Huge news as 2K Games and Visual Concepts have announced that all 12 WNBA teams and more than 140 players will be added to their upcoming basketball game NBA 2K20. These women will be playable in both Season mode and Play Now.
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks forward, said in the press release:
“Growing up, I always remembered watching male athletes on TV and playing as them in video games. Now, to have the WNBA be in the position we are and to have women featured prominently in NBA2K20, we are allowing young girls and boys to have female athletes as role models. The 2K team has done an amazing job of making sure to not just put women into the game playing men’s basketball, but I’ve seen first-hand the hard work they’re doing to make this as real and authentic as possible to women’s basketball. I’m proud to be a part of this team paving the way for the future.”
Jeff Thomas, Senior Vice President of Development at Visual Concepts also said:
“For years, fans have requested the ability to play as some of their favorite WNBA stars. We’ve been working with the WNBA and their top players to modify our basketball simulation engine to replicate the WNBA on-court experience. We’re excited to roll out this new feature in NBA 2K20 because we know how important the WNBA is to the world of basketball.”
NBA 2K20 releases on September 6 for Xbox One, Playstation 4, Switch, and PC.
