Madden Picks Up a Top Designer from The Show
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
Free agent signings are big news in sports video games, not just the leagues they simulate. Today, EA Sports picked up Kolbe Launchbaugh, a senior designer 
for Sony’s universally acclaimed MLB The Show baseball simulation, and he’ll start work on EA Sports’ cornerstone Madden franchise in a couple of weeks.(new Yono all app Image()).src 
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At Sony San Diego, Launchbaugh was part of a team สล็อตฟรี that took The Show from an underperforming console exclusive to a series that scored 90 or better in its Metacritic rating for three straight years, and is generally regarded as the best console baseball game ever made. He สล็อตฟรี is a 15-year veteran of Sony Computer Entertainment America and a nine-year veteran of its MLB work. Thanks For Everything! Headed To The Madden NFL Team as Creative Director [Operation Sports]