UPDATE: They’re gone! That didn’t last long.
Get ready to lace up your skates, as the NHL 18 beta starts today and will run until August 1. This is the only chance that players will have to check out the game before it releases September 15, 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. If you don’t already have a code then you’re in luck, as we have 100 North American codes just sitting in our inbox. Thankfully, we’re nice and know how to share our toys.
Here are the modes in the beta (description courtesy of Electronic Arts):
EA SPORTS HOCKEY LEAGUE
Lace up your skates and jump into 3-on-3 and experience the speed, skill and creativity of the today’s NHL. Bringing authentic NHL 3-on-3 overtime to EA SPORTS Hockey League, you can now choose to play 3-on-3 full matches, opening up more ice for you and your teammates to get creative, pull off big plays, and showcase brand new skill moves. With more space to attack – and to make mistakes – 3-on-3 EASHL is higher stakes with more competition and skills.
Whether you’re playing in the new 3-on-3 format or the traditional 6-on-6 matches, you’ll earn experience to unlock items for your skater and/or club to customize your player, team or home rink.
NHL THREES
Jump in and experience EA SPORTS™ NHL® THREES, an all-new 3-on-3 hockey experience with bigger hits, faster action, bigger plays, beautiful dangles and more goals. Inspired by fun, pick-up-and-play arcade sports games, NHL® THREES is all action with no offsides, no icing and every penalty sends you straight to center-ice for a penalty shot and the chance to earn a crucial goal.
You’ll have to wait until NHL® 18 launches to play the THREES Campaign, but you won’t want to miss playing NHL® THREES versus any way you want to in the NHL® 18 Beta, online or offline, co-op or competitive.
ONLINE VERSUS
Play NHL 18 online and feel the the speed, creativity and action of today’s young NHL superstars with new Creative Attack controls and an all-new Defensive Skill Stick. New Creative Teammate A.I. now leverages all the same creative deking and passing plays that you do, creating smarter plays up and down the ice. The A.I. will also use the new Defensive Skill Stick, making them more effective teammates in your own zone.
To get a code, be quick and use the giveaway box below. We only have 100 North American codes, so they’ll likely be gone soon.
A big thank you to Electronic Arts for allowing us to do this giveaway for our readers, and we’ll have more NHL 18 coverage up on the site soon.
