EA announced today that it had slapped together a brand new studio to handle the project, Full Circle, which is "working on the next evolution of Skate, and set to deliver an experience that will embrace and build upon everything our community found special about the previous games".
EA Play Live just wrapped up a few hours ago, with a show that was both humble and heckin’ surprising. Here’s a look at everything that was announced, as EA’s wraps up on the current-gen and looks forward to the future of gaming.
Sick tricks, gnarly flips and the most wicked grinds you've ever seen in the City of Angels. Skater XL is bringing the streets back in style with a grand vision for creativity expressed through a skateboard.
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.
If Skate were a person, it would be Rodney Mullen. A wizard on the streets who can still pump out impossible tricks, the world needs Skate more than ever. Make America Skate again dammit. A trilogy of excellence then, but not a quartet. For years, fans have been hungry for a sequel and it sounds like those dreams might finally be answered. According to one listing at least.
Skateboarding games aren’t entirely dead, but they exist in a genre that’s a shadow of its former self. Session wants to fill that gap. It’s a new project from developer Crea-Ture Studios, that aims to restore skateboarding back to its roots on the streets.
You might want to sit down for this one then, as EA isn’t planning on making America skate again. And that hurts worse than a rail fail.
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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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