While we were onsite in Orlando for Madden Media Day, the biggest take away from the upcoming Madden NFL 26 was the introduction of a Halftime Report. This Halftime Report will be hosted by NFL Red Zone's Scott Hanson, and it won't be canned animations. Only a snippet was provided of how it works, and the dev team is fully in on this. 20 years in the making since a previous NFL game did this, Madden NFL 26 will allow this in Franchise Mode so that every week feels different. There is no more map and scores with a quick audible note about the game. This just touches the surface of the presentation elements in this year's game as you can read the Gridiron Notes here.
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Scott Hanson is the face of NFL Red Zone, and to many, Sundays in general. The host of the NFL Red Zone will be joining Madden NFL 26 for not only commentary on the Halftime Report, but also on the Weekly Recap. The energy and enthusiasm that stems from Hanson will include details such as mention National Tight End's Day when a Tight End Scores a touchdown...
