It sucked to see Favre retire after such a strong season last year, however I also kind of expected it. I am happy to see Favre on the next Madden box, definitely going to pick this up on release for that reason alone, will probably be the only Madden I plan on keeping after it's outdated.
Currently due out on August 12th, 2008.
From 1up:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167572