Exclusive: NHL 10 Be A GM Video and Screenshots

[ChaseB]

EA has sent along a bunch of screenshots and an exclusive developer diary video that details the new Be A GM mode in NHL 10. Hope you all enjoy the video.

[GSW]

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[CarryTheWeight]

Finally! This may be the video game that truly captures the excitement around July 1st and the Trade Deadline. Receiving multiple trade offers on multiple Blackberries is fine and good but if NHL 10 truly captures the frenzy and confusion of both of those periods of the season then it will be a fun experience.

Love the idea of the Prospect Game but I don't see myself using it much. ESPN 2K5 had something similar but I ended up not using it as much in Year 20 as I did in Year 2 of my franchise.

For me, Eastside Hockey Manager 2007 was the pinnacle of hockey management games. Now, I know NHL 10 won't be anywhere close (for starters, real prospects in the CHL and overseas may be tough) but if it can make me feel like I had that type of control, we may be going places.

Although for next year, I would like some kind of feature that will allow teams to bid on players in the European leagues EA has in the game...for example, what the Leafs did to pick up Gustavsson etc. But oh well, what we got this year more than makes up for what the NHL series lacked in years passed and for what could have been.

[Clarke_311]

Wow, this is looking amazing!!! I love how they're understanding how big the draft and free agnecy is!!! One of the biggest problems with NHL 09 IMO was the Dynasty mode, and now it's looking great!!!

[TDKing]

Nice stuff, but if season length isn't customizable and I have to play 82 games I'll probably never see any of it. I don't want to sim games.
Oh and will this be a multiplayer feature ?

[RealmK]

Being able to trade up and conduct trades DURING the draft? Sweet! Love how they structured it alot like BAP mode, reach goals, gain points, upgrade staff/equipment/scouts etc. Love that you actually get offered additional contracts with various teams and year length based on your success as well. Pretty fricken cool EA.

[ASB37]

Man this has me so pumped up for this game. Not buying NCAA in favor of this is looking better and better. I played decades of seasons in EHM and if NHL's GM mode is a tenth of what EHM offered I see myself doing the same.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by ASB37

Man this has me so pumped up for this game. Not buying NCAA in favor of this is looking better and better. I played decades of seasons in EHM and if NHL's GM mode is a tenth of what EHM offered I see myself doing the same.

Previously I believe dynasty was 25 years in length. I'm not sure if this has changed considering they rebuilt the mode. Figured you might want to know that if you were thinking it was "unlimited" years. Not sure if that would change your plan on snagging the game.