Electronic Arts announced this afternoon that their Fantasy Football service will be integrated into Madden NFL 09 when it releases in August. The application, which will arrive via DLC at an unknown cost at this point, will allow players to conduct their own fantasy football drafts, keep track of their teams/players, and even import their teams to play in the game itself.
“EA Sports Fantasy Football this year takes fantasy football leagues to the next level,” said EA SPORTS Fantasy Football Executive Producer Jeremy Strauser. “Through our draft day and live scoring applications we have made fantasy football a truly interactive and innovative experience. In addition, we have created integration between our EA Sports Fantasy Football product and Madden NFL 09 which gives the football gamer the complete football gaming experience.”
The download will be available in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game at an unspecified date, but I’d assume it would be at or near the launch in August. In addition, a free, web-based version of the service can be found here.
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