Game Focus writes: Fans of San Jose...you can start buying champagne and cigars because according to our NHL 08 Play-off Simulation, your hockey team would win the Stanley Cup
Details on the player rating changes made in the NHL 08 roster update, plus Online Team Play mode increases to a full six on six.
ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year voting poll registered 10673 participants. 1809 registered users voted for Call of Duty 4, 1279 for Halo 3, 1192 for Assassin's Creed, 837 for None of the Above, 716 for BioShock, 710 for Crysis, 627 for The Orange Box, and so on. The rest of the results can be viewed in ActionTrip's voting poll section. ¿ People's Choice: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ¿ Runners-up: Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Crysis, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box ¿ Game of the Year (ActionTrip Staff): Portal ¿ Runners-up: Mass Effect, Halo 3, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Witcher ¿ Best Action Game: Halo 3 ¿ Runners-up: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, God of War II, BioShock, Crysis ¿ Best Strategy Game: World in Conflict ¿ Runners-up: Supreme Commander, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars ¿ Best RPG: Mass Effect ¿ Runners-up: The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer ¿ Best Sports Game: FIFA 08 ¿ Runners-up: SSX Blur, NHL 08, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 ¿ Best MMOG: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade ¿ Runners-up: Tabula Rasa, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar ¿ Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band ¿ Runners-up: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock ¿ Babe of the Year: Joanna Krupa
A patch will be coming to fix some online disconnect issues in the near future. They are also looking into losses tracking incorrectly in dynasty mode.
RBK has dropped the ball on releasing the jersey code for both the NHL and the AHL in NHL 08, which allows the new RBK jerseys to be unlocked. The code was obviously a premature release since some teams in both leagues have not announced their new jersey designs. Soon after the realease of the code on the RBK website it was taken down. If you missed it here it is: h 3 o y x p w k s f 8 i b c g t
A reviewer from finish magazine has confirmed in his latest review that, NHL 08 will run at 30fps on PS3 and whiles, the Xbox 360 version will run in 60 fps. He further states that, the PS3 version's frame rate feel more like NHL 07 on the Xbox 360.
2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today the return of its NHL franchise with NHL 2K8 this fall. This title will leverage all of the next generation capabilities, featuring innovative gameplay, revolutionary player models and stunning visuals to create an entirely new hockey experience, centered on authenticity and the NHL Signature Style.
The Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal has been chosen by EA to be the cover boy for the latest edition of their popular videogame hockey franchise, NHL 08. At just 23 years of age, Staal has notched 75 goals over the last two seasons, with 100 points in 2006 alone.
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