So this new video looks good, but there's no real explanation of how it's different (one touch dekes and gliding into 45 degree cuts aren't new things).

My guess is that when you hold left or right on the right analog stick, instead of your guy just kinda holding the puck on his forehand or backhand, he will do the protect puck animation instead - which will be super useful in certain spots, like the backhand protect seamlessly transitioning into a backhand shot (as seen on the Bobby Ryan play @ 0:33). It would also make passing from 'protect puck' more smooth which is .

So for those who don't keep up with the NHL '15 internet rumblings, there is now a very widespread (and frankly, very plausible) rumor that the next-gen versions of NHL '15 will NOT include EASHL/OTP as a game mode. Which would obviously be terrible news.

The cliffs are here: http://www.operationsports.com/news/...ons-of-nhl-15/

and twitter is kinda going crazy over it today.

Why does EA hate us so much!?

Bad times are bad

sigh, remove a feature only to put it back in a few years later as a new feature. Standard EA

Lol EA

wtf? Had planned on snap buying this on release day even if the reviews were bleh. Now I'm not going to buy this unless the reviews are overwhelmingly positive.

God EA sucks so hard.

To make a popular sports video game in 2014 (on next-gen no less) and have online play be THAT limited would be a spectacular achievement in incompetence.

We'll see...

Not lookin' good bros.

They unveiled a new trailer at this EA Gamescom thing, along with a release date for the demo (Aug 26th on XBone and PS4 - I'm guessing 360/PS3 won't even get a demo cause the game on those systems will basically be NHL '14 + Doc Emrick).

All indications are that the development team is now openly refusing to comment on game modes (not just to random ppl on twitter, but also to people who actually write/blog for video game sites afaict).

Looks like John Q. GOAB will be spending a year in the KHL.

Extremely shady to not let people know what's going on with their most popular mode less than a month away from release. I'm starting to consider not buying the game purely out of spite.

I was already sad that there wasn't a nhl14 for the ps4, but not having this mode in would just be loltastic.

This was posted on EA forums today:

http://youtu.be/t4Oh7U_L6hs?t=3s

Gonna be some actual gameplay footage tomorrow apparently

EA released this teaser today

Lol at the last comment in that video.

Actual gamepay footage:



Some glaring bad things imo - Doc sounds AWFUL, the commentary tone is a massive letdown if this is what we're getting out of the box. Also the way the jerseys move is just ****ing stupid.

Ofc, I don't really care about any of this unless there's OTP.

I mean it's basically impossible to replicate Doc's IRL calls to a video game but damn, those goal calls are just sooo weak.

Oh, there's a part 2:

Listening to the commentary in that trailer last night was easily a top 5 letdown in my life

Yeah that was pretty awful. Doc's style of commentary just doesn't translate well to video games. The lack of enthusiasm on those goal calls was just embarassing though, wtf? He sounds like he's announcing at the end of a preseason blowout.

The game itself looks kinda meh, too. Dekes and dangles continue to look unrealistic and arcadey, hitting continues to defy the laws of physics, and in keeping with that tradition they've decided change the way jerseys stay on your body. I have a feeling they needed something to showcase the leap to next gen and that was the best they could do.

I'll still buy it if EASHL is in, but that'll be the only reason I buy it.

I didn't think I would have to turn commentary off with Doc in the game, but if it is this bad then it will be happening 100%.

I just got a text with a link to pastapadre about someone getting a hold of a Costco flyer with NHL next gen not showing support for EASHL and GM Connected.

They made damn sure their HUT works though.

If this is the case, (And it looks like it) It will be the first NHL I haven't bought since 94. Ill just talk with my wallet and wait for it to come out on the vault.

So underhanded. Just like when they put out 1 single update for TW14 that was completely jacked and the dev team was never heard from or seen again on the message boards. They didn't even bother fixing it.

Here look! - Real arenas, new commentators, oooo graphics. Hey where's EASHL? Look at the pretty graphics! **** you.

I'm reminded of when the Xbox 360/PS3 were new and the first Tiger Woods game had less courses than the corresponding Xbox/PS2 version. Sucks that they tend to see new consoles as an opportunity to grab your money again instead of an opportunity to innovate.

this game is super useless without eashl. It's the only reason to pick it up. VS is a glich fest(and always will be) and paying to play VS via HUT? lol....

IF there turns out to be 6v6s and people are looking to play via the xbox, i'm interested. feel free to pm me.

Or if someone wants to play nhl14/vs/club pm! ..but i'm 450 -36-11 1v1 so be warned !!!


haha j/k..more like 449 and 36!

Add me on HockeyAV if you want to play. If I don't respond just keep sending me messages until I do.