Nhl rebuilt arenas11/20/2022 ![]() ![]() “All the visual upgrades that just wasn’t possible with Ignite,” said Clement Kwong, lead producer on NHL 22, in an interview with Polygon earlier this month. ![]() For instance, EA Vancouver has said that it “completely rebuilt” dozens of player models, and improved elements like eye and skin shading. While those elements will be exclusive to the current-gen version of NHL 22, the game will also get plenty of visual upgrades on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The lengthy trailer focuses on elements like dynamic lighting for arenas (including lens flares), 3D ice spray effects, and an ice surface with realistic depth and reflectivity. But a theatre in Las Vegas, where pop icon Britney Spears had a long-running residency, is named after Amazon-owned online shoe seller Zappos.NHL 22 heads to PS5 and Xbox Series X, but won’t leave last-gen players behind It’s the first time Amazon has bought naming rights for a major venue. Built on the site of the original Seattle Center Coliseum that was opened for the 1962 World’s Fair, it is near the Space Needle and a 20 minute walk to Amazon’s headquarters. It will also be the home for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and will play host to concerts and other events. The arena, which will be home to Seattle’s yet-to-be-named hockey team, is being completely rebuilt underneath KeyArena’s iconic slanted roof that received historical landmark status and can’t be altered as part of the construction. Reclaimed rainwater will be used for the ice, which Amazon proclaimed in a news release makes it the “greenest ice in the NHL.” Natural gas is gone from the arena and replaced with electricity. Trash cans will be replaced with recycling bins and uneaten snacks will be composted. And the more than 18,000 people who cram into the arena to watch a game will get a sustainability lesson at the same time. Amazon, however, said emissions for every item it sold fell 5 per cent.Īmazon hopes the new name will spread the word about The Climate Pledge. It rose 15 per cent last year from the year before and its emissions from fossil fuels rose 18 per cent. Nonetheless, Amazon’s carbon footprint has gotten bigger. ![]() This week, it said it would spend US$2-billion to fund companies or technologies that could help fight climate change. The company is using more solar and wind energy to power its businesses and ordered 100,000 electric vans that will start delivering packages next year. The online shopping behemoth, which ships billions of items around the world on planes and trucks that guzzle gas, has been trying to highlight its greener side after employees criticized the company for not doing enough to combat climate change. “It isn’t the only thing we’re doing,” she said. Amazon didn’t disclose how much it’s paying for the naming rights, but said the name will last at least a decade.Īsked whether there was a better way to use its money, Amazon’s head of sustainability Kara Hurst said the company invests heavily on other climate-related projects. The word Arena is underneath in smaller blue letters. “Instead of calling it Amazon Arena, we’re naming it Climate Pledge Arena as a regular reminder of the urgent need for climate action,” Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive and founder, said in an Instagram post.Ī rendering for the arena, set to open next year, has Climate Pledge at the top in green. But Amazon said its name and logo won’t appear outside the arena. The venue was previously called KeyArena and is in the midst of a major renovation.Ĭompanies typically pay millions to name stadiums after themselves. The new moniker is meant to recall The Climate Pledge, an initiative Amazon launched last year to push other companies to join it in being carbon neutral by 2040. The company, eager to prove that it’s working to combat climate change, is paying to name a Seattle hockey stadium Climate Pledge Arena. Log In Create Free AccountĪmazon is bringing its climate change message to a new arena. ![]()
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