"EA Sports' NHL 08 has predicted that the San Jose Sharks, led by Conn Smythe Trophy Winner Joe Thornton, will take the 2008 Stanley Cup next spring. According to the company, the Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-2 in the simulation.

San Jose's NHL 08-fueled journey to the Stanley Cup started with a series win against the Vancouver Canucks in seven games, says EA. That was followed by another seven-game series against the Red Wings, which earned the Sharks a place in the ..."

Chaos Swordsman via sports.ign.com »

NHL 08 to have two new features to give realism to the sport of hockey. One is create a play, in which you can create up to 70 possible plays to attack your opponent. Some are 2-man and 3-man rush plays and all of your in-zone plays - including powerplays.

Next and big one out of the two is on the fly AI. In which the CPU can actually decipher your moves b4 the puck is dropped. And if you use a certain tactic like speed game or Using your star player, the opposition can break your strategy...

Final Blade via blogs.ign.com »

Massive Inc.'s online video game advertising network was purchased by Microsoft last year, and now the console giant intends to leverage this in-game ad muscle in upcoming sports titles from Electronic Arts. Both EA and Microsoft announce that five EA Sports titlesfor the Xbox 360 and PC platforms (Nascar 08, NHL 08, Skate, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 and of course Madden NFL 08) will tap into Massive's dynamic in-game advertising.

Wolfwood via biz.yahoo.com »