Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by EA Tiburon for EA Sports. It is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and commentator John Madden, and it has sold more than 250 million copies. It is also the only officially licensed National Football League video game series, and it has influenced many players and coaches of the physical sport. Among the series' features are detailed playbooks and player statistics and voice commentary in the style of a real NFL television broadcast. As of 2013 the franchise has generated over $4 billion dollars in sales. Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins conceived the series and approached Madden in 1984 for his endorsement and expertise. Because of Madden's insistence that the game be as realistic as possible, the first version of John Madden Football did not appear until 1988.
| Genres | American football video game |
| Developers | EA Tiburon, Visual Concepts, High Score Productions, Blue Sky Productions, Electronic Arts, D.C. True, Ltd, Park Place Productions, Bethesda Softworks, Halestorm, Tiertex Design Studios, Stormfront Studios, Exient Entertainment, Budcat Creations, Floodgate Entertainment, finiteMonkeys, Hudson Soft |
| Publishers | EA Sports, THQ, Black Pearl Software, Malibu Games, Hudson Soft |
| Platforms | Amiga, Super NES, Genesis, Game Gear, 3DO, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Windows, macOS, MS-DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Saturn, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, Arcade |
| First release | John Madden Football, June 1, 1988 |
| Latest release | Madden NFL 21, August 28, 2020 |
About Madden NFL
The preeminent video game series of the NFL, it allows users to compete in single games or in season long formats.
Achievement of Madden NFL
The widely popular franchise mode, where users can play multiple seasons and make off-season draft picks, was first introduced in the 1998 release, Madden NFL 99.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Madden NFL
Madden NFL Category.. Stormfront Studios games.. American football-related curses.. EA Sports games.
Latest information about Madden NFL updated on July 28 2021.
