‘Madden NFL 21’ debuts as Orlando’s Electronic Arts employees work from home during pandemic


EA does think about ‘delivering something that feels like there is an outlet for sports, virtually speaking, if the real world takes a pivot’, Holt said. — Orlando Sentinel/TNS

ORLANDO, Florida: Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 21 was entering the final phase of development when the video game company’s employees suddenly had to work from home because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The move meant that traditions like gathering over pizza to test the new game had to change, said EA’s Daryl Holt, with the company paying reimbursements for pizza at home as employees took their gaming sessions virtual.

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