The Legendary Chris Berman Tells You All About Ways to Play & Customize Your Team in Wild Card Football’s New Overview Trailer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Sept. 21, 2023 – Saber Interactive, in partnership with the NFL Players Association and OneTeam Partners, has released a brand-new overview trailer for Wild Card Football, the latest installment in the bestselling arcade-sports Playgrounds franchise. This latest video stars the iconic voice of ESPN’s Chris “Boomer” Berman, one of America’s most beloved sportscasters, as he breaks down all the surprises waiting for you when Wild Card Football releases on Oct. 10, 2023, for consoles and PC.
Wild Card Football is where extreme football arcade fun comes to life across a variety of game modes! Jump into over-the-top, 7-on-7 action in Exhibition Mode, where you can learn the basics of the game and improve your skills. Once you’re ready to show off those bombastic moves, dive into true gridiron competition in both online and local multiplayer, advancing through events and challenges while unlocking new cards to climb even higher on the leaderboards.
Wild Card Football features tons of customization options to help form your ultimate dream team as you mix and match logos, uniforms, colors, playbooks and more. Choose from an authentic roster of hundreds of pro football superstars, including Colin Kaepernick, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Watt, Joey Bosa, Austin Ekeler, Aaron Donald and many more.
Key Features
- Create Your Dream Team: Choose from hundreds of genuine pro players, reimagined Playgrounds-style, and assemble the ultimate 7-on-7 gridiron squad. Advance through different challenges and events to unlock new players and other exciting rewards.
- Play Your Wild Cards: Unleash over 150 Wild Cards to turn the tide in your favor in an instant. Bust out special moves like summoning walls or invisibility, boost your stats at a crucial moment, or play a Rule-Breaker and flip the rules of the game completely.
- Become a Gridiron Champion: Prove your skills in single-player Season mode, climb to the top of the leaderboards in competitive online multiplayer with full crossplay, or challenge your friends at home for bragging rights in local multiplayer.
- Fully Customize Your Squad: Personalize your team’s logo, uniforms and colors, choose your home stadium, then build unique playbooks and Wild Card decks to perfect your strategies on the field.
Wild Card Football releases on Oct. 10, 2023, for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Fans can now pre-order three editions of Wild Card Football: Standard Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition. Pre-order any edition and receive the “Legacy Players Kickoff Pack” at launch, featuring four legacy legends with unique throwback outfits: Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders and Walter Payton.
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About Saber Interactive
An Embracer Group company headquartered in the U.S., Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of over 20 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, World War Z, SnowRunner and Evil Dead: The Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with AAA publishers, producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others.
About the NFLPA
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is the union for professional football players in the National Football League. Established in 1956, the NFLPA has a long history of assuring proper recognition and representation of players’ interests. The NFLPA has shown that it will do whatever is necessary to assure that the rights of players are protected—including ceasing to be a union, if necessary, as it did in 1989. In 1993, the NFLPA again was officially recognized as the union representing the players and negotiated a landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL. The current CBA will govern the sport through the 2030 season. Learn more at www.nflpa.com.
About NFL Players Inc.
NFL Players Inc., the licensing and marketing arm of the NFLPA, connects businesses to the power of NFL players. NFL Players Inc. creates customized business solutions for partners, through licensing, marketing strategy and player activations. For more information, please visit nflpa.com/players-inc.
About OneTeam Partners
OneTeam Partners is a global sports licensing, marketing, media, and investment company representing the commercial interests of more than 10,000 players across various sports, including the NFLPA, MLBPA, MLSPA, U.S. Women’s National Team PA, WNBPA, NWSLPA, U.S. Rugby PA, and the LCSPA, as well as college athletes.
Wild Card Football © 2023. Published by Saber Interactive Inc. Developed by Saber Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. NFLPA and the NFLPA logo are trademarks of the National Football League Players Association. All rights reserved. Colin Kaepernick, Kaepernick are trademarks of Inked Flash, Inc. All rights reserved. All player likenesses used under license.
