It looks like Electronic Arts' legal department will be en route to Canada soon, where the company faces a class-action lawsuit over EA's - you guessed it - loot boxes.

EA Sports have officially announced the launch date and cover star for NHL 21, and we're looking at October 16, 2020, and Alex Ovechkin, respectively.

Writing in a recent blog post, EA Sports revealed that NHL 21 will be launching a bit later than usual, in October, and that there are no plans for an enhanced PS5 version.

EA Sports' NHL 18 recently had a worldwide launch. The game was released with a bunch of new features. The new campaign mode can be played both offline and in co-op.