IceBreaker Hockey From the Makers of Backbreaker?

[xNobleEaglex]

I've already copyrighted 'BatBreaker', so they need to pay me royalties now for their baseball franchise :P

[Whitesox]

I don't think Basketball would make a good game because there isn't as much contact as in a sport like Football or Hockey. Still, heres to hoping for a great new Hockey game.

[bill2451]

imo the best thing to come out of this is that it shows that NM is serious about creating games... To me this is saying that they think Backbreaker is damn good, and could really put a dent in the football gaming industry

Which is surprising, i've had my doubts about how good BB is going to be, but a move like this makes it seem like they are actually confident in their game (and their ability as developers), which is certainly nice to see

[GlennN]

As others have said, I too am happy for any new sports gaming options. But, having not seen anything from Backbreaker yet, I can only be cautiously optimistic.

[jyoung]

Love it!

NHL 10 has some really nice AI and puck physics, but the player contact is sorely lacking.

[Phobia]

What I think would be interesting is putting a Euphoria AI on ice and seeing how the muscle/nervous system/bone structure work with ice.

Everyone seen the tech demo of them "teaching" them to walk. Imagine getting them to SKATE lol

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by bill2451

imo the best thing to come out of this is that it shows that NM is serious about creating games... To me this is saying that they think Backbreaker is damn good, and could really put a dent in the football gaming industry Which is surprising, i've had my doubts about how good BB is going to be, but a move like this makes it seem like they are actually confident in their game (and their ability as developers), which is certainly nice to see

Sony was serious about making tons of sports games once too...remember Gamebreaker? NHL Open Ice? NBA series? Those all sucked...

Being willing to put out games doesn't mean they'll be good...

[savoie2006]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue

Sony was serious about making tons of sports games once too...remember Gamebreaker? NHL Open Ice? NBA series? Those all sucked... Being willing to put out games doesn't mean they'll be good...

It was NHL Faceoff and the first couple Gameday and Faceoff titles were solid compared the crap EA was releasing at that time.