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Quote: Originally Posted by mercalnd

As substantial as much of what they are touting seems, I actually think most or all of these items have been worked on for more than just this year and it was more of a "when will we get all this done" situation as opposed to a "what can we do this year to gain fans back". This is speculation of course but it might also explain the whole revolution that was supposed to be announced last year and turned out to just be legends. They may very well have thought until fairly late that they'd get the new skating ironed out for NHL 12 only to have to madly scramble for something to tout as the back-of-the-box big feature when they figured out it wouldn't be ready in time.

I suspect your first paragraph is fairly accurate. Who knows about the second, but they did use the "it will change the way you play the game" line, didn't they? It still seems like a stretch to suggest they scrapped the new skating from the game that late in production. Once again, who knows...

Quote: Originally Posted by jaiman

Looking at the images, it seems as though the graphics have slightly improved as well. They look a little different. A little sharper.

I believe one of the previews mentioned a lighting upgrade. Hopefully it has a big impact on the overall look of the game, as it can look somewhat "cartoonish" when compared to some other sports titles.