Madden NFL 25 is an based on the and published by . It was released for and in August 2013. Instead of numbering it Madden NFL 14 with the year like in previous versions, the "25" in the title refers to the 25th anniversary of the series. The eighth-generation console versions of Madden NFL 25 are the very first games to run on EA Sports's game engine. However, the seventh generation versions still run on EA's previous game engine, Impact. The seventh-generation versions featured former running back on the cover, while the eighth-generation versions featured running back , and were released as launch titles for the first time on and in November 2013.In Connected Franchise career mode, players own and manage a National Football League (NFL) team. Players can also move teams to new cities, including international markets like Toronto, Mexico City, Dublin and London, or revive historic teams like the or the from . It was the first time this happened since for the franchise and team relocation since .