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DBG releases 2K24 documentary, scathing indictment of MyTEAM

Can NBA 2K25 revive what, for many players has become a sinking ship? One of the biggest NBA 2K creators is not sure.

By Brian Allen

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art. Courtesy of 2K Sports.
NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art. Courtesy of 2K Sports. /
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DBG has been one of the most prolific and informative content creators for NBA 2K for several seasons now. But he hasn't made a secret of his displeasure recently. He told the Washington Post recent money hungry changes in the NBA 2K business model have sapped much of the game's fun for him.

DBG's documentaries have chronicled the ups and downs, the good and bad of this crazy card-collecting journey we are all on with NBA MyTEAM. He has released his latest, titled How NBA 2K24 MyTeam Ruined Gaming Forever. It may sound like hyperbole to anybody who didn't spend this year grinding the mode.

Players who consume YouTube content can tell you. Some of our favorite content creators have gone radio silent. 2K's tactics have drained their goodwill. Anybody who does content telling no money spent players they can compete with those who opened their wallets hasn't been able to do so with a straight face.

When Kotaku or The Verge is reporting how badly a video game company has screwed up, it's par for the course. When The New York Times and the Washington Post show up, you things have gotten completely out of hand.

We've all learned how these microtransaction heavy game modes work, we've accepted it. But the Kobe Bryant collector reward may have been NBA 2K's breaking point. 2K removed a Kobe Bryant reward card an hour before the deadline to unlock him. 2K never even explained exactly why this happened. Instead of the announced Kobe, players got a choice to pick two rewards from previously released cards.

Before the release of NBA 2K25, the company is saying all the right things. It is bringing back the auction house, which was the minimum I needed to see to feel good about this year's game. But once trust is lost, it is not easily regained.