NBA 2K9 ships without CD keys, fix available via Steam

by Ross Miller { Oct 22nd 2008 at 10:00AM }

Turns out there are greater hurdles to face than having to stare down a charging Yao Ming -- like manifesting a CD key out of thin air. That's just the challenge faced by those who purchased NBA 2K9 for PC. According to a thread at the 2K forums, many who purchased the title and were prompted for an authentication code were out of luck, as none appeared anywhere in or on the packaging.

In a statement to Shacknews, Valve said that Steam will fix the issue and allow installation without the need for the key, provided the CD is in the drive.

Tags: authentication, basketball, cd-key, nba, nba-2k9

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dark_inchworm @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:11AM

"Please enter your CD key to view this dunk."

...

I just got the sweetest idea: BARKLEY SHUT UP AND TYPE (AKA Charles Barkley Teaches Typing).

Superstar90 @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:14AM

They reeeeeeeeeaaaally messed up here. Add this to the Xbox 360 games' problems and you have a horribly botched launch.

YonGibbeynater @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:18AM

And this is why sports games are doomed to fail.

JeffyP00 @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:37AM

What? This has nothing to do with the game being a sports game. It could have been anything. Still a big FAIL though...

Zertoss @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:41AM

And this is why venus fly traps are doomed to fail.

Zertoss @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:19AM

Ha ha! Take that pirates!

... Oh wait.

LK @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:41AM

Meanwhile, the pirates have got a working release...

Viridium @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:50AM

Sounds like my retail copy of Gal Civ 2 gold. I had to email them to get a key.

Blazur @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:54AM

Looks like somebody air-balled on that one.

etch @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:02AM

what if you don't have an internet connection to connect to steam? i only have access to the internet at work.

Seraphim @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:08AM

EA Sports. It's not in the game, OR the box, sorry.

Tekkon @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:38AM

Don't you mean 2K?

Anyway, 2K, TT, whatever, really messed up 2K9's launch.

dark_inchworm @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:39AM

Sadly, this is 2K's gaffe, not EA.
:(

dark_inchworm @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:40AM

Narrow defeat! Curse you, villain!

Seraphim @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:58AM

Yeah, I'm uh.. I'm an idiot. I forgot that 2k made it. A mistake not made EA is like dividing by zero, my brain just looked past it and blamed them anyways.

Haggard @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:10AM

Valve have absolutely no relation to this game, is it even available on Steam?

If so then I don't see why they're doing it (kindness of heart as they've shown with TF2 updates excepted) - also if they don't have proper permission then what they're technically doing is cracking the game..

Kevin @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:17AM

I had the same problem with Diablo 2. In retrospect, I probably should have got another copy instead of buying DreamCast games.

Viridium @ Oct 22nd 2008 12:55PM

Heretic! Dreamcast forever!

Kevin @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:21PM

You didn't ask WHICH Dreamcast games. I can assure you that they were not very good. I might be thinking of the wrong time, but I'm pretty sure it was Cannon Spike (ok), Evolution: World of Sacred Device (ok), and Pen Pen Tri-Icelon (HORRIBLE).

mr mobius @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:42AM

DRM just got even tighter...

xFenixKnightx @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:46AM

NBA2K9 is pretty damn sweet! Best B-ball game Ive ever played period. A bunch of friends and I were playing itover the weekend at my friends house for about 4 hours straight. Its really smooth too. Great signature animations, sound/commentary, graphics, just an all around great game. I'll probably pick it up when the price goes down. I know the 2K games usually drop kinda fast so this is a must buy for basketball game fans. Way better than NBALIVE 09