Featuring the biggest innovation for the franchise in six years, NHL 13 will deliver a revamped gameplay experience that accurately captures the speed, creativity and strategy of today's NHL headlined by all-new True Performance Skating, and supported by EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q.

EA SPORTS NHL 13 will also deliver new experiences that connect hockey fans to their friends and the real world of hockey with the all-new GM Connected and NHL Moments Live game modes. With core gameplay innovation, connected experiences, and the deepest feature set ever in an EA SPORTS NHL title, NHL 13 is truly the definitive hockey experience.

• All-New True Performance Skating - Driven by real-world physics and more than 1,000 new gameplay animations, True Performance Skating authentically replicates the explosiveness, momentum, and top-end speed of today's NHL players. Adding a whole new layer of creativity for players to discover on the ice combined with control offered by the Skill Stick finally gives gamers access to the entire toolset of an NHL player at their fingertips.
• EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q. - A completely overhauled A.I. system, players are now fully aware of every other player on the ice, resulting in quicker, smarter and more true-to-life decision-making. EA SPORTS Hockey IQ also delivers the deepest and most customisable set of real-world hockey systems and strategies ever for the franchise.
• EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q. - A completely overhauled A.I. system, players are now fully aware of every other player on the ice, resulting in quicker, smarter and more true-to-life decision-making. EA SPORTS Hockey IQ also delivers the deepest and most customisable set of real-world hockey systems and strategies ever for the franchise.
• All-New GM Connected - The franchise's most popular mode goes connected allowing gamers to manage, play, or coach with and against friends in their own 30 team human controlled league.