EA Sports has finally released the next trailer for Madden NFL 26, which is set to launch on Aug. 14, 2025 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. The upcoming iteration, which will feature Saquon Barkley on its cover, comes with plenty of improvements under the hood.
The developers used an AI-powered machine learning system trained on real NFL data from the last decade to make the game's depiction of football more authentic. This innovation fuels new player-specific traits, authentic playstyles and adaptive counters that are said to match real-life tendencies and strategies of both quarterbacks and coaches.
Quarterback mechanics have been overhauled for Madden NFL 26, and this expresses itself in over 500 brand-new animations for these athletes. Fifty additional player tra