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EA Sports NHL 25 debuts October 4 with ICE-Q gameplay intelligence

Electronic Arts is bringing hockey intelligence to fans around the world with EA Sports NHL 25, which debuts on the consoles on October 4.

The game debuts on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it’s powered by ICE-Q, which aims to give players the time and space to control every inch of the ice, delivering an authentic experience that replicates the NHL’s elite talent.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.