EA, NHL & NHLPA Extend Multi-Year Deal For EA Sports NHL Series

Steve Noah

Published: Nov 5, 2020 08:10 pm

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Electronic Arts, the National Hockey League, and the NHL Players Association have announced a multi-year renewal to their partnership.

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Through this agreement, organizations will partner on innovative new gameplay and more ways for fans around the world to connect with the excitement of hockey, including exploration and pioneering of bold new experiences within the EA SPORTS NHL franchise that enable forms of play and self-expression.

“We are thrilled to accelerate fun hockey experiences for years to come pushing the industry forward with our long-time NHL and NHLPA partners,” said Cam Weber, Executive Vice President & Group GM, EA SPORTS. “The EA SPORTS NHL franchise these past 30 years has become synonymous with hockey culture, and this extension will ensure it remains at the forefront of connecting millions of fans around the world to the sport through interactive entertainment.”

While there won’t be a true PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S version of NHL 21, EA is promising improvements to load times and better frame rates, for players that play NHL 21 on the next-gen consoles.

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Steve Noah

Steve is the Editor in Chief at Operation Sports. He's been here since the year 2000 posting news, features and interviews, along with keeping the hardcore sports gaming community alive and well for over two decades. He covers almost every game related to sports but enjoys basketball, football and baseball games the most.