Key Highlights:
- EA has announced that its next Madden NFL game will launch on 27 August 2013.
- The game will be called Madden NFL 25 to celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary.
- EA later confirmed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as its initial launch platforms.
EA Sports has announced that Madden NFL 25 will launch on 27 August 2013 as part of the American football series’ 25th anniversary celebrations.
The first teaser used Madden 25 branding but initially left some uncertainty over whether the name represented a separate anniversary edition or the replacement for the expected Madden NFL 14. EA clarified on 1 February that Madden NFL 25 is the next mainline game in the series.
The anniversary name marks 25 years since the original John Madden Football launched in 1988. EA also plans to hold a new fan vote to determine the Madden NFL 25 cover athlete.
EA had not confirmed platforms in the initial 31 January announcement. The publisher later revealed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions for the 27 August launch.
Madden NFL 25 ultimately released on both consoles on the announced date. Barry Sanders won the cover vote and appeared on the standard edition.
EA later brought Madden NFL 25 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as launch titles for both consoles, with those versions using the new Ignite engine.
