EA Sports announced on Wednesday who will be featured on the cover on Madden 23, the latest installment of the long-running video game. As many expected, the game’s namesake, John Madden, was named as the person who will be on the cover:
The Madden 23 cover. As it should be.
It’s the first time John Madden is on the cover since 2000. pic.twitter.com/0jWpOciQKt
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 1, 2022
The Hall of Fame coach and commentator helped introduce the game of football to millions of new fans through the Madden video game series. The former coach was first approached by EA Sports back in 1984 about being part of a football simulation, but Madden insisted that the game be as realistic as possible. “I’m not putting my name on it if it’s not real,” Madden declared.
That began a four-year process during which the minds at EA Sports created a true-to-life football simulation, complete with plays drawn from NFL playbooks. Since its first release, the Madden series remains one of the top-selling games every year, with the Madden 22 version topping all software sales in the United States during the month of it’s release last year.
Madden passed away in late December of 2021, prompting many around the game to speculate that he should be featured on the cover. EA Sports made that true today.
