For those greatly anticipating this game like I am, here are some details (courtesy of IGN) on one of the few not terribly botched EA sports games.
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• Yes, we are fixing bugs that have been called out in all of the forums, like the dynasty bug where released players ended up back on your roster and:
• The ability to turn off CPU trading in Dynasty
• PS3 locked at 60 FPS
• The bug called fighting
• Oh yeah…less hip checking
• The dump and chase style will be a genuine way to win a game. (The new flip dump will sometimes bounce over the defensemen’s stick and get him in all sorts of trouble. Then you can use the lift stick or the new checking system to get the puck back using one of the new forecheck strategies).
• Lower skilled players will have a tougher time deking and scoring than in previous years.
• Did you watch Sidney Crosby protect the puck with one hand on the stick when powering his way to the net? You can do that too.
• Separate line changes for forwards and d-men (finally)
• We are adding features that will help newcomers to the series. Features like an interactive tutorial and a simplified control scheme. The reason for this is simple. We want to grow the sport of hockey. Hockey has great momentum right now, and we should all be working together to bring new fans to the sport. Hockey is truly a global sport and this game sells very well overseas as well as in NA, so we added several new teams from top leagues around the world.
• We will have lots of retro jerseys in the game (Seals, North Stars, etc) and we are doing something even more special with one of the NHL franchises.
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