Feel like a Superstar in Madden NFL 20, featuring an all-new career campaign empowering players to take the Superstar journey and become the Face of the Franchise: QB1.EA Sports Madden NFL 20 is taking the sports world by storm, turning players into stars with some long-awaited football action. Over 70% of players dove into Face of the Franchise: QB1 during the game’s first week in a bid to become the next great quarterback. The new mode shows 80% growth over last year’s Longshot 2, demonstrating just how eager Madden NFL 20 players are to put themselves in the game and become stars.
Fans couldn’t wait to get their hands on the game, as Madden NFL 20 had the highest final week of pre-orders in franchise history. Also, well over half of week one sell-through units were digital, a first ever milestone for the franchise. Additionally, the head-to-head action in the game has been intense — the number of games played in-game in the first week is up by double-digit percentages over last year.
The superstars of the Madden NFL community have also been shining during launch, creating nearly 2,000 videos which have been viewed over 63 million times. This year’s features are striking a chord with Madden NFL players, with the highest positive sentiment ever measured on social channels for the franchise.
The Madden NFL 20 Championship Series (MCS) programming set to deliver more competitive action and entertainment straight to the homes of sports fans and gamers following the excitement the live 2020 NFL Draft.
To kick off the programming, ESPN2 will air the first two episodes of the “Road to Madden Bowl,” bookended by the final match of the ESPN Madden NFL 20 Celebrity Tournament and the live Madden NFL 20 Last Chance Qualifier – bringing ESPN2’s Madden NFL airtime to a total of five consecutive hours this Sunday, April 26. All programming will be available for replay immediately after the ESPN2 airing within the ESPN App.
“At a time where live sports are paused, esports has stepped up as an incredible source of entertainment, inspiration and joy for fans across the world,” said Todd Sitrin, SVP and GM of the EA Competitive Gaming Division. “Through this exciting programming with ESPN, we can invite the broader sports community to be a part of the unique and authentic Madden esports competition, keeping gamers and traditional sports fans alike connected, while staying safe at home.”
The programs coming to ESPN will bring viewers closer to the Madden NFL Championship Seriesand deliver exciting competition, providing new sports content to fans after the 2020 NFL Draft concludes. The “Road to Madden Bowl” episodes highlight the field of competitors heading into the Madden NFL 20 Bowl, with exclusive features and interviews with Madden competitive stars, while the live telecast of the Madden NFL 20 Last Chance Qualifier will showcase the intensity of players’ as they put in last efforts to earn the final two spots at the Madden NFL 20 Bowl. All roads come to a head with the live telecast of the final major event of the season, the Madden NFL 20 Bowl.
Bringing new competitive action to fans is a part of EA’s “Stay Home. Play Together.” initiatives, which help the global community find more ways to connect through play, during a time where we need to be physically apart. The telecasts are also part of ESPN’s commitment to bringing the sports community together during this unprecedented time through its #oneteam initiative.
Madden NFL 20 Championship Series Schedule
- Saturday, April 25
- Sunday, April 26
- 12 p.m. ET: Madden NFL 20 Celebrity Tournament Championship (ESPN2)
- 1 p.m. ET: Road to Madden Bowl, Episode 1 (ESPN2)
- 1:30 p.m. ET: Road to Madden Bowl, Episode 2 (ESPN2)
- 2 p.m. ET - 5 p.m. ET: LIVE Madden NFL 20Last Chance Qualifier (ESPN2)
- Saturday, May 2
- 11 a.m. ET: Road to Madden Bowl, Episode 3 (ESPN2)
- Wednesday, May 6 - Saturday, May 9:
- Thursday, May 14
- Friday, May 15:
- Saturday, May 16:
The ESPN Madden NFL 20 Celebrity Tournament features celebrities, athletes and musicians competing in Madden NFL 20 for bragging rights and a donation made in the winner’s name to Feeding America to assist with COVID-19 relief. Celebrity matches are already underway and can be watched on ESPN digital and social platforms each day this week at 12 p.m. ET.
The Madden NFL 20 Bowl, which closes out the Madden Championship Season, features the top 16 Madden NFL players in the world competing from home, #StayHomePlayTogether, for a $220,000 prize pool. Qualified competitors include Madden NFL Club Champions from the Cardinals, Packers, Jaguars, Eagles, Texans, Colts, Falcons and Browns along with this year’s belt winners in Serious Moe and Noah. Two additional competitors will advance from this weekend's Last Chance Qualifier to round out the competitor field.
Madden NFL 20 is currently available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
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