‘NBA 2K20’ to feature all 12 WNBA teams, full rosters for first time

For the first time in the long-running video game series’ history, all 12 WNBA teams, along with their complete rosters, will be available for play in Play Now and Season game modes in “NBA 2K20.”

In an announcement on the official “NBA 2K” blog on Facebook, the creators of the game make note of the massive undertaking involved in getting everything right. From motion capture, face scans and the challenge of getting players’ hairstyles and tattoos accurate, nothing was left to chance.

Further, when adding WNBA teams, the creators “spent a great deal of time developing specific AI, playbooks and defensive schemes for each WNBA team to accurately portray their real-life styles.”

“NBA 2K20” posted video on Twitter Thursday that features gameplay with WNBA players, along with footage of Candace Parker and Breanna Stewart going through the motion-capture process.