NHL 13 News Post

NHL 13 Presentation Video and Blog

08:09 PM - August 8, 2012 by Nomah5

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EA Sports has posted another NHL 13 blog. This one covers the overhaul that has taken place in the presentation department.

The blog talks about many presentation aspects, including graphics, lighting, skate spray, power rings, replays, the new front end and more.

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	Shadows have been completely redone this year as we�ve modeled the stadium lights after their real-world counterparts. What that means is that players can now cast shadows on other players on the ice, something that we�ve never had in the series before. True Performance Skating changed the way we animated our skaters. With those changes in animation we also reworked skate spray this year adding procedural skate spray. This means that skate spray in based on velocity, angle, and relative direction of skate movement to the player. Skate spray also now sticks to players, goalies, boards and the glass. The arena power rings have also been overhauled adding: Full animation Context � PowerRings now react to situations such as Home Goals, Home/Away Powerplays, Home Wins and more. Lighting � the light cast from Power Rings now affects the lighting of elements around them. They also more closely simulate real-world LED screens. NHL 13 also includes a new gameplay camera the True Broadcast Camera which replicates a real world broadcast camera. Unlike the Broadcast camera, the True Broadcast camera is anchored in place and moves, swivels and zooms like to better simulate hockey coverage on television. Users can also now select multiple gameplay cameras as their shootout and penalty shot camera.

Source - Presentation Overhaul � NHL 13

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# 21 MizzouRah @ 08/09/12 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by LuGer33


	One thing the trailer doesn't really show are the real time cutscenes, but the blog goes into nice detail: http://www.easports.com/nhl/news/art...verhaul-nhl-13 The broadcast camera looks amazing. I am sure quite a few people here at OS are going to be really, really happy w/ that.

This whole article just makes me so happy. It sounds like the whole presentation package really got upgraded this year and it was much needed. The new front end UI looks amazing too.

If you read these forums EA NHL team, thank you! NHL 13 is going to feel like a new experience with all the changes your team has implemented this year.

Even the broadcast camera looks like something I might try and I've always been a traditional ICE camera player.

# 22 Jepockn @ 08/09/12 12:42 AM

very happy to see they put some time and effort into presentation this year. Hopefully it will be as good as they say.

# 23 animal829 @ 08/09/12 12:55 AM

Everything sounds and looks great.But could someone from EA please explain this to us.They have made MSG in New York look exactly as it is in real life but yet it`s called New York Arena. If you are going to do all that work to make an arena look realistic why not have its name as well. It`s like making a Crosby player model dead on and naming him 87C. It just doesn`t make any sense. With all these great upgrades in presentation you would think getting the naming rights to all the arenas would be the easiest to get done and make the game just a little more realistic.

# 24 canucksss @ 08/09/12 12:56 AM

wow.... great presentation... cant wait for the demo.

# 25 LuGer33 @ 08/09/12 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gator3guy


	That's good to hear. They didn't really show the stadium in the video so there is hope. Maybe they worked something out with the Phillies???

Having rights to the Winter Classic itself may possibly grant them rights to use the stadiums and venues as well, regardless of sport or affiliation. I feel like one of the developers said that, but I don't 100% remember. It does seem to make sense though.

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	With all these great upgrades in presentation you would think getting the naming rights to all the arenas would be the easiest to get done

Artists working on lighting and cutscenes have nothing to do w/ EA legal or PR or whoever working on acquiring various licenses and striking deals w/ venues to include their name in a commercially licensed product.

# 26 bwiggy33 @ 08/09/12 01:12 AM

The presentation looks very much improved which will make this game feel more fresh. I'm absolutely loving the front end menu. It looks really really solid. I'm just hoping it won't be laggy. Other than that concern I'm really digging it.

As far as commentary, I like that they've improved it. It will definitely sound better and hopefully make the game more entertaining. The only problem for me is that I'm just so over Thorne and Clement (my favorite announcing duo in hockey history) announcing that I'm just ready for some fresh voices. That's the only reason I'm not very excited on that front. If this new commentary would have happened a few years ago I would have been absolutely pumped. It's just that Thorne doesn't do the NHL at all anymore and Clement very rarely does for the Flyers, so it's hard for me to dig them announcing in a video game. Just my opinion on it, but I'm not trying to start this into a "who should be the next annoucer thread"

Overall though it looks so much better on every front. It finally seems like NHL has finally upgraded as a whole instead of stupid gimmick items being added that don't mean a dang thing to how the game actually plays (ex: breaking glass and fighting goalies). The core of the game finally looks like it's going in the right direction. Hopefully 13 will live up to what they're saying, and then they can take what they have with 13 and continue to just upgrade, upgrade, upgrade from here on out without getting too comfortable.

Can't wait for the demo!

# 27 bwiggy33 @ 08/09/12 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by animal829


	With all these great upgrades in presentation you would think getting the naming rights to all the arenas would be the easiest to get done and make the game just a little more realistic.

Although I understand that it's annoying that some teams don't have correctly named arenas (btw I'm a huge stickler on things like this), I completely understand why. While it may be easy to acquire the rights, NHL probably doesn't have the budget to get some of the bigger named arenas in the game. I'm sure they don't have the biggest budget to begin with and spending unnecessary dollars on getting Madison Square Garden in the game isn't worth it. That's at least what I take it as.

# 28 Vikes1 @ 08/09/12 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bwiggy33


	The presentation looks very much improved As far as commentary, I like that they've improved it. It will definitely sound better and hopefully make the game more entertaining. The only problem for me is that I'm just so over Thorne and Clement (my favorite announcing duo in hockey history) announcing that I'm just ready for some fresh voices.

Agreed Bwiggy. The presentation does look like it got a very nice upgrade. And it was time for this solid upgrade to come. Very nice EAC!

Also agree about Bill and Gary though. Like you Bwiggy...I really like them too. But dang, I can't help but think about just how much fresher the games presentation would have been with a very well done new team. Personally, I would have been thrilled if Doc and Eddy would have been apart of this update.

Like you Bwiggy...I don't mean to complain. And I think most of us understand the budget limitations the NHL team is more than likely having to deal with. But again...a new commentary team imo too, would/could have really shook things up. But I'm still happy!

# 29 JezFranco @ 08/09/12 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah


	Yeah, the game to me looks so much crisper. Some of those shots on goal look like a real live broadcast to me.

Yeah, I actually had to look twice ... thought they'd put some real phottage in there.

Absolutely amazing.

# 30 jyoung @ 08/09/12 08:17 AM

The new broadcast cam and the real-time replay packages are both looking sharp.

# 31 Sierra Hotel @ 08/09/12 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JezFranco


	Yeah, I actually had to look twice ... thought they'd put some real phottage in there. Absolutely amazing.

Same here. Pretty sweet.

Question though, they showed a highlight of a previous game at some point (a playoff match)--anybody know where these show up? Is this something that they add in-game, or pre-game, or what? Either way, seems like a great touch.

# 32 RoyalBoyle78 @ 08/09/12 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonesey


	Wow. I hate getting my hopes up, but once again the EA hype machine has me wishing for September 11th.

Honestly, this EA Canada Team doesn't seem like they even work with EA...My hopes every year based on this game never disappoint, every year I feel hyped for NHL and I get the game, I'm equal satisfied or it exceeds my expectations...So The Hyped machine around NHL to me is Null in void, this game and series the last few years just rocks.

# 33 Simple Mathematics @ 08/09/12 08:39 AM

Bravo EA. NHL 13 truly looks great!

# 34 N51_rob @ 08/09/12 09:43 AM

Damn, as a Madden first gamer, I am so jealous of where the NHL series is in comparison. This game looks to be shaping up nicely.

# 35 kazushige0001 @ 08/09/12 09:59 AM

I'm excited to play this game. For some reason, being able to play with a true broadcast camera is still novel to me. Being able to have the technology on consoles as well as the expertise/creativity to create something that "looks like TV" is part of the reason I enjoy sports games these days.

# 36 ComaFaction @ 08/09/12 10:50 AM

Looks incredible! I really hope the broadcast cam plays well, because it looks beautiful. I always found I got confused using the skill stick on the traditional "Broadcast" cam.

Everything looks terrific...LOVE that they've improved/upgraded the replay packages and angles. I always found the replays to be lacking the last few years and didn't care for most of the angles.

Only complaint....not only did Bozak hit the net, but he absolutely sniped in that video. Totally unrealistic!

# 37 peter21 @ 08/09/12 11:07 AM

Count me among those impressed. If this is the last great innovative cycle for this generation of console games, it looks like EA Canada is putting in some serious effort.

I have a question that any of you who know more about production schedules on these games might be able to answer. I'm guessing that these improvements weren't just worked on this last calendar year and that at least some have been in the works for a while, but due to deadlines, the development team had to push them off to refine and get them right. Am I correct in this?

I mean, I like NHL '12, but the improvements were incremental compared to what looks like is coming out next month. Were they working on these additions last year too and it just took 2-3 years in the cycle to get it ready for the public?

# 38 BlueNGold @ 08/09/12 11:24 AM

Holy ****. This is pretty much everything I've ever wanted in a hockey game.

The amount of improvements made in one year is insane. Just.....wow.

# 39 Rhouston @ 08/09/12 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Footballforever


	Honestly, this EA Canada Team doesn't seem like they even work with EA...My hopes every year based on this game never disappoint, every year I feel hyped for NHL and I get the game, I'm equal satisfied or it exceeds my expectations...So The Hyped machine around NHL to me is Null in void, this game and series the last few years just rocks.

Couldn't agree more with you Footballforever. It's amazing that from the same company, as of late, we get gems like the NHL and FIFA series, we get hyped-up but ultimately disappointing games like Madden and NCAA, and we get garbage (or I suppose, assumed-yet-more-than-likely-soon-to-be garbage) like the NBA Elite/Live Series.

I know that EA Sports is probably the most well-known sports video game manufacturer out there, but I can't help but wonder if the EA Canada team has ever pondered about moving on to start their own thing. I imagine it would be hard to woo the NHL and FIFA licenses away from EA Sports, but hey, a guy can dream, can't he?

# 40 RoyalBoyle78 @ 08/09/12 11:34 AM

I can't wait for NHL, I want it even more then Madden or any other sports game..This game looks amazing, plus the new broadcast cam looks really good..

I can lock my self in a room and play this all day, I can't say that for many games anymore...

CANT WAIT!!!!

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