Press Row Podcast - Making NBA Live 15 and The End of Online Leagues

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The 107th episode of the Press Row Podcast is a two-parter. Up first, host Rich Grisham speaks to NBA Live 15 executive producer Sean O’Brien and Producer Connor Dougan all about their approach to designing and building this year’s EA hoops game. It’s a wide-ranging conversation that looks at the just-released Live as well as the future, which is looking better today for the franchise than at any point in the past four years. The second part of the show brings all the regular Press Row panelists together to look more into a concerning trend in modern sports games – the phasing out of online leagues in favor of other modes. Enjoy!

Joining us this week:

• Sean O’Brien, EA Sports (@seanobs)
• Connor Dougan, EA Sports (@eadougie)
• Chris Sanner, Operation Sports (@Chrissnr)
• Bryan Wiedey, PastaPadre (@pastapadre)
• Owen Good, Polygon (@owengood)
• Samit Sarkar, Polygon (@samitsarkar)
• Kat Bailey, US Gamer (@The_Katbot)
• T.J. Lauerman, ThatSportsGamer (@ThatSportsGamer)
• And your host, Richard Grisham, GamesRadar/OXM/@GAMER (@richgrisham)

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Run Time: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes

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Appreciate the s/o from Sean O’Brien, EA Sports @seanobs
Connor Dougan EA Sports @eadougie