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Oct 7, 2018 · MICHAEL BROOK, [Producer, NHL Hockey, NHLPA Hockey ’93 and NHL’94; Designer: NHL ’95]: The idea was we were going to convert the Madden model to the NHL to play a hockey game. We’d get as much...
Mar 12, 2015 · Well, now one of the founders of EA Sports has made his way to the Daily Fantasy Sports market. Michael Brook, along with his co-founder, Silicon Valley Vet Mike Matthys, are bringing us the newest site on the Daily Fantasy scene: Daily Joust.
Sep 30, 2013 · Jeremy Roenick in NHL ’94 was a beast. “A big guy, relatively fast, an accurate shot, great checking ability,” says Michael Brook, the game’s producer. This is true to life. Brook hired a professional scout to rate every individual player for the 1994 season and then fed those ratings into the game. What followed, however, was unexpected.
- Humble Beginnings
- Breaking Through
- Maintaining Momentum
- A Short Stumble
- Unopposed
- The Giant Face Plant
- Rising Back Up
Back in the early 1990s, Electronic Arts was still getting its feet wet in the sports gaming industry. The company had released John Madden Football to much praise, but the ultimate goal was to become a major player for fans of each of the major sports, whether it be football, baseball, basketball, soccer or hockey. In 1991, the EA dipped into then...
In the fall of 1993, EA Sports released NHL ’94 for the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis. There was a PC version, but it wasn’t the game that everyone remembers. Though fighting was removed from the game, NHL ’94 introduced a mechanic that would change the hockey video game genre forever and shoot the series up the popularity charts. For the fir...
After the success of NHL 94, EA Sports had a franchise that continued on an upswing throughout the next few installments thanks to improvements in modes, graphics and gameplay features. With competition from the likes of ESPN NHL Hockey, Brett Hull Hockey, and NHL Breakaway, among others, it just made sense for the company to continue improving on ...
After the juggernaut that was NHL 2004, EA Sports clearly looked to ride the wave of momentum into next year with NHL 2005. Unfortunately, things just didn’t feel right for players. The fact that there weren’t major changes to the game as well as the feeling that the changes made hindered the experience more than anything led to a negative response...
After a decent outing with NHL 2006, EA Sports made a strong debut on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles in 2006 with the release of NHL 07. Overhauled visuals, presentation – including new commentary from Gary Thorne and Bill Clement – and gameplay put a much-needed breath of fresh air into the franchise. The big improvement that added a sens...
With the transition to new consoles in the form of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, many fans were excited about what the NHL development team would do for the next generation of gaming. But while the hype was incredibly strong, fans were left disappointed, and even angry, by what they received from EA Sports with NHL 15. After taking an extra year ...
After the disappointment that was NHL 15, EA Sports looked to rebound with NHL 16. Back was a retooled EASHL as well is improved on-ice gameplay and physics. However, the game still featured stale Be-A-Pro and Be-A-GM modes and didn’t get player customization until a post-launch patch after fan complaints. This lead fans to continue to wonder if th...
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Michael Brook founded Spectacular Games, Inc. in 1994. Previously, he had co-founded Double Diamond Sports.
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