<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
23	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2022	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
(	O
EA	O
Sports	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
(	O
NFL	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
series	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
22	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
23	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS5	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
new	O
defensive	O
animations	O
,	O
including	O
mid-air	O
collisions	O
and	O
tackle	O
assists	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
precise	O
passing	O
mechanic	O
on	O
offense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Madden	O
(	O
who	O
last	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
star	O
on	O
Madden	O
Day	O
(	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
)	O
in	O
honor	O
of	O
his	O
death	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
All-Madden	O
Edition	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
,	O
made	O
by	O
Chuck	O
Styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
23	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
7.0/10	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
23	I-Device
,	O
though	O
,	O
provides	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
a	O
light	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
tunnel	O
with	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
smart	O
enhancements	O
to	O
animations	O
,	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
passing	O
mechanics	O
that	O
make	O
subtle	O
but	O
meaningful	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
moment-to-moment	O
football	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
…	O
After	O
playing	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
23	I-Device
I	O
finally	O
have	O
a	O
little	O
optimism	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
path	O
—	O
maybe	O
not	O
an	O
emphatic	O
'	O
Boom	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
to	O
Franchise	O
are	O
helpful	O
but	O
not	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
the	O
MUT	O
Field	O
Pass	O
system	O
is	O
promising	O
but	O
janky	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
modes	O
are	O
largely	O
forgettable	O
…	O
The	O
improvements	O
on	O
gameday	O
make	O
Madden	B-Device
23	I-Device
a	O
flawed	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
clearly	O
an	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
most	O
important	O
way	O
:	O
the	O
actual	O
playing	O
of	O
football.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
players	O
began	O
experiencing	O
issues	O
connecting	O
to	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
23	I-Device
Connected	O
Franchise	O
Mode	O
(	O
CFM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CFM	O
has	O
remained	O
a	O
mainstay	O
in	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
99	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
rebranded	O
in	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
