Madden NFL 12 arrived in North America on August 30, by September 5 more than 1.4 million copies had been sold (all consoles) and by the looks of things gamers are certainly making the most of their new purchase. Figures suggest that 5.4 million online game sessions have been played since its launch and the game’s downloadable content is also selling well – we are told that almost 200,000 coin packs and Madden Ultimate Team cards sold in just 7 days – now that’s impressive.

Before the game’s public release EA SPORTS Season Ticket subscribers were able to get full-game digital access to Madden NFL 12 and by the time the game’s official release took place more than four million gameplay minutes had already been racked up.

If these figures impressed you that’s not all, we are also told the games for Android and iOS also done very well, apparently the version of the game available at the Android Market reached the top paid spot, whilst the game for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch ranked in the top 10 grossing apps list at the App Store.

All of these impressive accomplishments show us just how well EA Sports has done with the game franchise, no doubt next-years instalment will push the boundaries even further and rack up more sales – perhaps a Wii U version of the game will come next year, one thing which we doubt is that a PC version of the game will emerge.

Are you happy with Madden NFL 12?

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GameRevolution, JoyStiq, WorthPlaying, 1UP and IGN have posted reviews for the game and on the whole it has received a pretty good reception – by the looks of things the game doesn’t differ too much when you compare the Xbox 360 version with the PS3 version, so lots of critics have just reviewed one platform version of the game.

GameRevolution gave Madden NFL 12 a B+ score, they said that the soundtrack and collision system were great, however didn’t like the lack of old mini-games and poor commentary. You can see their full review here.

We like IGN’s reviews and following hands-on time with the Xbox 360 version of Madden NFL 12 and gave it 8 out of 10. They also criticized its fragmented and repetitive commentary, but in terms of graphics, presentation and gameplay the game impresses – to sum their review up they say that small improvements have been made to every aspect of the game – check out the full review here.

You can see JoyStiq’s review here – they give it 3.5 stars out of 5. 1UP scored it a B- here and finally WorthPlaying say that it deserves 9 out of 10, their review can be seen here and “wholeheartedly recommend Madden NFL 12 to gaming football fans”, they do say that there are some AI issues, but in terms of graphics they were very complimentary.

You can see more reviews of the Xbox 360 version of the game here and the PS3 version of the game here. At the time of this post 17 critics had submitted reviews to MetaCritic for the Xbox 360 of Madden 12 resulting in a metascore of 79 / 100, whilst ten PS3 reviews have been averaged out and resulted in a score of 80 / 100 – which suggests that there is not much difference in the two platforms.

Have you got your copy of Madden 12 yet? If so, are you impressed?

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Some were worried that the NFL Lockout would affect the game’s release date, however according to a recent article posted on JoyStiq the lockout will not affect the video game. EA Sports‘ President Peter Moore released this statement: “We’ll be shipping this year, regardless of what the labor issues are, whether they’re resolved or not”.

Moore went on to say that Madden NFL 12 will arrive on August 30th 2011, hopefully a demo will hit Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network before then, however NFL fans will just be happy to hear that the game is still arriving this year.

You can check out some of our previous articles to remind you why you are looking forward to this game so much, the first teaser trailer can be watched here, whilst this post tells you all about the new concussion rule.

When we come across more Madden NFL 12 news, rumors, screenshots and videos we will keep you posted, will you buy this year’s NFL release?

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In the running this year are a range of different players, most notably, the coverstar of last years Madden Drew Brees who is in the line-up for a second turn at the cover position. Competing with him are the likes of Larry Fitzgerald (the 2010 Cover), Hakeem Nicks who scored 11 Touchdowns in 2010, and fans can even vote for ‘The 12th Man’, a symbolic reference to the supporters readiness, will and desire to help out their team.

Other contenders include Chris Johnson, Philip Rivers, Michael Vick, Dwight Freeney, Preyton Hillis and many more. The selection is quite wide and logic suggests that the a player who represents the team with the greatest backing will come out on top, but nothing is set-in-stone.

In order to vote you can visit this site and start your voting. We can’t wait to see who will be on the front of this years Madden NFL title and seeing as the buzz has begun we’d like to know who you’re voting for.

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