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EA Sports Developing New Open-World Football Game
EA Sports confirms Project Gridiron, a new open-world football game separate from Madden.
In brief
EA Sports confirms Project Gridiron, a new open-world football game separate from Madden. EA Sports is developing Project Gridiron, an open-world football game that could replace College Football 27. Originally reported by IGN.
EA Sports Confirms Project Gridiron
EA Sports is working on a new open-world football game called Project Gridiron separate from Madden and College Football.
“we have two new projects in development you’ll hear about over the next few months, including a brand-new, social-first open-world experience for our american football team that we call 'project gridiron'”
Project Gridiron Details
The game may feature a shared online universe or narrative, similar to what Fight Night did for boxing.
“it's unclear if project gridiron will have some kind of narrative or if its open-world will be a shared online universe”
Madden NFL 27 and College Football 27
College Football 27 is expected to release next year, but Project Gridiron could replace it due to declining sales.
“the series' sales have reportedly declined year by year leading some developers to worry the franchise's return may be relatively short-lived”
Project Gridiron Timeline
EA Sports will reveal Project Gridiron details in the next few months, possibly at The Game Awards or early 2027.
“we will learn more about the game in the 'next few months'”
The bottom line
EA Sports is developing Project Gridiron, an open-world football game that could replace College Football 27.
