This week, EA Sports revealed its top 10 young stars and the top 50 overall highest ranked players for NHL 18, based on the game’s rating system. Cover star Connor McDavid took the top spot in both the young stars and the top 50 players with a whopping 93 rating – up five points from his ranking last year, and blowing past many of the top stars and veterans of the NHL.
Other young stars who are climbing the ranks include Auston Matthews, now with an 87 rating, surpassing the ranking of the 2015-16 NHL Rookie of the Year winner Artemi Panarin (rated this year at 86) and 2011-12 NHL Rookie of the Year, Gabriel Landeskog, who was rated at 85.
Young star Matt Murray is ranked as the fifth best overall goalie in the game. The ranking puts him ahead of Vezina Trophy winning netminders, Henrik Lundqvist and Tuuka Rask.
EA Sports recently detailed the new ratings methodology in place for NHL 18 in a blog post. Most important to the young stars is that they are now rated so they can step right out of the NHL Entry Draft and into the NHL directly.
NHL 18 hits the ice on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 15th.
XSEED Games today announced that Ys Seven, developer Nihon Falcom’s first entry in a new generation of its series of action RPGs, has officially launched on PC via Steam, GOG, and The Humble Store by Humble Bundle and is available for purchase with a launch week discount of 10% off the regular price of $24.99. Originally released as a PSP exclusive, Ys Seven brings the fast-paced party-based battle system it first introduced to the series to PC with a port that includes HD graphical updates running at a steady 60fps, support for a variety of resolutions, and a revised localization.
Microïds and Eden Games today announced the release of Gear Club Unlimited on December 1st for Nintendo Switch and revealed the first game’s trailer.
Indie developer Sectordub and game label Devolver Digital today announced Pikuniku for the Nintendo Switch and PC for 2018.
Pikuniku is a puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange and playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Play as Piku, a fresh-faced, armless outsider and help the townsfolk face their fears, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and rebuild a cheerful community in a dystopian adventure.
CD Projekt Red, creators of The Witcher series of games, invite everyone to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the studio’s flagship franchise at this year’s PAX West, where a panel reminiscing about the adventures of Geralt of Rivia will take place.
Entitled “Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Witcher” and hosted by Noclip’s Danny O’Dwyer, the panel will see veteran developers of the series and other invited guests explore the making of one of the RPG franchise — from the original The Witcher, through The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, up to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and both its expansions: Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine, featuring unreleased, behind-the-scenes footage from the development of the series.
The panel will take place in PAX West’s Main Theatre, located in Benaroya Hall, on Sunday, September 3rd, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST. Fans of The Witcher series of games who can’t make it to PAX West in person will be able to watch the entire panel live on Twitch.
Indie Canadian publisher and developer, Digital Extremes, and indie developer, Human Head Studios, today unveiled the fruit of their new partnership, Survived By, a new retro-style free-to-play MMO in which up to 100 players fight side-by-side in a bullet hell-style battle where permadeath is just the beginning. Survived By sends players into a pixel-art, war-struck fantasy world where humanity struggles to survive under the onslaught of a ferocious enemy. Sign up now free for the Survived By Closed Alpha at www.survivedby.com.
MercurySteam has released a brand new Raiders of the Broken Planet video, focusing on one of the game’s characters: Alicia.
Alicia is a… “complicated” person. Like the rest of the Raiders, she has her own reasons to join Harec’s band of misfits.
Launching on September 22nd for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, Raiders of the Broken Planet – Prologue will set the scene for the adventures to come.
In the world of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, the TV show Blitzmensch subverts the heroic American archetype and twists it into propaganda to fit the needs of the Nazi regime. Blitzmensch might be masquerading as family-friendly fun, but it won’t fool the resistance, which B.J. Blazkowicz is rallying to repel the repulsive Nazis from his homeland. Watch this episode of Blitzmensch, plucked straight from the world of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus releases October 27th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
11 bit studios today revealed the debut gameplay trailer for Frostpunk, a city-survival game in which heat means life, and every decision comes with a cost. Living among the frozen remnants of Earth, it is up to you to shape society, establishing the laws and customs to ensure survival.
Harmonix Music Systems today revealed Super Beat Sports, a new collection of sports-themed mini-games with a musical twist, expected to arrive this fall on Nintendo Switch.
Based on the Apple TV title Beat Sports, which pit players against rhythm-loving aliens from the Muzicalian galaxy, Super Beat Sports is packed with additional content and features exclusive to the Switch. Use the Joy-Con to swing, volley and hit balls to the beat with a completely new mini-game, full multiplayer support for each mini-game, improved UI, and bonus songs, levels, bats and costumes. Super Beat Sports’ colorful characters and action come to life on Switch with HD Rumble support and upgraded visuals running at 60 frames per second while in TV mode, tabletop mode or handheld mode.
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