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2K Sports Community Team-Up Program Announced

05:11 PM - July 27, 2012 by Steve_OS

2K Sports has just announced their Community Team-Up Program. Giving the biggest NBA 2K fans an exclusive look at NBA 2K13. Congrats to our boy Shady00018 for being one of the selected members of the program, along with Chris Smoove.

UPDATE: IpodKingCarter has been selected to join Chris Smoove.

Who is IpodKingCarter? Check out his recent video on how he was selected.

If you can't view the embedded video, click here.

Shady00018 couldn't make the trip and Da_Czar declined.

UPDATE #2: KSpade64 has accepted an invite.

Who is KSpade64? Check out his recent video on being selected and what his plans are.

If you can't view the embedded video, click here.

UPDATE #3: vannwolfhawk, ShakeDown and sma11z99 have also accepted their invites.

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	The 2K Sports �Community Team-Up� program is where we fly in some of our biggest fans and community members of NBA 2K, providing them with an exclusive look at NBA 2K13 and sharing some details with them pre-launch. They can then share the information we provide to them with the community.

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# 21 qnzballa5 @ 07/27/12 06:34 PM

my Brother NYCDaFuture the OnlineNation Leader would be great for this.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nycdafuture.rss

Also me too.. ALot of yall know me in the videos last year when NYCDaFuture had the game weeks early and showed the intro...

# 22 JerzeyReign @ 07/27/12 06:37 PM

As long as they get us OPERATION SPORTS guys on there I'm cool. I'm not talking about the guys who say they rep us and then head to their own little worlds -- I'm talking about the guys who are in here daily (at least multiple times per week).

Heaven knows if you want an honest opinion about a sports video game you come to OS first!

# 23 stillfeelme @ 07/27/12 07:01 PM

I think the new community team up will be the new way games will be marketed going forward. You have a guy like Smoove who has close to 500,000 subscribers, if he promotes your game and says you fixed issues in your game (speed, gameplay) then that holds some weight in terms of dollars $$. That is instant marketing to the masses to get people to buy your game who were on the fence about 2K13. So instead of just having people at 2K do the promoting (LD2K and Ronnie2K) and whatever commercials they have planned they are having people who represent us the "2K Community" do the promoting. Social media is the standard now and this is a smart business move. I want to hear who else from a gameplay side they choose.

# 24 LD2k @ 07/27/12 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SHAKYR


	Why wasn't DA_CZAR a major canidate? He is a major voice in the community. The blaspheme of him not being chosen.

Who is to say he's not? We'll be announcing the roster in the upcoming days.

# 25 jersez @ 07/27/12 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by I Djm


	as long as they tell it like it is i don't care about their youtube status

Thats what i mean, I'm not too familiar with chris or shady as sim players. But I'm not going to hate on anyone that makes it, because you never know who 2k will pick. *shamefully raises hand*

# 26 Goffs @ 07/27/12 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LD2k


	Who is to say he's not? We'll be announcing the roster in the upcoming days.

This. Da Czar had already input for 2k12 and I remember him pushing for things that didn't make the cut in game. I still remember him trying to get the 93' suns for the Bulls challenge by suggesting Tom Chambers as a legend.

# 27 almostbobsaget @ 07/27/12 07:40 PM

If I'm selected can I have my miniature dachshund go in my place?

# 28 blues rocker @ 07/27/12 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve_OS

The 2K Sports “Community Team-Up” program is where we fly in some of our biggest fans and community members of NBA 2K, providing them with an exclusive look at NBA 2K13 and sharing some details with them pre-launch. They can then share the information we provide to them with the community.

please

# 29 TUSS11 @ 07/27/12 08:18 PM

Here comes the 2K hype machine. They're advertising to the "celebrities" of the community so they in turn can advertise to us common folk. Nowhere did I see any mention of them taking feedback.

# 30 justcallmedaddy @ 07/27/12 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TUSS11


	Here comes the 2K hype machine. They're advertising to the "celebrities" of the community so they in turn can advertise to us common folk. Nowhere did I see any mention of them taking feedback.

If Smoove is going to go there to see gameplay, he's going to comeback with an honest opinion, it's just the type of guy Smoove is.

I seriously doubt they're going to force Smoove to only talk good about the game.

# 31 Marc_Rez @ 07/27/12 08:37 PM

Congrats fellas!

# 32 DubTrey1 @ 07/27/12 08:54 PM

Props to Shady.... he really does a lot in making 2Ks hoops titles shine. Really phenomenal work by him. It would be fitting if he was able to lend his expertise in doing one of the 2K13 vids that drop commercially for all to see....

# 33 JerzeyReign @ 07/27/12 09:34 PM

Wait, so one of the 'perks' is for those guys to see the game early -- 6 weeks in advance. That would put the preview in mid-August. In mid-August I'll be going to GamesCom here in Germany sooooo technically I'm an unofficial member of the 2k program.

Don't steal my thunder and don't worry about the gif -- I got this one :P

Spoiler

# 34 aloncho11 @ 07/27/12 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TUSS11


	Here comes the 2K hype machine. They're advertising to the "celebrities" of the community so they in turn can advertise to us common folk. Nowhere did I see any mention of them taking feedback.

Maybe because the feedback is already taken care of by people from the 2K crew at communities like here at OS. I mean, the guys many times use the feedback from even 2 years earlier (given that is good feedback).

# 35 wat3 @ 07/28/12 12:24 AM

Hey, that's really cool. Congrats guys! Love the video's by the way!

# 36 THE YAMA @ 07/28/12 01:17 AM

Congrats to Shady and Smoove! Excited to see what they are able to share with the rest of us.

# 37 jersez @ 07/28/12 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JerzeyReign


	Wait, so one of the 'perks' is for those guys to see the game early -- 6 weeks in advance. That would put the preview in mid-August. In mid-August I'll be going to GamesCom here in Germany sooooo technically I'm an unofficial member of the 2k program. Don't steal my thunder and don't worry about the gif -- I got this one :P Spoiler

HEy man can you test the isomotion out? I know mike said he wanted to fix it.

# 38 Norris_Cole @ 07/28/12 02:18 AM

I don't get all of this stuff. Why not just post the news for everyone in the old fashioned way ? I don't see this necessary

# 39 SHAKYR @ 07/28/12 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Norris_Cole


	I don't get all of this stuff. Why not just post the news for everyone in the old fashioned way ? I don't see this necessary

It's called getting honest opinions from our fellow community members. Why are some people hating on respected community members? I rather them go than a casual fan who doesn't care if the game plays like NBA JAM or a realistic basketball game.

# 40 liberaluser @ 07/28/12 08:22 AM

This is definately a marketing tool, but the best thing about getting community members in there looking at the game is the feedback they give the developers.

This community feedback can make a possibly serious issue with gameplay be nipped now instead of trying and failing to patch it out later.

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