As if you needed more reasons to dig into EA Sports’ Madden NFL 25, right? Turns out the team keeps coming through with big gems like a look into its Superstar mode and showing the direct connection to EA Sports College Football 25.

It’s all in the notes and massive salutes to the Madden NFL 25 team sharing these fire blog updates.

Hey Madden fans, welcome back to Gridiron Notes! 

Today, we’re excited to take you on a Deep Dive of all of the new features and updates coming to the Superstar experience for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and PC. How will you forge your path to NFL stardom? 

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Your Superstar journey starts when you decide which type of player you want to be – your physical avatar as well as your archetype. 

New to Superstar in Madden NFL 25 are preset archetypes. The choice is yours! Different archetypes provide different maximum ratings. 

For example, you start off with your ratings at 60, meaning they cap out at 84. As such, the tier of ability associated with that rating caps out at bronze.

You can spend up to three creation points on any given rating. So as a QB, you could spend three creation points and bump that 60 throw power up to a starting base value of 75. Now, the max throw power rating is a 99, and the associated ability (Arm Talent) can be upgraded to gold. All of this information is presented to you at the Archetype screen (Current Rating, Max Potential, Creation Points, Ability Tiers).

Additionally, you have to choose between spending creation points on core skills (Throw power, Accuracy, Throw under pressure, etc.) versus spending them on physical skills (Speed, Acceleration, Strength, etc.). Physical skills don't have abilities associated with them, but they do significantly impact how you move and interact on the field. How will you strike a balance between spending enough on physical skills to suit your playstyle, while also developing your must-have abilities?

We heard you about more customization for physical appearance, too! We’ve added more faces, hair styles and facial hair options. And yes, Superstar fans… Tattoos are here! 

The return of EA SPORTS College Football also marks the return of a classic feature within the Madden franchise. Player Import will let you select any Road to Glory avatar to use in Superstar mode! Your collegiate legacy will follow you into the pros as the game recognizes, and reacts to, your affiliation. From college freshman to NFL GOAT, you can once again play through the entire journey of a football star. If you import a character from College Football 25’s Road to Glory, you get additional creation points beyond the base cap of 15.