The constant progression of annual sport titles has another advantage besides the games getting more and more realistic every year. It creates moments where the players go nuts—suddenly, our ordinary game turns itself into Dragon Ball Z or Super Smash TV. We selected below a few of these from the last few years' FIFA, …
NHL 12 is not just a critically acclaimed game for its simulated play; it's also a fun time for armchair talent evaluators and kitchen-table franchise managers. Giving credit where it is due, the series' producer says the game took its inspiration from an old, old old-school NES title.
Why worry about which sports game to play on your Xbox 360 when you can get baseball, hockey, basketball, golf, football, and other football, all in one handy Kinect game?
The sale and transfer of Atlanta's NHL franchise to Winnipeg means 'Peggers beloved Jets are returning to the ice this year. But if you're expecting a sneak preview at what their new sweaters will look like, you won't find it in NHL 12.
Sports fans have heaped lots of love on NBA 2K12
Here's a re-creation of the classic scene from Swingers, in which digital Jeremy Roenick makes digital Wayne Gretzky's head bleed, this time starring Real Jeremy Roenick. Playing as Gretzky in NHL '94. In 2011. Now I think my head's gonna bleed.
Hockey's video game superstars will perform more recognizably like their real world counterparts in NHL 12, anticipating turnovers, powering their way to the goal and playing a more proactive defense, the game's producer said at Electronic Arts' Summer Showcase this afternoon.
At the NHL awards tonight, EA Sports revealed that Tampa Bay center Steven Stamkos will grace the cover of NHL 12 when the game releases Sept. 13.
You might have wondered why so much attention was lavished on one doughy white guy after the Mavericks won the NBA title last night.
2K Sports yesterday confirmed that NHL 2K12 will not be published on any console, likely ending that simulation's run.
How many new features can you spot in this first screen shot of NHL 12? For starters, that's the Capitals and the Penguins playing the Winter Classic at Heinz Field, which means the NHL's outdoor New Year's Day gala will appear in the EA Sports series for the first time ever.
Fighting in hockey is awesome. It's more than tolerated - the NHL has no problem with fighting on the ice, nor in the video games it licenses. Know what makes a hockey fight more awesome? Punch-Out!! music.
Without the use of the force, this hockey battle between Darth Vader and Master Chief could be pretty epic. Another creative piece by Tyler Edlin!
It's a curious tradition in video game sports, but the NHL doesn't allow games to use all the third and alternate sweaters until they've been used in real life. Now they have, and EA Sports released the code unlocking them.
Much like its MLB TV application that launched earlier this year
NaturalMotion Games, the developer of the football cult fave Backbreaker, is now working on an ice hockey game apparently titled "Icebreaker," according to a video profile by the BBC.
A friend visiting me recently is a lifelong NHL fan with season tickets to the San Jose Sharks. He doesn't play video games, but he was intrigued when he saw NHL 11 on my desk, a couple days before release.
NHL 11's developers revealed today that the game's demo will be released on Aug. 17 in North America and Aug. 18 in Europe. With it, you'll also get to play a demo version of the new Hockey Ultimate Team.
Sharp-eyed DLC watchers today spotted the month-early upload of more than 90 player attribute enhancements for NHL 11, offering three tiers of created-player boosts ranging from 80 to 160 Microsoft points. Update: There are now 156 boosts on Xbox Live.
Michael Jordan isn't the only best-ever superstar gracing the cover of a video game and appearing in it this year. Wayne Gretzky's playable in NHL Slapshot and also serves as your mentor in the singleplayer career mode.
Another five shots of NHL 11 show off more than the game's good looks; they spotlight some of the new wrinkles put into this year's game, due out Sept. 7.
There's plenty you can do on a faceoff other than spam the controls and look like a fool. NHL 11 wants to give you more options this year, as shown in new screenshots released today.
Jesus, didn't we just get done with the NHL? I did a little bit of checking and, yep, of the major team simulations, it has the shortest span between crowning its champion and the release of its next video game.
