EA Sports has just put on the cosmetic finishing touches on some of the presentation upgrades coming into Madden 26, and one would say about time?? With the most recent tweet from the official Madden account shouting about NFL mascots, 40-plus stadium songs, actual uniforms, and the finally regarded visual touch that makes the virtual gridiron feel just like the real thing, the gamers, of course, flooded the comments section with their own opinions—some hyping the announcement, some skeptical of it, and others outright mocking EA for worrying about mascots before they’re done with gameplay. Classic madness from the Madden side.
Now the good bit. Somehow, Madden 26 is going to bring in the province no less of real NFL mascots, oddly because: did we ever even know there weren’t any until now? Apparently, we did. Randy L. Norris and co. were hyped about Under Armor coming back (đź‘€), whereas KnewEra23 dropped in with a confused gif asking, “Mascots?” Like, why is this the headline feature? But at least the official Falcons account gave a cryptic đź‘€, so maybe Atlanta is getting some extra love this year.
The stadium songs: 40+ songs blasting loud speakers, including hopefully Pittsburgh’s “Renegade,” in those tense forth-quarter situations. So Kevin Stiffler just asked if it’s actually in the game; and, really, if it’s not, then what’s the point? Nick Kotarski wondered where the cheerleaders were; because mascots alone apparently do not complete the NFL experience.
Did not carry those words in the celebratory air. Hazeflex420 delivered the absolute sarcasm-laden jab: “Anything but making the game better, huh?” Snoop0017 said the whole reveal was nothing, which may be true. Junior Lopez reminded all that stuff’s still glitchy on the draft board, and SHoWTiMe basically said they’re skipping this year if the teambuilder isn’t fixed offline. Yikes.
Best part? Some gamers were here for the vibes only. ThePhinsDude reminisced about fantasy drafts with the boys, while DashingNunkA1 said they haven’t played sports games in years but may return for Madden and NCAA Football. And then after all that, _iamdion1 said, “Bout f***ing time. 10/10.” No more words.
So yeah, it’s bringing all the Drama for Madden 26—mascots, music, uniforms, the whole shebang. But will they actually fix the issues that have been begging to be fixed? We’ll see when it comes out. Till then, the debate continues… and the chaos on EA’s Twitter mentions.
