From 1UP:
With Electronic Arts' new NBA Jam receiving critical and commercial success, it now appears that they may be planning to revive another classic Midway over-the-top arcade sports franchise: NFL Blitz.
Giant Bomb reports that a "trustworthy" tipster told them a new Blitz is in development at EA Tiburon, the same studio behind the Madden NFL series. Besides the fact the studio has tons of experience making football videogames, this would also make sense since Mark Turmell, one of the original creators behind the Blitz series, is currently employed there as a senior creative director. The game is reportedly very early in development, and likely won't be ready until 2012.
While this is completely unconfirmed by EA (so far they've only given a "we don't comment on rumor or speculation" response), it's worth noting that it is at least possible -- EA didn't just pick up the NBA Jam license from Midway, but a few of their other defunct sports franchise licenses, including Blitz.
Speaking of licenses, if it turns out EA is indeed making a new Blitz, then that likely means the series will once again be able to actually use the NFL license. Since EA has had exclusive rights to the NFL license for videogames since 2004, the last couple of Blitz games from Midway were forced to use generic teams and players.
