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EA’s upcoming Skate reboot was introduced simply over 5 years in the past, however the lengthy wait apparently hasn’t diminished curiosity within the sport. Over 1 million gamers have signed up for the newest Skate playtest, and that is a milestone for EA.
In keeping with EA, the eye-popping represents the largest playtest sign-up within the historical past of the corporate. Though sign-ups are at present closed, EA indicated that everybody who registered for the present playtest will get their invitation by the tip of July.
The unique Skate was launched in 2007, however the collection had been on ice since Skate 3 in 2010. In 2020, EA introduced {that a} Skate reboot was in growth. The brand new title is not following the identical single-player path as the unique trilogy. As a substitute, Skate will likely be a free-to-play sport with live-service components. Developer Full Circle just lately revealed that Skate would require a relentless web connection as a result of it was developed as a multiplayer sandbox title.
Final yr, I Assume You Ought to Depart’s Tim Robinson appeared in a promo for Skate that defined the sport’s backstory. Robinson performed a determined M-Corp government who tried to downplay his firm’s determination to desert the town of San Vansterdam. In M-Corps’ absence, gamers can flip all the metropolis into a large skate park.
EA’s most up-to-date replace for Skate gave the sport a visible improve forward of the present playtest. Skate will likely be launched later this yr on Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.