Madden 25 Cover Photo: Barry Sanders
By Josh Sanchez
The latest installment of EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game franchise is set to hit shelves on August 27 and it is a very special release. This year’s version of Madden NFL celebrates the video game franchise’s 25th anniversary. Unlike years in the past, this year’s game will not be following the previous trend — Madden ’11, Madden ’12, Madden ’13, etc. Instead, the game will be named Madden NFL 25.
Like last year, the Madden cover athlete was determined by an interactive fan vote. Voting started on Monday, March 11 on ESPN.com/MaddenVote and it came to a highly anticipated conclusion on Wednesday night.
“It’s great to be back with another year of the award-winning Madden NFL Cover Vote for a brand-new game that will be the deepest and most innovative in the history of the franchise when it launches in August,” said Anthony Stevenson, Senior Director of Marketing at EA SPORTS. “This year we’re posing the ultimate question of who’s more deserving; one of the NFL’s all-time greats or one of today’s hottest players?”
When the cover was announced, it was an all-time great that earned the honors. Here is a photo of the Madden NFL 25 cover with Barry Sanders, via Sports Nation:
Sanders received 58 percent of the vote.
Raphael Poplock, Vice President of Games and Partnerships for ESPN chimed in by saying, “This is the third consecutive year EA SPORTS and ESPN have collaborated on the Madden NFL Cover Vote in its current iteration. Each year has brought record-setting results as NFL fans come out in droves to support their favorite players and teams, and by going big this year with legends facing off against the league’s current leaders, needless to say it will be an interesting vote with much debate and discussion.”
Madden NFL 25 will be available for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for $59.99.
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