An "NBA 2K15" gamer recently shared through an online forum that the game features references and spoilers from "Game of Thrones," Uproxx reported.
This was confirmed by a representative from 2K Sports, the developer of the game, and explained references from the HBO television series are intentionally included in the game to boost its cultural relevance.
Earlier this week, Reddit user Mister_Big posted about seeing a season four spoiler for "Game of Thrones" in the game's MyGM feature.
According to the user, an in-game character was talking about how Joffrey, the sadistic young king in the television series and novel, was poisoned and killed.
"Forgive my excitement, but this makes me feel better than I did when I first saw Joffrey get poisoned," the in-game character stated.
Although this can't be considered as a major spoiler since it refers to the second episode of the fourth season, which originally aired in April of last year, it could still affect the viewing experience for those who are trying to catch up to the series.
According to a spokesperson for 2K Sports, the line about "Game of Thrones" is only one of the numerous pop culture references in the game.
"As you know, MyGM is a very text-heavy mode; our conversation engine dominates the end-user experience," the representative told Game Spot. "My intent for the conversations are to be culturally relevant, and entertaining for the users. We have cleverly intertwined assorted pop culture references in the experience to bring a smile or even a laugh to our users."
2K Sports then assured fans that references about "Game of Thrones" will only be taken from the television series, and not from the novels.
"There are actually very few lines in the script that can be considered 'spoilers,'" the company representative continued. "Specifically on the 'Game of Thrones' mentions, we take care to ensure that only references from the aired shows on HBO are mentioned."
"We do not include references from the books that are yet to be brought to the small screen," the spokesperson added. "Essentially, everything we talk about is widely available for consumer consumption."
