For the third straight year, 2K Sports' NBA 2K series has remade its control set, which imposes a learning curve on everyone—even the series' most dedicated players. The game's lead gameplay designer called the repeated changes "kind of regrettable," and "something that I'm a little embarrassed of" in a podcast today.

Mike Wang (pictured), hired away from 2K Sports by EA Sports to help turn around the sagging NBA Live franchise, is back with the NBA 2K team after just one year working on Live.