September 18, 2008 – 5:00 pm
Hockey season is almost upon us at that means the video games of the world’s fastest sport are out and ready for us to enjoy. When it comes to sports games nowadays, there are really only two major players, EA and 2K. It seems every few years one of the two takes a step forward and the other a step back. Furthermore, its hard to judge each game solely on who makes it. Each studio has given us gems as well as duds over the past couple of years and especially in this next gen. NHL 2K9 has set the bar for a really good hockey game. Its a shame that the other guy completely cleared it.
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September 5, 2008 – 12:00 pm
Last night I had a chance to discuss all things 2K Sports’ NHL 2K9 with the game’s Producer, Ben Bishop, as well as the Online Producer, Jay Iwahashi. We talked about the changes made since 2K8, new control schemes, Wii features, and new online modes.
To start with, the game development has moved from Kush Games to 2K Sports in-house studio Visual Concepts. Almost everything started fresh, so you’ll notice tons of changes in the gameplay, AI, and presentation. With Visual Concepts handling the development, the NHL team was able to to work closely with the NBA team to get a lot of cool changes in the game’s presentation. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will be running at a crisp 60 frames per second in offline and online modes.
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