The full release of NHL 26 is just over a week away. And already, longtime Chel fans are chomping at the bit to get their hands on the latest entry into EA Sports’ long-running hockey sim. Over the past month or so, EA has been drip-feeding the community tidbits of information regarding new features for modes such as Hockey Ultimate Team, as well as a massive gameplay overhaul that is advertised as being a game-changer. Whether or not these features will be worth it remains to be determined, but there’s one way to see if they are before anyone else does, and that’s through Early Access.
