EA Announces NHL 15

New commentary through partnership with NBC Sports, 12-player collision physics, rebuilt puck physics and more in the next-gen versions.

Today EA Sports officially announced NHL 15, for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.

The Xbox One and PS4 versions of NHL 15 will include features not found in their Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts. Real-World physics for 12 players, with EA saying that this is a first for any sports game ever.

"Completely rebuilt" puck physics system, that will bring a "more realistic" feel to every puck interaction. EA says that every part of the ice is "live,"  which will lead to the kind of unpredictable puck spins, rolls, and bounces that you'd expect to see in a real NHL game.

"NHL 15 delivers groundbreaking player likeness, emotion, and animation," EA says. "From the strides a player takes to get up the ice to the emotion on their face after scoring a game winning goal, the players are as real as they've ever been."

The Skill Stick feature has been remade to give players more control, and updated the arenas with a new level of detail "not possible on the previous generation." This includes over 9,000 individual crowd models and 4x the animation fidelity of the past generation.

Lastly, EA said that they have partnered with NBC Sports to bring new commentators to NHL 15 in the form of Mike 'Doc' Emrick and Eddie Olczyk. TSN analyst Ray Ferraro will add game insights from the ice level.

While the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of NHL 15 will be getting the new broadcast team, an updated collision physics system, an NHL 94 Anniversary mode, and a fantasy element in the form of Hockey Ultimate Team.