With Madden 26, the Madden franchise has been at the forefront of football video games for over 35 years. Very few challengers have ever gained a foothold for very long on the football video game scene, especially at the pro level. There is, of course, a great college football option currently with EA’s other football title, College Football 26, the second installment of the new CFB series, which is a spiritual successor to the NCAA franchise that ended in 2014. Outside of EA, the football video game landscape is a barren desert, with oases becoming increasingly scarce with each passing year.
