Madden 26 Doesn't Launch After Multiple Methods

Hi everyone,

I’ve been stuck with an issue where Madden NFL 26 won’t launch at all. I first bought it on Steam (Sept 17), but every time I tried to run the game, the window opened briefly, then closed and sent me back to the EA App. After trying multiple fixes, I refunded it. Hoping it was a Steam-related issue, I repurchased the game through the EA App, but the same issues occurred.

Here’s what I’ve already tried: verifying and repairing files, reinstalling Madden 26 multiple times, reinstalling EA AntiCheat (but Madden 26 doesn’t show up in the dropdown), clearing EA App cache, running as administrator, disabling overlays (Steam, Discord, NVIDIA), updating GPU drivers and Windows, adding firewall/antivirus exclusions/exceptions, and even clean boot with restarts. Nothing has worked so far. It looks like EA AntiCheat isn’t linking properly to Madden 26, but I'm not sure. Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix?