October’s very own is coming to NBA 2K18 and is ready to take it from 0 to 100 real quick. Visual Concepts announced today on Twitter that Drizzy Drake will be coming “to a Neighborhood near you.” This is a reference to the NBA 2K18’s The Neighborhood mode, which acts as a social space for created characters. It also says that Drake will be “verified,” so you don’t have to worry about No Frauds.
https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/936719330384928768
Some of the Twitter responses are pretty hilarious:

Steals gotta be 99 cause he be takin everybody flow
— Willie Electronica (@MellowMir) December 1, 2017

pic.twitter.com/4lvFoGUxyR
— Bobby Bonilla (@MhDaDon) December 1, 2017
Regardless, it’s pretty cool that the famous Torontos Raptors fan will be in the game.
For more on the basketball sim, check out our NBA 2K18 review. Here’s a snippet of what I had to say about it when it released:
One?s enjoyment of NBA 2K18 will ultimately come down to what they want out of a basketball title. If you just want to play franchise mode and relive some great NBA games as exhibitions then you?ll be thrilled. There simply isn?t a better playing basketball game on the market, and as much as an improvement NBA Live is upon its predecessors it can?t top 2K18 from a strictly mechanical standpoint. If you enjoy taking a created character through a career, and watching them develop, though, you?ll likely wind up being disappoi...