Among the direct EA Play tonight, EA has also dedicated a segment to MADDEN NFL, the series that for several years brings, exclusively, the world of American football on our consoles. As already announced for some time, the honor of appearing on the cover of Madden NFL 20 is up to the best player of the past season, quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Just the presence of Mahomes has inspired the new features of the game campaign, designed for this edition: in the "Face of the Franchisand" mode we will have to shape and lead a young quarterback from matches in College until the conquest of the most prestigious laurels, exactly as happened to the leader of the Kansas City Chiefs.

As for the gameplay (shown to the public for the first time), during the demonstration there was talk especially of the New "Superstar X-Factor", with the presence on stage of the famous Ju-ju Smith Shuster. For the first time the 50 most famous superstars in the game will enjoy specific skills that are triggered when players enter "in the Zone" (that is, when they acquire a particular "State of Grace" agonistic) exaling the peculiar qualities that They will become a very unique and decisive factor for the game.

On the subject of gameplay mechanics, like all EA Sports titles even Madden 20 proceeds for evolutions and certainly not for revolutions. For this new edition we worked in particular to make it more natural for the quarterback the run holding the ball, also in homage to one of the salient features of this year's cover man.

Other news related to the emergence of a new generation of very mobile quarterbacks (such as the eagerly awaited first draft of this year, Kyler Murray) is to review the playbooks, i.e. the Available game diagrams: There will be many more "RPO" type schemes (i.e. "Run-Pass Option") and new formations. As not enough the playbooks will be dynamic and will be updated during the season, following what you will see on the real playing fields.

Finally, also for the Ultimate Teammode, with the arrival of weekly missions, which will provide a kind of guide to lead from time to time the player to relive the "hot theme" of the moment, with strong links with the events and protagonists of the royal Championship.

At the end of the segment it was also announced that for MADDEN NFL 20 will be active a closed beta between the 14th and the 16th of June, although at the moment are not yet known how to participate.

We remind you that MADDEN NFL 20 is coming out on August 2, coinciding with the start OF the NFL championship; We now leave you to the trailer dedicated To "Face of the Franchise".