Box Score E3 2012: 5 troubling signs for sports game fans across the world By Richard Grisham published 10 May 12 Some “interesting” decisions by key players have sports game fans worried about the near term – and down the road, too...
Box Score: The future of Madden NFL Football from the guys wholl make it happen By Richard Grisham published 3 May 12 Three key Madden team members take a moment to peer into the future
Big money and bigger dreams at the EA Sports Challenge Series finals By Richard Grisham published 3 May 12 Close to 1,000 people gathered in New York City this past weekend to compete for their slice of a $1 million pie. We talked to the men responsible for it all as well as a couple of the winners...
Box Score: The Longest Yard - A season of changes yields unexpected benefits By Richard Grisham published 27 April 12 When key leaders left in the middle of a development cycle, it could have been catastrophic for the makers of Madden NFL and NCAA Football...
Madden NFL 13 Cover Reveal with Calvin Johnson By Richard Grisham published 26 April 12 A hugely popular contest came to a conclusion in style Wednesday in New York City, as Calvin Johnson took home the honors. We sat down with him to get his reaction...
NCAA Football 13 Draft Night Premiere By Richard Grisham published 25 April 12 Two days before their lives are changed forever, EA Sports brought together some of college football’s top players for a night of celebration and NCAA Football 13...
A New Day: Maddens rebuilt leadership team prepares for their biggest game ever By Richard Grisham published 21 April 12 There's undoubtedly big change afoot within EA Tiburon these days. We visit the house of NFL and NCAA to find out more about the upcoming seasons...
Gus Ramsey, Bill Simmons and the epic MicroLeague Baseball battle that foreshadowed their future By Richard Grisham published 12 April 12 These days,complex online seasons with friends are commonplace. In the 1980s, though, two buddies who would become major ESPN personalities staged something that had just then become possible…
How MLB 2K11 - and a million dollars - changed everything By Richard Grisham published 5 April 12 One year after he won a million dollars for playing a video game, Box Score catches up with Brian Kingrey to revisit his accomplishment – and see if it’s become a curse or blessing...
Box Score: The Podcast 006 Parts 1 and 2 By Richard Grisham published 29 March 12 As part of our two-part racing game retrospective, we look back on the best of the genre, today's current-gen battles, and look ahead to the future..
FIFA Street review By Richard Grisham published 19 March 12 EA has brought back FIFA Street with a new coat of realism and some SSX-inspired gameplay. Read on to see if it's as mighty as Messi...
Madden 13s cover vote: a phenomenon born in 20 minutes By Richard Grisham published 15 March 12 Busted brackets and a dalliance with a spreadsheet created the most successful way ESPN's ever tried to interact with fans, as our chat with Madden's marketing director reveals...
MLB 12: The Show PS Vita review By Richard Grisham published 13 March 12 Strong up the middle, weak at the corners
MLB 2K12 review By Richard Grisham published 12 March 12 Spring Training's in full swing. And with the beginning of every season comes new baseball. Can MLB 2K12 replicate a day at the ballpark? Find out more...
MLB 2K12's million-dollar challenge puts opportunity in more hands than ever By Richard Grisham published 9 March 12 Box Score: A few key changes lower the barrier to entry for 2K's annual pitching competition
Box Score: The Podcast 005 By Richard Grisham published 5 March 12 MLB 2K12 is out this week. Rich talks to senior producer Mark Little on the eve of the game's launch as we look at what could be the final year of 2K Sports exclusivity for the series...
Box Score: Why cover athletes matter By Richard Grisham published 2 March 12 They may not define their games' identities the way they used to, but that doesn't mean they aren't vital to them
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition review By Richard Grisham published 28 February 12 A head-turner with a lot to offer
Box Score: The Podcast 004 By Richard Grisham published 27 February 12 SSX is almost here. We find out the ins and outs of the game from its creative director!
Box Score: The power of SSX compels two studios to evolve online gaming By Richard Grisham published 23 February 12 A startling moment turns into a perfect opportunity for two development studios to craft gaming’s next wave
Grand Slam Tennis 2 review By Richard Grisham published 22 February 12 A mercurial foray into the virtual courts
Grand Slam Tennis 2 PS3 review By Richard Grisham published 22 February 12 A mercurial foray into the virtual courts
Box Score: Left behind by the mobile revolution By Richard Grisham published 16 February 12 A few cross-country trips make it clear that the current crop of mobile devices are aimed at everyone except people who love sports games...
Box Score: When Fight Night met a tennis racquet, Grand Slam was born By Richard Grisham published 10 February 12 The invention of analog stick-based controls revolutionized two mature franchises. Who knew they’d inspire a new entrant into a crowded market to do the same?