Show Notes
We react to the the initial trailer for EA Sports' latest installment in its NHL franchise, highlighting updates to both presentation and gameplay, as well as the return of a beloved game mode. But is any of it enough to get us excited about an NHL video game again? 0:00 Trailer Release 2:18 Connected Franchise Mode 4:00 New presentation package 8:45 Realistic arena details 12:35 Team-specific playbooks Watch What Chaos! all offseason long. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/whatchaos JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/3brHQ2q5V2 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatChaosShow https://twitter.com/DJ_Bean https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn https://twitter.com/shawn_depaz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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