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Here's how you can play 'Madden 17' before its release date

Published Aug. 17, 2016 9:38 p.m. ET

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There's less than a week before "Madden 17" officially hits the shelves, but if you just can't wait and you own an Xbox One or Xbox One S, you can get your Madden fix early.

"Madden 17" will be available to EA Access members Thursday, five days before the game's official release on Tuesday. An EA Access membership costs $4.99 a month or $30 for the year and is available only on the current-generation Xbox consoles (sorry, PlayStation fans).

EA has not released a specific time when the demo will be available. But there is a catch: Your demo is limited to 10 hours, so don't spend too much time looking at the game's menus.

Here's brief look at this year's game.