NBA 2K22 fans slam \u201cridiculous\u201d in-game ads in another year of blatant product placements 2K GamesNBA 2k22 has been released and fans have noticed the game is, like its predecessors, filled with awkward product placements and they\u2019re not happy. The NBA 2K franchise has become a juggernaut of sports gaming. The basketball franchise is the main driver of Take-Two\u2019s profits each year, which dips into the billions. In the process of turning the NBA 2K franchise into a money-making machine, fans have questioned some of the design decisions along the way. The newest installment in the 2K franchise has a lot of blatant product placement, and players are already getting frustrated with the in-game commercials. Jake, from State Farm In a clip that went viral on Twitter, an NBA 2K22 player posted an awkward scene in the popular \u2018MyPlayer\u2019 mode with Jake from State Farm. The interaction is painful to watch, as Jake attempts to be a normal dude just hanging out at a basketball court, serving his community. 2K players saw this as nothing but obvious product placement, something they\u2019ve been growing accustomed to seeing from past entries. Esther went on to post the State Farm outfit available in the game. \u201cSo how much money did State Farm pay to get such a ridiculously large product placement,\u201d A Twitter user said. \u201cLike honestly I\u2019ve never seen anything like this. Like a contract somewhere was signed and 200 employees started to model, texture, mo-cap, and VO\u2026 This.\u201d NBA 2K has a long history of product placement in games, with last year\u2019s version including full-screen advertisements splashed throughout the game. Back then, fans threatened to boycott 2K21 until the issue were resolved, and we can see much of that ire on display again for this year\u2019s entry. Hopefully, the NBA 2K dev team hears out the fans and makes some changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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