EA Sports Skating Demonstration at E3

Most of the other EA Sports games at E3 have had huge news released over the last few days.  NHL 13 seems to be really the only exception.  Today EA Sports released another trailer on their all new true performance skating feature live from E3.

They break down exactly what you can expect from true performance skating in NHL 13.  The team analyzes qualities like top end speed and explosiveness in this trailer.  Check it out below.

2 True Performance Skating Quick Clips

Ben Ross, producer for NHL 13, released 2 new videos going over the newest feature in this year’s EA Sports hockey game.  It looks noticeably different from last year’s game based mainly on increased realism.

There is a big emphasis this year on things like physics, momentum and speed.  Those additions in the new feature called true performance skating should make NHL 13 the best hockey game yet.

Take a look at the latest trailers below.

Hockey Cover Vote Reaches Finals

Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators will battle Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers in the final round of the NHL 13 cover vote.  You can place your vote on the NHL.com website from now until June 4th.

Unfortunately, the winner wil not be revealed until June 20th.  Let us know who you are voting for in the comments section below, on Twitter, or on Facebook.

NHL 13 New Features and Improvements

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There has been plenty of speculation over the last few weeks about what exactly will be in NHL 13.  There are a lot of brand new improvements as well some minor tweaks that those of you who played NHL 12 will notice right away.

Earlier today, EA Sports posted a 2 videos that NHL 13 fans will definitely want to watch.  The first is about an hour long webcast of community day.  The second is a trailer that shows off skating and what they are calling, “every stride matters.”

Let us know what you think in the comments section.

NHL 13 Cover Vote Final 4

nhl 13 cover voting

The NHL 13 cover vote has reached the final 4 candidates.  Pekka Rinne battles John Tavares on one side of the bracket while Evgeni Malkin faces Claude Giroux on the other side.  The voting for this round is open until May 28th with the finals starting the next day.  You can vote over at NHL.com.

The hype for the NHL 13 cover vote never took off like it’s football counterpart Madden 13.  This can partly be attributed to the 2-3 month voting period which stalled any real hype within the media.  Nevertheless, NHL fans have stuck with the process which ends June 20th.

NHL 13 True Performance Skating

gameplay revolution in nhl 13

Huge news came out of EA Sports yesterday with the announcement of the next gameplay revolution.  NHL 13 will have all-new True Performance Skating! With true physics and over 1000 new animations, True Performance Skating replicates the explosiveness, top-end speed and momentum displayed by today’s NHL players, delivering unprecedented control and a level of creativity never before possible in a hockey video game.  Check out the trailer in full HD below.