{"id":654430,"date":"2013-04-25T11:31:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T15:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=226693"},"modified":"2013-04-25T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T15:31:21","slug":"barry-sanders-named-madden-nfl-25-cover-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/654430","title":{"rendered":"Barry Sanders Named Madden NFL 25 Cover Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"

After weeks of voting and 40 million votes, EA<\/a> has announced this year’s Madden NFL<\/em><\/a> cover athlete. Barry Sanders will grace the cover of Madden NFL 25<\/em>, which will celebrate the franchise’s 25 years of console success.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Madden NFL<\/em> franchise has such a rich tradition and history, and there\u2019s no better way to celebrate our 25th Anniversary than by having one of the best players of all-time on the cover,\u201d said Anthony Stevenson, senior director of marketing for EA Sports. \u201cBarry Sanders has long been a fan favorite, so we\u2019re proud to have him as the face of Madden NFL 25<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

EA Sports has also released the first<\/a> two<\/a> of several “playbooks” that will detail the improvements and changes made over last year’s Madden<\/em> game. So far, the publisher has announced a new “precision modifier,” 30 new “moves,” and a new “force impact system.”<\/p>\n

Madden NFL 25<\/em> will be released on August 27 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. EA has not mentioned whether the game will be coming to the PlayStation 4 or the next-generation Microsoft console, and a mention of a Wii U version of the game was conspicuously absent from EA’s announcement.<\/p>\n

A rough-looking teaser trailer for the game was released alongside the cover announcement:<\/p>\n