In the two weeks following this year’s record-breaking launch, millions of Madden NFL 13 fans have hit the virtual gridiron to battle rivals and mimic what is sure to be a thrilling NFL season. More than 80 million games of Madden NFL 13 have been played since the August 28 launch, the equivalent of an incredible 156,000 NFL seasons. To view the impressive stats around how fans are consuming the NFL through the award-winning Madden NFL 13 game, check out the video below.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X08NzUR1_4?feature=player_detailpage]In online ranked head-to-head games, fans have taken the field most often with the 2011 NFC West champions, San Francisco 49ers, followed by the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers. Interestingly, prior to their Week 1 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, the Washington Redskins were the 12th most used team by Madden NFL 13 fans; however, since rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III’s impressive debut performance on Sunday, the Redskins have become the 4th most selected team. To date, fans have played more than 8,600 games of Thursday night’s upcoming matchup, Chicago Bears at Green Bay, with the Packers winning 54% of the time.
In addition, during the first two weeks following the launch of Madden NFL 13:·
485K players joined an online Connected Careers league·
3.6M Madden Ultimate Team card packs were opened·
4M Madden Ultimate Team Solo Challenges were played Madden NFL 13 continues to be the talk of the town.
Since launch there have been:·
630K “Madden” mentions on Twitter·
8.5M unique visitors to the Madden NFL Facebook page since launch—an average of seven new visitors per second·
370K tweets and Facebook posts published directly from within the game
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Madden NFL 13 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 delivers physics you can feel on every play, and will connect you to the NFL and other fans like never before. Powered by the all-new Infinity Engine, every impact on the field is more intense; every battle is more authentic; and no two plays will every look or feel the same. With Connected Careers you’ll build your legacy as a player or coach within a completely new and fully connected universe, accessible on and off the console. With deep new gameplay innovation, social integration, and an overhaul of the audio and visual presentation, Madden NFL 13 is the biggest game-changer in the history of the franchise.
Madden NFL 13 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon. Madden NFL 13 is now available and retails for $59.99 on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Madden NFL 13 is also available for $49.99 on the Nintendo Wii, and $39.99 on PlayStation Vita. To learn more about Madden NFL 13, visit http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl. For Madden NFL 13 assets, visit: http://maddennfl13.newslinevine.com/ or http://info.ea.com.
