Players can take their backyard football experiences on the go. However, considering the industry's current focus on inclusion in gaming, it’s undeniable that including female avatars would be a pretty impressive move for the Madden franchise to make, ESPECIALLY for a mode based on informal pick-up-game/ backyard-style football. Madden NFL 21 will have a mobile app that supports The Yard: Underground. Given the fact that there aren’t currently any female players on an NFL roster, it’s not necessarily surprising that female character models wouldn’t be included in Madden 21’s create-a-player. With the brand new game mode called 'The Yard,' the development team at EA Sports is trying to create something wild and chaotic, replayable and deep, and enjoyable both alone and with friends. Madden NFL 21 will bring players closer to the field than ever before with an unrivaled football experience and innovative gameplay including improved ball-carrier mechanics for all out control in.

While we don’t have anything to announce now, I think that especially in recent months, the topic of diversity and inclusion, and understanding that we have such a diverse audience that plays our game is going to be an increasingly prevalent part of the Madden experience.” The Yard delivers fast-paced, 6v6 football on a smaller field with adjusted rulesets, but the differences dont stop there. Players can take their backyard football experiences on the go. Last week, EA Tiburon unveiled a new mode for Madden NFL 21 inspired by backyard football. “This year, there’s only male create-a-players, but obviously diversity and inclusion is an incredibly important topic in games right now, and it should be in games forever. Madden NFL 21 will have a mobile app that supports The Yard: Underground. I asked Kallams if there were plans for female character models, to which he responded:

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