2K have released another Courtside Report for NBA 2K23, specifically focusing on the changes coming to the WNBA experience contained within, mostly around new ways to control how the league expands, community challenges, and more all-new content.

“The WNBA is quickly growing and evolving, and we are ensuring that we also expand the breadth and scope of The W mode to bring fans of the WNBA more ways to experience it,” said Felicia Steenhouse, Senior Producer at Visual Concepts. “This year The W provides an even more authentic WNBA experience that players can enjoy, from choosing how to expand the league to leading the community to new heights.”

Just a quick reminder, The W, which is the name of the mode, is only available in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game, so if you are going to be enjoying the game on any other platform, this won’t be for you.

One of the additions is that of goals, there are community goals that everyone will work towards, but there will also be weekly goals for the player. If you put in the work to help out your fellow player, you will be rewarded with Game Changers, buffs that can help boost other members of the community, here are is the list on team boosts:

• Helping Hand - Gift a percentage of your takeover actions to a teammate who needs help filling their bucket

• Accelerator - Fill the takeover meter faster

• Extender - This useful boost extends the duration a takeover is active

• Resilience - Minimizes the effect of a negative action that would otherwise cause the meter to decrease

• Game Changers have the ability to make a significant impact, and quite literally change the game.

There is a lot more that is being added to the game, here are a few of the highlights, but for the full breakdown check out the latest Courtside Report on the games official site. Here are the highlights:

• Community Goals: Every Season will feature six weekly goals the community can work together to reach. If the community is able to reach the collective goal in four out of the six weeks in that Season, every NBA 2K23 player will receive a reward**;

• League Expansion: Progressing in The W to the maximum level 10 in League Popularity will unlock two Expansion Team slots. From here, players control how the league expands. Pick the city, build the arena, create the logo, and design the uniforms.

• The W Rewards: New content and epic rewards, including WNBA Jerseys, Logo, and Coach MyTEAM cards, can be exclusively found in the W Online. Players can flaunt their jerseys, brand new historic gear, and more in both The W and The City;

• Game Changers: Players who dedicate an immense amount of time and effort to achieve the community goal will earn Game Changer status. Game Changers will be granted exclusive access to rewards such as Team Takeover Boosts and will have the ability to imbue other players in The W Online with Player Boosts;

• Contact Challenges: As players progress through the mode and gain contacts, they will be issued challenges.These challenges will have players circling certain games on the calendar, teaming up with new players in Contact Workouts, aiming for season-long stat goals, and stretching their game in new ways;

• All Star & Commissioner’s Cup: For the first time in The W, players will have the opportunity to make the All-Star team and participate in the All-Star game, as well as the Commissioner’s Cup;