![]() ![]() We’ve taken a page from other online games that celebrate individual achievements and show off your greatest plays and players to friends and foes alike. Score and time are right in the middle and we built in timers for powerplays and quick stat comparisons between teams. The immediate benefit is all the screen real estate up top that’s reclaimed for gameplay. We moved it to the bottom, just like the tickers you see on television. The first thing we revisited was the scoreclock, which for years has lived in the top-left corner of the screen. It boldly celebrates your players’ and your teams’ big moments. It’s designed to be higher energy and higher impact for players and viewers alike. If a player isn't playing well, even if that player is you, our commentary team will let you know it.įor NHL 20, we revamped our entire broadcast graphics package. We encourage our commentators to always express opinions about players, teams, and hockey in general in order to provoke thought and debate. This year, we spent over ten times that in the booth to get the quantity and quality of commentary that sets a new foundation for years to come. In NHL 19, we could only get about 30 hours of session time with our previous commentary team. With Cybulski and Ferraro based just minutes away from EA Vancouver, they are able to develop their tone together weekly in the studio. We’ve achieved this chemistry by dramatically increasing our time in the recording booth. ![]() Instead, we'll favour back and forth interaction between both men in the booth instead of wall-to-wall commentary from just the play-by-play man. Traditional roles would see the color man hold back until a stoppage in play. We're moving to a two-man booth and we want our color commentator to be just involved in calling the action while the play is ongoing as our play-by-play commentator is. We want real-life broadcasts to start emulating our new, more progressive style. Our new commentary will be grounded in reality, and will always be seen as plausible. Our commentator crew won't adhere to the thinking that hockey broadcasts always needs to be ultra-serious. He brings even more of the insights from two decades playing in the NHL and expressing his opinions as a broadcaster on ESPN, NBC, and TSN.Ĭurrent real-world hockey commentary can come across as a bit stuffy, especially to younger audiences who are used to hearing commentary that may sound more conversational, and less steeped in existing tradition. Ray Ferraro, formerly the third commentator in previous years, is now the main color commentator. James Cybulski, our new play-by-play announcer is a veteran sports broadcaster on TV and radio. This year, we’ve overhauled every aspect of our broadcast package, from the commentary to graphics to replay cameras to intros and outros.įor NHL 20, we have a new crew that brings a new tone and energy level to our virtual booth. Hi, I’m David Pritchett, the Presentation Producer on EA SPORTS™️ NHL® 20. PLAYERS DEEP DIVE GAMEPLAY MODES SOUNDTRACK RATINGS FORUMS POSITIVE PLAY PLAYS OF THE MONTH PROCLUBS News PLAYERS DEEP DIVE GAMEPLAY MODES SOUNDTRACK RATINGS FORUMS POSITIVE PLAY PLAYS OF THE MONTH PROCLUBS Newsīroadcast and Presentation Overhaul NHL® 20 Gameplay EA SPORTS - NHL 20 Gameplay - Broadcast and Presentation Overhaul ![]()
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