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NHL 20 Predicts The Stanley Cup Winner For 2019-2020 Season

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With the 2018-2019 NHL season begging this week, EA Sports has released the results of its annual simulation of the season using the latest NHL video game. The results of the NHL 20 simulation predict that the Boston Bruins will return to the Stanley Cup Finals for a second year in a row. But instead of ending their season in a crushing Game 7 loss to the Blues, the Bruins will defeat the Las Vegas Golden Knights in six games to claim their first Cup since 2011.

Bruins winger Brad Marchand will win the Conn Smythe trophy for being the MVP of the Playoffs with 32 points in 25 games, according to the simulation.

The Bruins will defeat Leafs, the Lightning, and the Capitals before advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals where they beat the Knights to win the Cup, the prediction says.

EA’s Stanley Cup predictions have been incorrect for a few years in a row. Last year, the simulation predicted the Toronto Maple Leafs would win the Cup, but that didn’t happen. In 2017, EA’s simulation stated that the Winnipeg Jets would defeat the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final, but in reality both teams were eliminated in earlier rounds.

The NHL 20 simulation also predicted the following events from the 2018-2019 season:

  • Jack Hughes records 87 points in his rookie season to win the Calder Trophy (best rookie)
  • Nathan Mackinnon wins the Art Ross and Hart Trophy with 119 points to lead the league
  • Alexander Ovechkin scores 55 goals to lead the NHL and win the Rocket Richard Trophy
  • Erik Karlsson records 85 points to lead the league’s defenseman and takes home the Norris Trophy for a third time
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning end the regular season with 109 points to lead the league

In other news, NHL 20 released a big new update this week that makes a raft of changes, improvements, and tweaks to the hockey game. Check out the full patch notes here.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nhl-20-predicts-the-stanley-cup-winner-for-2019-20/1100-6470265/

Destiny 2 Servers Are Back Online, As Game Reaches 200,000 Peak Concurrent Players

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Amid the launch of Destiny 2 Shadowkeep and Destiny New Light, Bungie pulled down Destiny 2’s servers to complete a round of “emergency maintenance.” That maintenance, which lasted multiple hours, is now complete.

While the servers are back up, Bungie told fans that they may have to wait in a server queue before playing. Server queues are normal for online games, and are meant to help ease the strain on servers that could cause other network-related problems.

“Emergency maintenance on Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 is now complete. Players may encounter a sign-in queue as the population returns,” Bungie wrote on Twitter.

The Destiny downtime came on the launch day for Shadowkeep and New Light. Despite the issues, Destiny 2 was able to reach an impressive 217,845 peak concurrent players on Steam. Big numbers were expected given New Light is free and Shadowkeep is a much-anticipated expansion.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-2-servers-are-back-online-as-game-reaches-/1100-6470264/

Cross-Play For Overwatch Is “More Difficult Than People Realize”

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Popular battle royale games Fortnite and PUBG have cross-play support, and Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will introduce it as well at release later this month. But what about Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch? Principal producer Wes Yanagi told GameSpot that cross-play is “definitely compelling,” but it’s not likely to happen for Overwatch anytime soon.

“Cross-play is something that would definitely be compelling for players, and as a player, I would love to see it happen. The truth is that implementing cross-play for Overwatch is more difficult than people realise,” Yanagi said.

That being said, Yanagi went on to say that Blizzard is currently looking into cross-play support for Overwatch. “We are exploring how to bring this to Overwatch, but do not have anything to share at this time,” he said.

The issue doesn’t appear to be political or specific to Nintendo, as Nintendo already allows cross-play on Switch with other titles such as Fortnite and Rocket League. Additionally, Phoenix Labs’ upcoming game Dauntless will support cross-play on Switch with PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

No version of Overwatch currently supports cross-play, meaning those on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch can only play with other members of the same community.

Earlier this year, Blizzard spoke about how the company was “excited about the potential” for cross-play support with Overwatch. However, the company said in a statement to Engadget, “There’s still a lot of work to do on both our side and the platforms’ side to determine whether this is something that makes sense for Overwatch, and we’re keeping an eye on how cross-play systems and technology develop.”

Overwatch’s Legendary Edition launches on October 15 for Nintendo Switch. It includes all 31 heroes and 28 maps from the other versions of the game, and voice chat won’t be limited to Nintendo’s own app. For lots more, check out GameSpot’s interview linked below, in which Yanagi talks about the origins of Overwatch on Switch, the possibility of Overwatch characters coming to Smash Bros., and lots more.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cross-play-for-overwatch-is-more-difficult-than-pe/1100-6470263/

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