'College Football 25,' the State of Sports Gaming, and Our Top Five Sports Games | Button Mash

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🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Ben, Van Lathan, Diante Lee, and Steven Ruiz form a huddle to discuss the highly anticipated return of EA's college football franchise. First, they recount the history of the 'NCAA Football' series, what set it apart from 'Madden,' and why it was gone so long (00:52) before sharing their impressions of the new edition of the game (21:41). Then, they break down the consolidation of the sports gaming landscape (42:15), debate which sport translates best to video games (01:07:00, and name the top five sports games in each of their personal pantheons (01:14:00). Host: Ben Lindbergh Guests: Van Lathan, Diante Lee, and Steven Ruiz Producer: Devon Renaldo Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Brian Curtis from The Ringer, and I want to tell you about the Press Box podcast.
0:06.0	The Press Box is a podcast for anybody who likes news, whether it's about sports or politics or pop culture and wants to understand how that
0:16.0	news really gets made. We have new shows every Monday and Thursday. We have long
0:20.7	interviews with everyone from John Crackower to Joe Buck.
0:24.0	Your social media feeds are bursting with information every day.
0:27.5	Let us help you sort it out.
0:29.5	Join us on the press box. Hello and welcome into the Ringer verse your nexus feed for all things
0:57.7	fandom I am Ben Lindbergh a senior editor for the Ringer and the quarter munching, quarter back of Button Mesh.
1:05.6	In the LA studio, almost all alone, producer Devon's there too, but looking a little lonely.
1:11.0	It's Van Leithan. Van Van, the midnight man. Welcome back to Button Ash.
1:15.0	What is up? How are you guys doing?
1:18.0	Doing well. Always happy to have you on the show. I know your gaming goes way back, but on this show I feel like you're gaming goes way back but on this show I feel like you're playing the part
1:25.9	you're representing the role of the many millions of people who may not play as much as they
1:30.4	used to you know other things get in the way life interferes, but you'll
1:34.9	still answer the call when it comes from call of duty or a Madden or a college
1:40.0	football 25, you're back in action. Old habits die hard.
1:42.8	Yeah, I mean, sometimes you just get used to doing something.
1:45.9	It brings you so much joy that you have to stop your life to do it.
1:52.0	And that's where college football 25 is for me. I have to stop life to do it. And that's where College Football 25 is for me. I have to stop life to do this.
1:56.8	But start a podcast because that is what we're talking about today and this is not just
2:01.5	the midnight mash, a meeting of the midnight boys and button
2:04.2	mash, this is a crossover not only between shows on the same feed, but between
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