Xbox Celebrates Super Bowl LVII with a Week Full of Activities, Community Engagement, and Fun
Enthusiast Gaming, EA Sports, Nike, and the Arizona Cardinals partnered with Xbox to deliver incredible gaming experiences and to give back to the community.
Here at Xbox, we love sports just about as much as we love video games. In commemoration of Super Bowl LVII, Xbox partnered with Enthusiast Gaming, TurboTax, EA Sports, Nike, and the Arizona Cardinals to celebrate the gaming and the sports community.
As part of these activities, Xbox joined with Enthusiast Gaming on the season finale of NFL Tuesday Night Gaming during their All-Star Game to reveal that Madden NFL 23 is coming to The Play list on February 9.
Xbox is committed to amplifying representation in sports and gaming. On February 8, Microsoft, Nike, EA Sports, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and the Arizona Cardinals joined forces with the Phoenix Union School District at Camelback high school to host “Field the Future,” a community event focused on inspiring local youth around their shared love of football. In all, it was an exciting week full of activities, community engagement, and fun. Learn more about all the week’s activities below.
Madden NFL 23 drops into The Play list on February 9
Are you ready for some football?! Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with EA Play can now hit the gridiron with Madden NFL 23 as it drops into The Play list… today! What better way to get excited for the Big Game than taking your favorite NFL team on the virtual field and seeing if you can guide them to the championship. Or if you’re throwing a party, make Madden NFL 23 the centerpiece of your get-together while stuffing your face full of chips and queso. Celebrate with a limited-time reward for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members by giving your Ultimate Team a boost with the EA Play Supercharge Pack — just head to the Game Pass Ultimate Perks page between February 9, 2023, and March 9, 2023, to claim the pack (terms and conditions here). Requires Madden NFL 23 (sold separately), all game updates, internet connection, and an EA account.
Madden NFL 23’s all-new FieldSense gameplay system on Xbox Series X|S delivers consistent, ultra-realistic gameplay and gives players much more control at every position, resulting in competitive WR and DB battles, skill-based passing attacks, and more. Beyond the gameplay, you can call the shots in Franchise mode with free agency and trade logic updates and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden NFL Ultimate Team. Learn more here about Madden NFL 23.
Xbox and TurboTax join Enthusiast Gaming for NFL Tuesday Night Gaming All-Star Game
NFL Tuesday Night Gaming (NFL TNG) is the only place to watch popular gaming content creators and NFL stars from all 32 NFL teams compete live in your favorite video games. NFL TNG was created in partnership between the National Football League and Enthusiast Gaming to attract younger audiences to the NFL by connecting the worlds of gaming and sports. Featuring epic Madden NFL show matches, nail-biting Fortnite battles, obstacle course chaos in Fall Guys, acrobatic game-winning goals in Rocket League, and more!
Earlier this week, fan favorite talent from season one competed in a series of epic live matchups (you can see an archive of the livestream even here). As presenting sponsors of the All-Star Game, Xbox and TurboTax were on hand with the Xbox Series X and Series S, announcing that Madden NFL 23 will be available in The Play list for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members starting on February 9.
Also, starting on January 31, be on the lookout for TurboTax banner ads on Xbox for a chance to win exclusive prize packages including custom Madden NFL 23 Xbox Series X|S consoles and more!
Field the Future
In the background of one the biggest sporting events on the planet in Super Bowl LVII, EA Sports Madden NFL, Microsoft, Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and the Arizona Cardinals showed the power of football to bring people together by hosting the Field the Future event in collaboration with the Phoenix Union School District at Camelback High School with a focus on empowering local youth within the Hispanic and Latino communities and beyond.
The Field the Future event united some of the biggest brands in sport around a shared mission to give back to the local community welcoming the global NFL family into their city, while also inspiring the next generation through a day of meaningful experiences around the love of football.
Thanks again to our partners at Enthusiast Gaming, TurboTax, EA Sports, Nike, and the Arizona Cardinals in celebrating the gaming and the sports community with us.
Madden NFL 23 Xbox Series X|S
Electronic Arts
$69.99
$20.99
Introducing the FieldSENSE™ Gameplay System in Madden NFL 23
Providing the foundation for consistent, ultra-realistic gameplay, and available on Xbox Series X|S Madden NFL 23’s new FieldSENSE™ Gameplay System equips players with more control at all positions in every mode. FieldSENSE leverages animation branching technology and a suite of new user control mechanics for a seamless gameplay flow with authentic results on every play.
360° Cuts
Whether you’re a running back, wide receiver after the catch, or returning a kick, new 360° Cuts give you the freedom and fluidity as the ball-carrier to hit the gaps you want to hit, plant-and-go, and elude defenders to break more big plays.
Skill-Based Passing
Lead your receivers open, drop back-shoulder throws into tight windows, and place every pass where only your receiver can catch it with surgical accuracy thanks to this all-new way to pass. New skill-based passing introduces an accuracy reticle and passing meter.
Hit Everything
Redefining defensive pursuit, new Hit Everything mechanics let you be more disruptive on defense. New animation branching technology in Madden NFL 23 enables next-gen Hit-Stick physics so you can perform mid-air knockouts, hit the pile to assist in tackles already in progress, blow up blocks, and force turnovers with stand up tackles.
Face of the Franchise: The League
The League drops you into your fifth NFL season at a skill position of your choice (QB, WR, RB, CB, MLB) and you’re seeking a fresh start with a new team. Negotiate a one-year “prove-it” contract with one of 32 NFL teams and show out with great on-field performance to earn rewards and level up. New position-specific mechanics brought to life by FieldSENSE* and player-focused cameras bring you closer to the action and add to gameplay depth by allowing you to dominate every snap, from anywhere on the field. The addition of New Drive Goals and Drive Summaries allow you to tweak your experience throughout a game and get feedback and rewards based on how well you play. Get performance boosts from weekly activities and training between games while Madden Ratings Adjustor Chad Johnson guides your career development by providing ratings updates as you strive for the highest level of prestige on your Road to 99. Will your NFL career rank among the all-time greats? It’s up to you.
Franchise
Utilize refined scouting, staff management, and weekly strategy features to take your Franchise to the top. New athlete motivations like team location and salary demands factor into contract negotiations and add to the drama of NFL free agency. Updated Trade Logic AI represents the value of star players more accurately for fair and more realistic offers.
Madden Ultimate Team
Develop your dream roster of current NFL superstars, Hall of Fame legends, and more. Always have something to play for with the first-ever Field Pass challenge and reward tracker in Madden Ultimate Team. Play to earn MUT Champions entry tokens and compete at your convenience. Simplified Set building lets you navigate your content binder more effectively so you can focus on improving your Ultimate Team roster all season.
This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items.
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY. SEE https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-23/buy/offer-disclaimers FOR DETAILS.
Madden NFL 23 Xbox One
Electronic Arts
$59.99
$17.99
Play your way into the history books in Madden NFL 23!
Control your impact with every decision in all-new ways. Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, play your way into the history books in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden Ultimate Team™.
Face of the Franchise: The League
The League drops you into your fifth NFL season at a skill position of your choice (QB, WR, RB, CB, MLB) and you’re seeking a fresh start with a new team. Negotiate a one-year “prove-it” contract with one of 32 NFL teams and show out with great on-field performance to earn rewards and level up. The addition of New Drive Goals and Drive Summaries allow you to tweak your experience throughout a game and get feedback and rewards based on how well you play. Get performance boosts from weekly activities and training between games while Madden Ratings Adjustor Chad Johnson guides your career development by providing ratings updates as you strive for the highest level of prestige on your Road to 99. Will your NFL career rank among the all-time greats? It’s up to you.
Franchise
Plan and strategize like an NFL head coach with refined scouting, staff management, and weekly strategy features to take your Franchise to the top. New athlete motivations like team location and salary demands factor into contract negotiations and add to the drama of NFL free agency within Franchise. Updated Trade Logic AI represents the value of star players more accurately for fair and more realistic offers.
Madden Ultimate Team
Develop your dream fantasy roster of current NFL superstars, Hall of Fame legends, and more. Always have something to play for with the first-ever Field Pass challenge and reward tracker in Madden Ultimate Team. Play to earn MUT Champions entry tokens and choose to compete at your convenience. Simplified Set building lets you navigate your content binder more effectively so you can focus on improving your Ultimate Team roster all season.
This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items.
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY. SEE https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-23/buy/offer-disclaimers FOR DETAILS.
