Details on Spike Lee's involvement with NBA 2K16

Spike Lee talks drafting story for 'NBA 2K16' video game

"NBA 2K16" will be a Spike Lee joint.

2K Games announced Thursday that it recruited the acclaimed filmmaker — and die-hard New York Knicks fan — to write and direct the single-player campaign for the interactive basketball franchise's next edition.

What did it take for the creator of such landmark films as "Do the Right Thing" and "He Got Game" to sign on to produce a video game?

"They asked me," Lee matter-of-factly noted during a recent phone interview from Chicago, where he's in production on his next project, "Chiraq."

Lee said the game's story centers on a basketball player named Frequency Vibrations, whose personal exploits off the court are just as chaotic as the game on it.

"It's about the trials and tribulations of life on a big stage with the money, fame, temptations, family members, the press, fans, all that stuff," said Lee.

So, no creating our own character, and probably more storyline heavy than ever. I'm sure the production values will be fantastic, but the mode is definitely moving away from what drew me in in the first place.

Frequency Vibrations? Are u kidding me? what happened

They are gonna ruin the whole pointof MyCareer, i mean there's a reason its called MY career right? wtf 2k...

That is awful. First of all the fact that you cannot create yourself as a player is a massive fail as it takes the whole part of MY Career away. And secondy the name: Frequency Vibrations? Seriously? That is the worst ficitonal character name EVER.

That is awful. First of all the fact that you cannot create yourself as a player is a massive fail as it takes the whole part of MY Career away. And secondy the name: Frequency Vibrations? Seriously? That is the worst ficitonal character name EVER.

I really, really hope that the info we got is just really misleading. I mean THIS cant be it, can it?

I cant get over that name, like were they stoned out of theire minds when coming up with this stuff?

Might aswell call the mode SpikeLee'sCareer

I guess they are trolling us. They (2K) knows that MyCareer is most played game mode in NBA 2K15, why would they ruin it?

And secondy the name: Frequency Vibrations? Seriously? That is the worst ficitonal character name EVER.

Metta World Peace
World B. Free
Chad Ochocincos
Mark Super Duper
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Boof Bonser

And those aren't fictional. But I'm starting to get the profile.

And secondy the name: Frequency Vibrations? Seriously? That is the worst ficitonal character name EVER.

Metta World Peace
World B. Free
Chad Ochocincos
Mark Super Duper
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Boof Bonser

And those aren't fictional. But I'm starting to get the profile.

Lmao, Frequency Vibrations is not even a name, its literally two nouns thrown together. 2K gotta be trolling

All signs pointing to it being legit.

https://twitter.com/Ronnie2K/status/606566321321426944

The name is changeable, guys.

per https://twitter.com/Steve_OS/status/606576510452002816

To be fair, the initial reports suggested otherwise. But that's good to know.

what a relief.

I've barely even played 2k15's My Career. 2k12's is so much better.

Any chance we can get both, as they've ended up doing with MyGM/MyLeague?

I've got an interesting take on this years MyCareer/ MyPlayer mode. I haven't heard anyone discuss or speculate on the potential ramifications for the mode on PC if modding is indeed easier this year.

If we are actually controlling a player beginning in high school, this would mean we could easily mod in real high school art even if all of the players are fictional. If we do have roster editing on pc this year for 2k16 we could make a real HS mod.

I'm not sure where this mode takes you after Highschool but if it has fictional colleges then this would be great for a mini college mod.
Even if it takes you to Euroleague you can mod the jerseys to resemble college jerseys and gear.

This could be the year that PC finally gets to fully mod MyCareer... of course I'm just trying to hype myself up. In all likelihood it will be a repeat of last year as far as pc goes, with limited modding abilities.

I've got an interesting take on this years MyCareer/ MyPlayer mode. I haven't heard anyone discuss or speculate on the potential ramifications for the mode on PC if modding is indeed easier this year.

If we are actually controlling a player beginning in high school, this would mean we could easily mod in real high school art even if all of the players are fictional. If we do have roster editing on pc this year for 2k16 we could make a real HS mod.

I'm not sure where this mode takes you after Highschool but if it has fictional colleges then this would be great for a mini college mod.
Even if it takes you to Euroleague you can mod the jerseys to resemble college jerseys and gear.

This could be the year that PC finally gets to fully mod MyCareer... of course I'm just trying to hype myself up. In all likelihood it will be a repeat of last year as far as pc goes, with limited modding abilities.

I agree m8, only if someone who knows how to make that programs, roster editrs etc.