will bring each athlete to a lifelike level all the while giving deep customization and gameplay options. Users can change team names and looks from headgear to uniforms and run plays like how a real coach would draw them up.

So, is All-Pro ready to take the fight right into Madden? We'll see this coming season. But for now, let's just chill and wait what each has to offer. We'll give you updates as soon as they both hit and go head to head.