SKATE IS DEAD! EA WILL NEVER MAKE A SKATE GAME EVER AGAIN! At least that’s the drama that unfolded on Friday when news popped up of Electronic Arts abandoning the trademark for Skate, leading many an armchair pundit to declare the franchise well and truly dead. Not exactly.
Three games over several years, and EA was been responsible for one of the best damn trilogies of all time. So what happened to Skate? That’s a question which Gvmers sought to ask and answer, resulting in a fantastic documentary below that examines how Skate came to be, its meteoric rise to the top of the charts and its eventual demise.
Skate 3 is finally backwards compatible on Xbox One. I think I'm going to wear my baggiest of cargo pants to celebrate.
Iconic skateboarding venue The Berrics wants EA to seriously consider making a new Skate game. They're also 100% right.
Do you like Dead Space? Do you like Skate 3? Do you like playing as Isaac Clarke from Dead Space in Skate 3? You do? EA have been kind enough to include Dead Space’s Isaac Clarke as a free playable character in Skate 3 for the same amount of money as the sound in space. That’s right, nothing! Even better, …
The EA Skate series’ Flick-it system revolutionised the skateboarding genre on consoles when the first title released a few years ago, essentially hammering the final nail in Tony Hawk’s old and moldy coffin. As the EA Skate series reached the third release in the series, it now has to deal with the same issues that the Tony Hawk series faced. …
Pillowfighting Girls is a real game? Consider me sold. What more could a man want than a game where hot chicks own each other with bags of feathers. In other, other news, Thursday has officially overtaken Mondays as the worst day of the week. Agreed? I thought so. Here’s the goodies for the day, don’t forget to try out the …
Mila Kunis is really hot and a gamer? At the same time? Wednesday is known as the ‘hump day’ and with Mila Kunis looking so fly in our header today, hump day sounds just about right. Here’s the leet stuffzorz we didn’t post. News PS3 ‘Other OS’ lawsuit threatens entire gaming industry Playstation Store update – May 11 Bulletstorm Trailer …
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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