Aug 22 2007 Skate is easily one of our favourite games of the year. It's solid, gorgeous, incredible fun to play, and now those brill chaps in charge of Xbox Live have uploaded a 30 minute demo of the Electronic Arts skateboarding sim. You really have to play this. If you're already a fan, like us, you've probably nailed through the demo's tutorials and challenges by now. But there's plenty more to discover. So here's eight things you must know, in order to squeeze maximum satisfaction out of ... » Read More

As promised the Skate demo arrived on the Xbox Live Marketplace this morning, and here's a playtest so you can hear some initial hands-on thoughts.

Coming from those talented chaps at EA, Skate looks to fill that gap left by Activision Tony Hawk series that's became more and more obsessed with wild and wicked combos that simply wouldn't be achievable out on the skate parks in the real world.
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After being held up for six days, EA's Skate demo has finally arrived on Xbox live, begging to be downloaded and obsessed over. Joystiq is just a tad bit obsessed with it themselves, going as far as calling it "a spiritual experience." Will you reach gaming nirvana as well? Not unless you can achieve that state within thirty minutes of this timed demo.
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EA has posted up on their message boards that the demo of Skate has been delayed for a few days, but it shouldn't be for longer than a week. However, the retail ship dates are still good, with the game expcted to be available on September 12 for the Xbox 360 and September 24 for the PS3.
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We have it on good authority that Skate, EA's innovative skateboard title, is performing well and ought to be ready for us to paw it like hungry wolves sometime next week. But, until we get back to you with our updated impressions of the game, here are two new trailers and some fresh Images to gawk at. Oh, and we've also been informed that Skate will hit shelves on September 12th. The trailers aren't proper gameplay - directly below is a teaser, set during a competition, made up of replay ... » Read More

EA announced today that its award winning video game, Skate, will ship to retail stores on September 12 in the U.S. and September 14 in Europe for the Xbox 360. The PS3 version will ship to stores on September 24 in the U.S. and October 5 in Europe. For players eager to get their hands on the game pre-launch, EA will release a SKATE demo on Xbox Live Marketplace on August 15 so players can experience first-hand the title's groundbreaking new gameplay style.
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More Skate footage, this time looking much prettier than our last peek at EA's board game and its city streets. However, this fresh footage doesn't really wash away our worries - there's no traffic, just a few parked cars (although at least these aren't taxis) and only one or two pedestrians. Still, the base dynamic - flipping, popping and shoving that board - still have us enthralled. We'll be expecting a more in-depth look at this promising rider in the coming months. Because if we don't, ... » Read More

If you're big into skateboarding, chances are you're big into music, which is why games based around gravity defying trickery and high speed self-propulsion on a bit of wheel-enhanced wood generally boast the best soundtracks this side of GTA. And newcomer to the spot - the incoming Skate - promises to carry on the tradition of killer soundtracks in spectacular, ear-pleasing style. Check out the play list below to see what musical treats are in store. There are 45 songs in total, with a ... » Read More

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and its sequels have always been known to have impressive soundtracks full of licensed songs. Naturally, Electronic Arts looks to outmaneuver the Activision series with music in its upcoming rival skateboarding title, SKATE. The new game, which appears on PS3 and Xbox 360 in Autumn 2007, is set to boast 45 songs from artists such as David Bowie, Nirvana, N.W.A. and The Ramones. The complete list you'll be ollieing to soon is after the break.
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When we last saw EA's Skate - a back-to-basics skateboarding sim - we were equally enthralled and excited by its hugely satisfying board-based action. But, with this brand new video rolling into our laps recently, we've started to have a few worries. Will Skate's beautiful simplicity be undone by its grand ambition? Pass your eyes over this new video in a cursory fashion, and all you'll find is another example of the game's entertainingly believable tricks and neat natural lines. Watch ... » Read More

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That's right, we can now point our eyes at some fresh areas from EA's 'boarding sim, SKATE - from a suitably bench-filled school location to several inner-city skate spots and a vibrantly colourful hip/improvised half pipe section. ... » Read More

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 More

Point your eyes down the page at one of the first images from SKATE, EA's Tony Hawk-rivalling skateboard title, which is set to hit PS3 and Xbox 360 next year. Hit the Images tab above to check out ten new screens. The shots give you an idea of the bright, colorful look SKATE is aiming for, as well as the real-world inspired locations that'll be busy with real-world dangers, like roaring packs of traffic to skitch ... » Read More

German game site www.gameguide.nl posted today the ultimate list of 160 game tittles in production for the ps3.
Within the 160 tittles ,95 of them will be ps3 exclusive .

(TBA = To Be Announced )

List of ps3 games in development:

2K Games/Take-Two/Rockstar
- College Hoops 2K7 ~Visual Concepts, TBA~
- The Darkness ~Starbreeze, 2007~
- Grand Theft Auto 4 ~Rockstar North, Q4 2007~
- NHL 2K7 ~Visual Concepts, TBA~
- NBA 2K7 ~Visual Concepts, TBA~
- Red Dead Revolver 2 ~Rockstar North, TBA~

Activision
- Call of Duty 3 ~Infinity Ward, Launch~
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance ~Raven, Launch~
- Spider-Man 3 ~Treyarch, Q2 2007~
- Tony Hawk's Project 8 ~Neversoft, Launch~

Atari
- Alone in the Dark 5 ~Eden Studios, TBA~

Atlus
- Shin Megami Tensei 4 ~Atlus R&D1, TBA~

Beuna Vista
- Turok ~Propaganda, TBA~

Capcom
- Devil May Cry 4 ~Capcom Studio 1, Q4 2007~
- Monster Hunter 3 ~Capcom Studio 1, 2008~
- Resident Evil 5 ~Capcom Studio 4, Q4 2007~
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- Untitled ~Action~ ~TBD, TBA~

Codemasters
- DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road ~In-house, 2007~

D3 Publisher
- Dark Sector ~Digital Extremes, TBA~

Eidos
- Untitled ~Action~ ~TBD, TBA~

Electronic Arts
- Army of Two ~EA Montreal, TBA~
- Battlefield: Bad Company ~DICE, 2007~
- Def Jam 3 ~EA Chicago, 2007~
- Fight Night Round 3 ~EA Chicago, Q4 2006~
- Half Life 2: Complete Pack ~Valve/EA, Q1 2007~
- Lord of the Rings: The White Council ~EA Redwood Shores, Q4 2007~
- Madden NFL 07 ~Tiburon, Q4 2006~
- Medal of Honor: Airborne ~EALA, 2007~
- NBA Live 07 ~EA Canada, Q4 2006~
- NBA Street Vol. 4 ~EA Canada, 2007~
- Need for Speed: Carbon ~EA Black Box, Q4 2006~
- Skate ~EA Black Box, 2007~
- Tiger Woo...
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SKATE is the name for Electronic Arts' brand new skateboard game project and will be released in 2007 for Xbox 360 and PS3. EA made the official announcement in the last few hours that the publisher was readying a rival for the long-running Tony Hawk series. EA reckons SKATE is a move away from "the typical button-mashing gameplay of past skating games," surely a thinly veiled criticism of the Tony Hawk skateboarding series and their beat-'em-up style button-tapping combos. SKATE will, ... » Read More

The closest thing to being on a skateboard, Electronic Arts announced today that SKATE will be released for the PlayStation®3 system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system in 2007. SKATE will deliver the feel of skating through innovative controls, authentic cameras and a fully reactive skateboarding city. The game features professional skaters such as Danny Way and PJ Ladd, as well as a reactive city and relevant in-game cameras that capture and deliver the most authentic skateboard videogame experience to date.
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Tuesday 19 September 2006 Electronic Arts is working on a skateboarding action game, codenamed simply 'Skate', designed to rival Activision's Tony Hawk's series and set for release on next-gen consoles sometime next year. Fourteen real-world skaters will be featured in the game, together with online multiplayer and a dual-analogue control system called 'Flickit'. If you've been reading the blog site for our sister magazine PSM3, you'll know that EA is set to unveil a new franchise sometime ... » Read More

EA hopes to capture the true soul of skateboarding with their new sports title, Skate.
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Reengineered from the ground up for Sony and Microsoft's next-generation consoles, Tony Hawk's Project 8 immerses players in the definitive skateboarding experience using ultra-realistic graphics, enhanced physics and extremely responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail.
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