Whether it be their WWE or NBA series or XCOM, doesn't matter. 2K's Cloud storage for save data has the reliability of a potato.
In other words, it shows that 2K Games doesn't have a problem with using a deceased person for-profits, which morally speaking, completely. And while they could add him in the cover art as some sort of tribute to him in general, they did it in a Deluxe Edition that's more expensive than the Standard Edition.
On top of that, the update has also been reported to contain potential security vulnerabilities. They forced an update for Civilization V that includes a new launcher that displays ads for Civilization VI, and there are many reports of people who can't play the game properly or at all due to the launcher selecting the wrong version of DirectX when booting the game.Even some time ago, they published poorly received games such as Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Duke Nukem Forever, and WWE 2K20.They bribed various game review websites to give their sports games high scores despite their numerous issues. When a game review site called The Sixth Axis gave the game a 3/10, they tried to pressure the website into altering the score.They also tend to be buggy and barely functional. Their sports games are heavily recycled each year, making them feel very copy pasted.
They were even desperate enough to ask Belgian gamers to ask the government to change gambling laws. They are trying to persuade gamers in Belgium into getting lootboxes unbanned from games in the country.
They were even one of the companies that attended seminars called, "Hook Habit Hobby," yes these were actual seminars, centered on exploiting children through teaching how to get them addicted to in game gambling through the use of loot boxes and microtransactions.