Gamers can choose from modern and classic stars on ESPN

Mar 12, 2013 07:57 GMT  ·  By

The development team at EA Sports invites all fans of the Madden NFL franchise to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series by offering their vote for the athlete that will grace the cover and help boost sales of the upcoming title.

Voting is now live on the ESPN portal and gamers can also use their Twitter accounts to express their opinion during the SportsNation shows on Tuesday afternoons.

Because of the anniversary nature of Madden NFL 25, gamers will be able to choose between current players and classic stars from the NLF.

Normal voting will run until April 25 and then EA Sports will select the best performers and launch another contest to determine the cover star.

The game is expected to arrive during August on current consoles and a next-gen version might also be introduced at a later date.