Madden 21 Reveals Venues For Arcade Mode, Which Features Trick Plays

One of the new modes in Madden NFL 21 is The Yard, which is an arcade-style football offering where players can perform trick plays and have a generally less serious experience. If you remember the NFL Street series, this could be up your alley.

The 6v6 games will be played on special fields, and EA Sports has now begun to announce these through posts on social media. One of them, F.O.B. Nico, is set on a military base, while another one is set in the parking lot at Lambeau Field. Another field is The Port, which is an oceanside shipping center. Football is most popular in America, but the NFL has been trying to expand its reach to international markets, and that's reflected in The Yard's Brandenburg field in Germany.

You can see all of these fields in the videos below.

The Yard will feature new trick play animations never before seen in Madden. It will feature its own career with your customized avatar, letting you collect Rep to build rank and Cred to unlock gear. That gear includes jerseys with rarity statuses ranging from Common to Legendary.

The Yard will link up with The Yard: Underground on mobile. You'll have a shared inventory and progress between the two, so you can keep earning Rep and Cred while you're away from your console or PC. It isn't exactly the full Madden experience on your phone, but it's getting closer.

Madden NFL 21's introduction of a more casual, arcade-style mode is interesting given the timing. Starting in 2021, rival 2K Sports will begin developing arcade-style football games, though EA Sports will remain the exclusive developer of simulation-style football games.

Madden NFL 21 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on August 28, with the Xbox Series X, PS5, and Stadia versions launching at a later date. For more details, check out our Madden NFL 21 pre-order guide. You can play the game early through EA Play.