{"id":45388,"date":"2012-10-25T21:59:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T01:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=24032"},"modified":"2012-10-25T21:59:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T01:59:38","slug":"nhl-13-video-game-update-news-hockey-iq-more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=45388","title":{"rendered":"NHL 13: VIDEO GAME UPDATE & NEWS – Hockey IQ & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Electronic Arts Inc., announced today a record-setting launch for\u00a0EA SPORTST<\/sup><\/a>M<\/sup>\u00a0NHL\u00ae<\/sup>13<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 EA estimates that worldwide sell through for\u00a0NHL 13<\/em>\u00a0in its first week is up 9 percent* globally over last year\u2019s previous franchise high, and fans are deeply engaged with the game\u2019s new connected experiences.<\/p>\n

Headlined by all\u00a0–<\/em>\u00a0new True Performance Skating and EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q.,NHL 13\u00a0<\/em>offers an innovative new gameplay experience that definitively captures the speed, creativity and strategy of NHL\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0hockey.\u00a0NHL 13<\/em>\u00a0also delivers brand new experiences that connect hockey fans to their friends and the real world of hockey with the all-new GM Connected and NHL Moments Live modes. Game Informer calls\u00a0NHL 13<\/em>\u00a0\u201cthe best playing NHL of this generation\u201d, and it\u2019s now available in retail stores across North America and Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cNHL 13 has incredible new gameplay innovation, and it\u2019s the most connected NHL title we\u2019ve ever created,\u201d said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President of EA SPORTS. \u201cWe\u2019re proud of this year\u2019s game, and we\u2019re extremely happy to see our fans worldwide embracing it in record numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

How fans are playing\u00a0NHL 13*<\/em>:<\/strong>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Since the launch of\u00a0NHL 13<\/em>, fans have created just under\u00a050,000<\/strong>\u00a0of their own alternate versions of the NHL through the new GM Connected feature in\u00a0NHL 13.<\/em>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During the first week, the\u00a0New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins<\/strong>\u00a0were the most popular teams used across all game modes in\u00a0NHL 13.<\/em>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fans have played over\u00a03.7 million online games<\/strong>, or the equivalent ofover 350 games a minute.<\/strong>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fans have scored just under\u00a05 million goals in the first week<\/strong>, dwarfing the 244 goals scored during the first week of the real 2011-2012 NHL regular season.<\/p>\n

*Based on internal EA estimates<\/p>\n

Assets:<\/strong>
\nTo download assets, please visit the EA press site at\u00a0http:\/\/info.ea.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NHL 13<\/em>\u00a0was developed at EA Canada in Vancouver and is rated E10+ by the ESRB and PEGI 12; visit\u00a0www.esrb.org<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.pegi.info<\/a>\u00a0for more information. Become a fan of\u00a0EA SPORTS NHL<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook athttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/easportsnhl<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on Twitter viahttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/easportsnhl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game communities, please visit\u00a0www.easports.com<\/a>\u00a0to connect, share and compete.<\/p>\n

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including\u00a0Madden NFL<\/em>\u00a0football,\u00a0FIFA Soccer<\/em>,\u00a0NHL\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>hockey,\u00a0NBA LIVE\u00a0<\/em>basketball,\u00a0NCAA\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0Football<\/em>,\u00a0Tiger Woods PGA TOUR\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0golf,SSXTM<\/sup><\/em>, and\u00a0Fight Night<\/em>\u00a0boxing. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visitwww.easports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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