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Electronic Arts is preparing a next-gen skateboard game to rival the long-running Tony Hawk's series - but will it be any good?

Genre: Sports
Expected release date: September 2007
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Electronic Arts

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Latest Stories

SKATE 2 confirmed for 360 and PS3

Electronic Arts has confirmed that the second iteration of popular skateboarding title Skate is in...

PS3 News from N4G - May 12, 2008

Rumor: Skate Coming To Wii And Nintendo DS?

IGN reported earlier today that Skate It, a spin-off planned for the Nintendo DS and Wii, was in the...

PS3 News from N4G - Apr 3, 2008

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of March 9th

US Games * Condemned 2 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 EU Games * Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Asian...

PS3 News from N4G - Mar 9, 2008

New NFS and Skate Announcements Soon?

At EA's Meet the Makers event held in Singapore yesterday, Tech2 had a chance to talk to John Doyle...

PS3 News from N4G - Mar 8, 2008

Cheats from CheatPlanet

Unlock Best Buy Clothes

Nov 7, 2007

Unlock Character: "Dem Bones"

Nov 7, 2007

Landing All

Nov 7, 2007

Get into Danny Way's Mega Compoud

Nov 7, 2007

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Features

Skate's sweetest hidden trick spots

San Vanelona's 25 must-see skating destinations

Nov 14, 2007

Eight things you must know about Skate

Top tips for this week's hottest Live demo download

Aug 22, 2007

SKATE or die

In-depth coverage on the new heir to the skateboard crown

Mar 16, 2007

Q & A with SKATE's Associate Producer

We chat with Jay Balmer about skating

Mar 16, 2007

SKATE - Welcome to Skate City

We take a look at how you'll shred around town

Mar 15, 2007

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News

SKATE 2 confirmed for 360 and PS3

Electronic Arts has confirmed that the second iteration of popular skateboarding title Skate is in...

News from N4G May 12, 2008

Rumor: Skate Coming To Wii And Nintendo DS?

IGN reported earlier today that Skate It, a spin-off planned for the Nintendo DS and Wii, was in the...

News from N4G Apr 3, 2008

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of March 9th

US Games * Condemned 2 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 EU Games * Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Asian...

News from N4G Mar 9, 2008

New NFS and Skate Announcements Soon?

At EA's Meet the Makers event held in Singapore yesterday, Tech2 had a chance to talk to John Doyle...

News from N4G Mar 8, 2008

New Burnout, Skate on the way

EA Games president reveals extension of driving and skateboarding series in next fiscal year,...

News from N4G Feb 12, 2008

Yahoo Games: Game of the Year 2007

Yahoo has announced their Games of the Year awards, which culminated in their 2007 Overall Game of...

News from N4G Dec 25, 2007

Skate's sweetest hidden trick spots

San Vanelona's 25 must-see skating destinations

Nov 14, 2007

Surfer Girl explains Skate DLC, LucasArts-BioWare,...

The mysterious industry insider Surfer Girl reveals why EA Black Box is not working on Skate DLC,...

News from N4G Nov 11, 2007

Game Of The Year: BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect...

Yes, The Game Of The Year (GOTY) discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual...

News from N4G Nov 9, 2007

No DLC Content for Skate

Electronic Arts has become known for the amount of downloadable content they've tossed on Xbox Live,...

News from N4G Oct 28, 2007

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Review

Redefining what four wheels and a plank of digital wood can do

Sep 25, 2007

After almost ten years of domination by the Tony Hawk franchise, skateboarding has a chance to be reinvented by EA's Skate. It does skating differently. It does skating brilliantly. It does skating better than Tony has for a while. The control scheme practically is the game itself. Forget everything Tony told you and learn this: The analog stick is your foot. Flick up to kick up. Scoop it around the bottom to shove the board in a similar direction. All the moves for tricks must be mastered, ...

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Previews

PS3 Skate footage in the house - watch it!

PSM3 mag are playing Skate on PS3 right now - watch a video of their mad skills inside

Sep 7, 2007

07 Sept 07 The guys over at PSM3 mag have been playing Skate to death over the past few days for an upcoming exclusive review. Perphaps one of the coolest elements of the game - that isn't the skating itself - is the advanced video editor that allows players to create movie edits of their best tricks. Dan Dawkins editor on PSM3 (and real-life skater) sums up why it's so great in a few words: "It really nails the feeling of skateboarding. It's very easy to fall off, which makes it more ... » Read Full SKATE preview

SKATE - updated impressions

How EA shames Tony Hawk and makes you an online movie star

Mar 14, 2007

The world doesn't need two skateboarding games... because, arguably, it hasn't yet got one. Tony Hawk? The argument among hardcore skaters and disillusioned fans of Activision's franchise is that it stopped being a skateboarding game around THUG2, losing sight of the simple thrills of real skating and embracing Jackass culture to gloss over its insanely-complicated, obscenely video-gamey controls and swirl of baffling combos. Hardcore Tony Hawk players casually toss out 100-trick combos, ... » Read Full SKATE preview

The best skateboard game ever made?

Why Tony should be terrified of Skate's bag of tricks

Mar 9, 2007

It's only been a few days since we had our first Skate experience. But we're still thinking about it, still hearing the clack-clack-clack of wheels on concrete, even as we sit here attempting to forge words into meaningful sentences. Activision's venerable Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series certainly pushed its own boundaries with the enjoyable Project 8, but Skate is something altogether different. In fact, Tony's button mashing franchise isn't even on the same map as Electronic Art's fresh new ... » Read Full SKATE preview

Skate - hands-on

Hawk-junkies, don't kill yourself yet. An open skateboarding mind bequeaths fresh hope

Mar 2, 2007

The moment you finish grinding across the telephone wire, a colossal sadness grips you. You drop the controller, turn off Tony and consider your life with a stare into the bathroom mirror. In the age-lines of your face you see the incalculable hours spent stacking mega-combos for a zillion-points. Your eyes spill a sorrow cavernous, and you pick up your skateboard... hold it to your cheek... and slowly begin scraping your face away with the ... » Read Full SKATE preview

SKATE

The new skater in town looks to grind Tony into an old folks' home

Feb 22, 2007

Squaring up to Tony Hawk in a battle for boarding supremacy, the new kid on the block isnt exactly flipping the bird at the old master, its more of a fawning, “Youre great, Tony, I want to be just like you when I grow up” act of hero worship. Yep, EA may be bigging up SKATE as a “Tony Hawk killer” but the reality is this game couldnt be closer to the skating daddy if it called itself Little Tone and hid inside his ... » Read Full SKATE preview

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