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Box Score: The Podcast 010 Parts 1 and 2

On the cusp of E3, we’ve got a two-part show breaking down NCAA Football. In Part 1, Rich Grisham and Ben Haumiller discuss everything NCAA Football, including what it’s like to be ‘the face’ of the game, the differences between old style ‘climb-the-QA-ladder’ game designers and newer ones that come …

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Box Score: The Top 7 themes of the last years sports game season

Real-world sports seasons have their own unique rhythms; so, too, does the sports game landscape. Its unofficially kicked off every July with college football and concludes the following March with baseball. In between, pro football, soccer, hockey, and basketball titles all compete for our attention. Many themes develop over the …

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Box Score: The Podcast 005

On the eve of MLB 2K12’s launch, Richard Grisham talks to Mark Little, the senior producer of MLB 2K12 on the 360, PS3, and PC. The guys talk about how you bring the strategy of real-life pitcher/hitter matchups to a game, all about the updated fielding mechanics, and how the …

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Box Score: Taking the leap, Part 3

Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. This is the third of a 3-part series examining how FIFA for the Vita went from conception to completion. …

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BOX SCORE: Taking the leap, Part 1

Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. This week’s column is the first of a three-part series examining how FIFA for the Vita went from conception …

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Box Score: A family affair

Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. “Look, Daddy, I made a Portal level!” My four-year-old son excitedly pulled me into his playroom to show off …

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