(For context, the franchise routinely tops sales charts in Australia, has 2.3 million daily players worldwide and sales last year exceeded $US1billion, making it video game publisher 2K’s second most popular game after Grand Theft Auto V).
The mode has come a long way since women were first included in the NBA 2K20 game in 2019, with the gameplay now a better representation of the real athletes.
The men’s career mode is an open world with quests, a story and fully voiced and animated interactions with real players.
But while I’m extremely glad these talented women are starting to be recognised in the same arenas as the men, having the modes side-by-side highlights the disparity between genders.
This year, the men’s career mode is an open world with quests, a story and fully voiced and animated interactions with real players.
Meanwhile, the women’s career mode is reminiscent of…
