- ABC News
- July 17, 2020
Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN. The last-minute change to the popular football simulator game was first reported by Kotaku. Madden NFL 21 is set to release on Aug. 25. "We are pleased to see Washington's decision to change their team name and visual identity," an EA representative said in a statement. "We are quickly working to update Madden NFL 21 to feature a generic Washington team, while we await final word on the updated team name and logo design." When buyers pick up the physical copy of the game, it will feature the Redskins' name and logo because discs are already in production, but those assets will be patched out of the game automatically if an user connects the system to the internet. "The first changes will be available to our EA Access players and will...