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Christian McCaffrey is the Madden NFL 25 cover star

The San Francisco 49ers star is the first Running Back to grace the Madden cover in over a decade.

Donovan Erskine

June 11, 2024 8:55 AM

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A lot of focus has been given to the long-awaited return of EA Sports’ College Football franchise, but the studio is still gearing up to release a new Madden Game before the start of the NFL season. Madden NFL 25 will feature 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey as its cover star when it releases this August.

EA Sports unveiled the Standard and Deluxe Edition covers of Madden NFL 25 this morning. Both feature star Running Back Christian McCaffrey; the Standard Edition sees him alone on the field while the Deluxe Edition depicts him running from players of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Christian McCaffrey is the first Running Back to be featured on the cover of a Madden game since Peyton Hillis was on the cover of Madden NFL 12.

Madden NFL 25 will be released on August 16, 2024. It’ll be the second game in the series with that name, as EA named the 2013 installment Madden NFL 25 in honor of the franchise’s 25th anniversary. You can expect to read more about the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 and Madden NFL 25 here on Shacknews.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_