NHL 11 arrived in stores today boasting real-time physics, the addition of the CHL, and the new Ultimate Team Hockey League mode. Early reviews have been expectantly positive, though the prevalence of pay-for-boosts and issues with Be a GM mode are notable. If you picked up the game feel free to leave your early impressions in the comments!...

The demo for EA Sports' NHL 11 is now available on the Xbox 360 and will be arriving sometime this afternoon (usually that ends up being around 3PT) on the PS3. The demo includes two different modes in similar fashion to what was provided last year. This time in place of a trial run in Be a Pro there is the opportunity to try out the new Ultimate Team Hockey League. There is also the ability to play a standard game with Philadelphia @ Chicago in the third period of the seventh game of the NHL ...

EA Sports has announced that the demo for NHL 11 will be available next Tuesday (August 17th). It is expected to arrive at the normal times for each console with the 360 getting it at about 2am and the PS3 sometime in the afternoon/early evening. The demo will include two different modes similar to what was provided last year. This time in place of a trial run in Be a Pro mode there will be an opportunity to try out the Ultimate Team Hockey League. That will be included in addition to a chance...

If you like to pay for downloadable content in the form of attribute boosts you'll love how NHL 11 is shaping up. The game features 156 different power-ups of various strength to choose from to be applied to Be a Pro players. NHL 10 was really the first game to introduce DLC that created competitive balance issues online as boosts were activated for those players that could then be used in EASHL. It doesn't appear that EA has changed their mind on allowing advantages to those who are willing t...

NHL 11 will introduce its own version of Ultimate Team mode taking it to the next level by involving a massive online league structure known as Ultimate Team Hockey League (UTHL). Ultimate Team involves building up squads from scratch through the purchase of card packs or individual cards which represent players, coaches, contracts, injuries, stadiums, and uniforms. Playing online games within the mode earns credits to spend on purchases to sustain and improve a roster. UTHL divides everyone ...

EA Sports has released the soundtrack listings for NHL 11 and NHL Slapshot. The two games share much of the same soundtrack, with NHL 11 receiving a handful of songs that aren't included in Slapshot. The goal this year was to provide more of the feel of being at an NHL arena through the song choices. Continue on to check out the tracks that will be on NHL 11 and NHL Slapshot and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...

For a second year in a row the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks have a representative on the cover of EA Sports NHL series. For NHL 10 it was Patrick Kane, and for NHL 11 it will be Jonathan Toews. As Captain of the Blackhawks Toews won the Playoffs MVP award in leading the team to the Stanley Cup victory over the Philadelphia Flyers....