The new NHL 25 game has been confirmed by EA Sports, a title that will feature Quinn, Luke, and Jack Hughes prominently.
On August 22, EA Sports officially unveiled release information regarding NHL 25. It’s important to state officially, as the release trailerleaked outon social media several days before.
Last year’s NHL game saw numerous additions, including a new pressure system. However,issueswith that created a tough-to-navigate experience, which EA ultimately tweaked.
This year, EA will continue to tweak the franchise, as for NHL 25, new gameplay features are among the highlighted changes.
It marks the second time in three years EA has featured multiple athletes on the cover. Two years ago, Sarah Nurse and Trevor Zegras were on the cover of all NHL 23 editions.
On the gameplay side of things. the NHL team touted new “next-gen” Vision Control, which will allow players to stay engaged with the net all while moving and staying focused on the puck. The EA Sports NHL team showcased early gameplay footage, which included Mohawk turns and transitioning between holding and shooting the puck in singular, fluid motions.
Vision Control, per the development team, will allow hockey fans to do things not possible in NHL 24. Among those options including walking the lines without having to pivot.
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As far as AI is concerned, EA stated it re-worked it to ensure non-controlled players move into the correct lanes.
Features-wise, NHL 25 will feature a new Franchise Mode hub, a new Wild Card mode in Hockey Ultimate Team, along with a new progression system. Additionally, there will also be a “Grudge Match” system that tracks matchup history across online and offline modes.
Chris Studley was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in sports games such as EA SPORTS FC, Madden, NHL, EA College Football, NBA 2K, and MLB The Show. He’s also a big Pokemon fan with bylines at Gamepur and Sports Gamers Online.
