New NHL 14 Gameplay Developer Diary Released - Developer Diary Features One Touch Dekes and True Performance Skating

May 17, 2013 – EA SPORTSTM released today the second of three gameplay developer diaries for NHL 14. This NHL 14 Gameplay Developer Diary features a first look at the all-new One Touch Dekes and core improvements to True Performance Skating, including behind-the-scenes footage of the EA SPORTS technology used in development.

NHL 14 Gameplay Developer Diary Trailer: The official trailer can be found here.

NHL 14 Gameplay Developer Diary Blog: More information on One Touch Dekes and True Performance Skating can be found here.

One Touch Dekes – Experience what it feels like to be a superstar through a new, more responsive deking system controlled only with the left stick and one-button. From beginner to advanced gamers, the system allows for quicker reactive dekes and intuitive combination dekes, creating more moves than ever before.

True Performance Skating – Built on the breakthrough innovation that introduced physics-based skating and over 1,000 new skating animations to the EA SPORTS NHL franchise, the second year of the True Performance Skating features greater player responsiveness and unprecedented control through improved balance between speed and momentum, quicker pivots and enhanced lateral skating.

NHL 14 will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. NHL 14 releases on September 12, 2013 in Australia and September 13, 2013 in New Zealand.