keep all nhl 2007 and nhl 2k7 stuff in here...it will be mostly about the xbox 360 version. here's a screenshot from ea's nhl 2007 for ya...

6/23/2006 1:25:00 AM

why does it look like rows 8-12 are completly empty? i mean there had to be someone show up in at least one of those seats.

6/23/2006 1:33:54 AM

EA has never created anything close to a realistic crowd

6/23/2006 1:34:35 AM

thats where the band was sitting. they are getting ready for the intermission show

6/23/2006 1:54:42 AM

6/23/2006 1:54:55 AM

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"why does it look like rows 8-12 are completly empty?"

They wanted to make it as realistic as possible?

^Why is the entire crowd staring off into space - you'd think they would at least glance in the direction of all the action.

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 8:14 AM. Reason : -]

6/23/2006 8:13:08 AM

That game looks bad ass

6/23/2006 8:15:07 AM

Alexander Ovechkin will be on the cover of NHL 07, and Joe Thornton on the cover of NHL 2k7

6/23/2006 8:55:30 AM

i dont watch a whole lot of hockey or really get into it that much, but Hockey video games are some of the most fun games to play.

I'M GONNA MAKE LITTLE GRETZKY'S HEAD BLEED FOR #99 SUPERFAN OVER HERE.

6/23/2006 9:53:28 AM

EA's NHLPA 93 & 94 were the best games of all time.

Except maybe Excitebike and Tecmo Bowl...lol

6/23/2006 10:34:42 AM

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"^Why is the entire crowd staring off into space - you'd think they would at least glance in the direction of all the action."

its carolina. they dont watch the game. they dont know hockey. they just come to tailgate be loud drunk and socialize.

WOW THIS GAME IS REALISTIC

6/23/2006 12:24:32 PM

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"EA has never created anything close to a realistic crowd"

ahah yea look at all the black peopel in the stands

6/23/2006 12:25:53 PM

I understand sprinkling in the Oilers fans here and there, but in the picture where Carolina is at home the fans seem to be about a 55%/45% split.

6/23/2006 12:38:07 PM

I saw this posted on IGN and I agree 100% with every point:

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"I'll be happy just so long as the game plays like hockey and not simply ping pong like it has in the past. Don't get me wrong, I played the hell out of NHL 06 but it definitely isn't hockey (something that I think the devs alluded to.) The problems: 1. No dump and chase. The game didn't even look like a real hockey game. 2. No fighting for the puck. The puck simply was magnetically attached to whomever had it, unless it was pokechecked. Obviously, in real hockey two players fight for a puck and a teammate will often join in to help retain possession. 3. Way to much "ping pong" (exchanging breakaways or two on ones the entire game) 4. The defense would not, under any circumstances, impede the other team from having a player sit right in front of the net waiting for a centering pass. 5. Goalies were on par, skillwise, with a blind 9 year-old girl with skinned knees and Tourette's syndrome. Even Kip's save percentage will be .866 during a season. 6. To counteract #5, you can generally score 6-12 goals a game. 7. Every player has the puck control and dekeing ability of Peter Forsberg when Peter chooses to play against the local Special Olympics team. 8. Players like Saku Koivu do the most ignorant, arrogant taunts (like the Hulk Hogan hand to the ear thing... not really realistic) 9. The game should tell you when to dump the puck so that your team can do an automatic line change. This would prevent your team from abandoning an already set up PP to change out. 10. Every arena doesn't have Montreal's ice surface. Anaheim's, for example, begins to suck and suck hard once spring rolls around. 11. The game should play like real hockey and come with a lengthy and in-depth tutorial showing players exactly how to implement strategy and use players effectively. 12. Laser beam passes don't happen in real life. 13. Players often whiff on one-timers. 14. 2/3rds of shots are either blocked or miss the net in real life. 15. Injuries should be of realistic frequency and length. Even with injuries maxed out it is rare for even half the teams to have an injured player and generally that player is only out for a week or two. In real life teams lose between 100-350 player-games due to injuries. 16. Simulation hockey is much more interesting than arcade hockey. Madden takes football seriously. Why can't EA take hockey seriously?"

6/23/2006 8:08:36 PM

thats too bad, some of those things arent true in nhl 2k6, the one made by 2k sports. i have that for 360 and im sure its better than ea's crap they call hockey

6/24/2006 10:39:38 AM

if u get a chance play nhl 06 for pc, you can download mods that fix a lot of those problems

6/24/2006 10:51:32 AM

Yeah, I've got all that stuff. It definitely made the game playable, but far from what it should be. I've never tried 2k6 as I don't have a console and am limited to whatever is released for the PC.

6/24/2006 11:38:57 AM

if we have the same mods let me know if u want to play online sometime

6/24/2006 1:43:19 PM

I love how the fan community does a better job with a lot of things than the actual game makers

6/24/2006 8:25:52 PM

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"if u get a chance play nhl 06 for pc, you can download mods that fix a lot of those problems"

i can't find mods for nhl 06 pc anywhere

6/24/2006 8:43:04 PM

http://doubleminor.net/

6/24/2006 8:46:10 PM

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"EA's NHLPA 93 & 94 were the best games of all time."

loved it ... played pittsburgh constantly. great games

6/24/2006 8:49:17 PM

yeah hopefully they won't fuck up NHL 07 and maybe i'll try that.

luckily i ended up buying nhl 2k6 and that game is really addicting.. as long as they don't fuck up the same things in 2k7 as they did in 2k6.. both games had major problems but 2k6 had far less than 06.

2k6 just had the loading screen problem where you would sit on the loading screen forever and it wouldn't go away as soon as you finished a game etc. but loading a bunch of games and coming back seems to fix that.

ea sports always puts way too much graphics into their menus, yes it looks cool but i'd rather be able to get to the menu in less than a couple seconds rather than wait 10 seconds to see really good looking stuff

oh and maybe 2k will get the woo song and the red strip around the arena when a goal is scored since we got the cup this year, and maybe a couple more details of the rbc center, some of the teams when you play them at home have their goal songs and stuff

[Edited on June 24, 2006 at 11:50 PM. Reason : ]

6/24/2006 11:48:31 PM

^^^thanks!!!

6/25/2006 1:21:43 AM

http://www.kiekko.tk/?lang=en

This game is pretty badass

6/25/2006 2:06:13 PM

6/25/2006 10:41:14 PM

Just for the hell of it, here are some screens I took from NHL 06 (PC version):

7/1/2006 6:48:22 PM

im still ready to play someone for pc

7/1/2006 7:39:07 PM

I would play but my connection is incredibly unstable so I don't think it would work too well

7/1/2006 7:59:00 PM

Looks like the best place for information will be this thread: http://www.doubleminor.net/forums/showthread.php?t=32086

Sounds like the next-gen game is going to be incredible, but I have no intention of buying an Xbox 360 just to play one game, so I guess it's the current-gen version on PC for me.

7/13/2006 9:32:43 AM

Here's a pretty sweet vid... click on "NHL 07: GT XBox 360 Gameplay HD"

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=11920&type=wmv&pl=game

[Edited on July 23, 2006 at 1:12 AM. Reason : ice is nice]

7/23/2006 1:11:56 AM

which one to buy?

I have been a big fan of the 2K series hockey games, so I will probably stick with that for this coming season.

Anyone have a preference?

7/23/2006 1:14:20 AM

2k's has been better in recent years i think but EA looks like theyre making a run for their money with the graphics...if only they could make a game with great gameplay

7/23/2006 11:08:08 AM

so i just watched this video of nhl 2007 (EA)

looks pretty cool plus gary thorn is the announcer...that would make me buy it

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=11920&type=wmv&pl=game

7/23/2006 12:13:19 PM

i hope all the stadiums dont all look the same in NHL 2007, i remeber in NHL 2001-2003 every team played in the same arena. that was lame.

7/23/2006 1:28:26 PM

when is it supposed to be released? hopefully we can find a demo or a leaked beta version

7/23/2006 1:37:28 PM

One thing to keep in mind: For NHL 07, the Xbox-360 is the ONLY platform getting the next-gen version. All other platforms will be the current-gen, which is basically an improved NHL 06. I imagine PS3 and PC will go next-gen for NHL 08.

7/23/2006 3:03:48 PM

both games are scheduled to release on september 12 as of right now...

7/23/2006 3:11:00 PM

dual analog control system. one stick is your skate. the other stick is your....your stick!

a 2 button game.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1765810550605111452&hl=en-CA

now that is teh hotness

8/1/2006 5:02:06 PM

holy shit nhl2007 even has the board around the sides and it reflects off the ice now too. cool.. i wonder if they play WOO when he score.. or the red thing.

[Edited on August 2, 2006 at 1:09 PM. Reason : i think EA is going to take the cake this year]

8/2/2006 12:57:51 PM

WHy the fuck is Edmonton rated an 84 yet the Hurricanes are rated an 80.

8/2/2006 1:21:59 PM

ill sell nhl 2k6 for $10 (360)

8/6/2006 11:21:08 AM

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"NHL 2K7 soundtrack goes indie Sub Pop Records acts including Sleater-Kinney, Hot Hot Heat, Mudhoney provide music to hipcheck by. By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot Posted Aug 2, 2006 9:49 am PT With the NHL off-season already about half over, it's time for hockey fans to gear up for the preseason, and with it the annual releases of league-licensed games from 2K Sports and Electronic Arts. EA tipped its hand on the bands contributing to the NHL 07 soundtrack last month, and 2K Sports shot back today with its own list of big-name bands for NHL 2K7. Rock is the order of the day for both games, but where EA showed punkish tendencies with its lineup, 2K Games has enlisted acts from the indie pioneers at Sub Pop Records to provide the tunes for NHL 2K7. The featured acts in 2K7 include the soon-to-be-defunct Sleater-Kinney, Band of Horses, Hot Hot Heat, Mudhoney, and The Postal Service. In total, Sub Pop artists will provide 12 of the soundtrack's 18 songs. NHL 2K7 is set for a September release on the Xbox 360, Xbox, and PlayStation 2, with a PlayStation 3 release to follow before the end of the year. The game's full soundtrack is listed below. Artist--Song--Label Arlo--"Runaround"--Sub Pop Band of Horses--"Wicked Gil"--Sub Pop The Constantines--"Working Full-Time"--Sub Pop Dozer--"Drawing Dead"--Small Stone Green Carnation--"Pile of Doubt"--The End Grinder--"Be Me"--Grinder LLC Hot Hot Heat--"Talk to Me, Dance With Me"--Sub Pop Jupiter Hills--"The Fool"--None Kinski--"Hot Stenographer"--Sub Pop Love as Laughter--"Temptation Island"--Sub Pop Mudhoney--"Empty Shells"--Sub Pop Nebula--"Giant"--Sub Pop The Postal Service--"Brand New Colony"--Sub Pop Recliner--"Can't Deny"--Poison Pen Seaweed--"Losing Skin"--Sub Pop Sleater-Kinney--"Rollercoaster"--Sub Pop The Thermals--"I Hold the Sound"--Sub Pop Throttlerod--"Big Name"--Small Stone"

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2006/08/02/news_6155092.html

8/7/2006 9:14:20 PM

^ i was gonna post that last week but didnt because i figured nobody would care

8/7/2006 9:21:35 PM

^you were correct in thinking that

8/7/2006 11:17:03 PM

Anything beats the shitty 2k6 soundtrack.

8/8/2006 1:20:18 AM

these games are coming out next tuesday...ive read way more stuff about ea's and it looks like its gonna be damn good...previews are saying it'll be there best hockey game since nhl 94

9/6/2006 9:12:25 PM

any chance of either game having a demo before they come out?

9/6/2006 9:30:50 PM

ea's nhl 07 is supposed to have a demo coming out, it was supposed to come out last week but was delayed a few days i guess...theyve already said the demo is just a shootout so that you can get used to the new puck handling and controls...theres no turbo button anymore (good players are fast, bad players are slow) and you have to use both sticks to control, left stick to control the player and right stick for puck handling/shooting

9/6/2006 9:45:37 PM

The NHL 07 demo for Xbox 360 will be released soon. It is doubtful that demos will be released for the other platforms because they probably don't want people to discover that it's basically the same game as 06 until after they've already forked over thier $texas.

9/6/2006 9:47:03 PM