EA has introduced the official date for the early-access launch of Skate, which can begin on September 16 for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox gamers.
Fifteen years have handed because the launch of the final sport within the Skate sequence, 2010’s Skate 3. After a prolonged hiatus, EA initially introduced the Skate reboot again in 2021, this time as a free-to-play live-service sport designed to draw each sequence veterans and newcomers.
Whereas particulars on Skate remained underneath wraps throughout its early growth interval, the final 12 months has seen a trickle of recent info launched and at the very least one memorable promo that includes skateboarder and I Assume You Ought to Depart star Tim Robinson. What we do know is that Skate shall be an always-online sport supported by microtransactions, and when it comes to gameplay, gamers can pull off some spectacular tips utilizing the redesigned Flick-it system. The sport can even characteristic a brand new method to soundtracks and many customization choices.
Skate is kick-flipping its means again into gaming at a time when skateboarding video games have skilled a resurgence. Over the past couple of years, we have seen non secular successors to Skate like Skater XL and Session: Skate Sim, whereas the franchise’s largest rival, Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater, returned this 12 months with a remake of the THPS 3 and 4 video games.
Moreover, we have additionally seen a number of well-received tasks from the indie facet of sport development–like the OlliOlli sequence from the now-shuttered Roll7 and The Ramp–help to herald within the present period of skateboarding video games.