<s>
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
new	O
EA	O
Sports	O
titles	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
three	O
days	O
prior	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
dates	O
to	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Season	O
Ticket	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
digital	O
program	O
allowing	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and/or	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
download	O
and	O
test	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
new	O
EA	O
Sports	O
titles	O
for	O
a	O
three-day	O
trial	O
period	O
by	O
paying	O
an	O
annual	O
fee	O
of	O
$24.99	O
or	O
2,000	O
Microsoft	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Thorne	O
(	O
play-by-play	O
)	O
and	O
Bill	O
Clement	O
(	O
color	O
)	O
return	O
to	O
provide	O
commentary	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
NHL	B-Device
96	I-Device
,	O
this	O
series	O
featured	O
Winnipeg	O
Jets	O
who	O
relocated	O
as	O
Atlanta	O
Thrashers	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
12	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dolge	O
mainly	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
