A number of lucky gamers have already had a go at EA's upcoming NHL 20, despite the game not being scheduled for r꧋e♚lease until September.

There's nothing quite like pre-ordering a game and getting to play it a whole month before it's released - there's nothing like it because that almost never happens. Strangely, some Xbox One players got to do just that: after paying for the game early, they were  able to get play NHL 20 way ahead of its launch.

This is likely due to a store error and, as EA's community manager put it, "someone snapped the ceremonial faceoff a little heavy, giving a few lucky players access to the pre-ordered version of NHL 20."

One player has already gotten hit with an Xbox ban but EA is working with the company to have the sanction reversed, while the publisher says players who got early access to the ga𒐪me will not be punished in any way nor will there be any consequeဣnces for capturing gameplay, either.

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If you happen to stumble upon any footage online, EA has made clear that what you see might not be included in NHL 20 when it laun꧟ches next month, as the content is not final and is subject to change. There are also some elements from the accidental release that won't be a part of the full game, also per EA.

Whether or not the title is still available to the lucky band of gamers is still unclear but EA will remove Hockey Ultimate Team and World of CHEL progress at launch, which means🌄 there's no use trying to get the jump on players waiting for the September 13 release date.

EA also notes that the early birds will ꧃still have the luxury of ope🐽ning their pre-order HUT packs and exclusive World of CHEL content after the official drop.

We still aren't sure exactly how this early release occurred. EA did not specify as to whether the mistake was theirs or Microsoft's, but the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 4🌺 version hasn't granted anyone early access as far as we can tell.

The game will launch three days early for individuals who pre-order the Deluxe Edition or Ultimate Edition and will be play🥃able from September 5 as part of an EA Access trial.

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