Electronic Arts already locked up one of the best soccer players in the world with Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi. Now they’ve added nine more footballers. Messi will appear on EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13 covers around the world Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe Hart in the United Kingdom, Karim Benzema in France, Roberto Soldado in Spain, Claudio Marchisio in Italy, and others all over the world. The game launches September 25 in North America and September 28 worldwide. The stars will grace the cover of FIFA Soccer 13 packaging, be integrated into marketing and advertising campaigns, and utilized in social media activities around the world.

With the NFL season opener just around the corner, EA Sports has launched Madden NFL 13 across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. Powered by the all-new Infinity Engine, Madden NFL 13 delivers physics you can feel on every play. Core gameplay innovations such as total control passing, ball hawk and read and react defensive AI, combine to create the most realistic Madden NFL game ever.

With the NFL season kicking off this week, EA Sports is preparing for the launch of the latest Madden game. The Chicago Bears and New England Patriots won their respective divisions and took home the overall number one seeds in the playoffs according to the Madden NFL 13 Season Simulation, powered by EA SPORTS Arena. The Patriots followed up last year’s Super Bowl appearance with a dominant season, securing a 12-4 record on the arm of NFL MVP Tom Brady. Brady delighted fantasy football owners everywhere by tossing a record-tying 50 touchdown passes against only 8 interceptions.

CHICAGO – Electronic Arts developer Clint Oldenburg was at the EA Sports Madden NFL 13 Pigskin Pro Am to evaluate Hall of Fame talent on the football field. The former NFL player is now a game developer. EA has put Oldenburg in charge of player ratings for the Madden franchise. He talks about the new game and how that process works in this exclusive video interview below.

CHICAGO – NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen was catching passes from Donovan McNabb on the football field in Grant Park in Chicago. With a live audience and NBC cameras capturing the action, Allen was back to old form in the flag football game. He talks about the EA Sports Madden NFL 13 Pigskin Pro Am and video games in this exclusive video interview below.

Before the New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday, September 5 to kick off the NFL season, EA SPORTS and the NFL get fans back to football with the fourth annual EA SPORTS Madden NFL 13 Pigskin Pro-Am Powered by GameStop on Sunday, August 26 at 7 PM ET on NBC.  The Expendables 2 star Terry Crews took part in the game and talks about Madden and his new video game in this exclusive video interview below.

From the opening scene to the emotional metaphors for anger, addiction, and abuse PaPo & Yo challenges the traditional stories told in video games. If only we could escape the gameplay required to get there. PaPo & Yo is a new release exclusive to the Playstation Network (PSN). It is priced at $14.99 and currently on sale for Playstaion Plus members for $11.99. On the surface, PaPo & Yo may seem like just another adventure puzzle platformer, but it is anything but that.