Skate 4
At EA Play 2020 , the popular publishing company announce a revitalization of the long - dormantSkatefranchise , bringing back members of the original EA Black Box team to lead development on still - unknown title . In 2007,Skateemerged as the first true challenger to the overpowering say-so of theTony Hawk ’s Pro Skaterseries . It was arguably the first skateboarding plot to not set about to copy Activision and Neversoft ’s extreme sport enfranchisement and , as such , was praise for bringing a fresh perspective to a writing style that was begin to show its age and the cracks in its armour .
With its focus on reality and physics - based gameplay , Skatebuilt itself adedicated succeed of famished fans . This achiever result to a sequel in 2009 , but the enfranchisement was quickly give up after the release of 2010’sSkate 3 .
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In late years , the skateboarding genre has get down to experience a return of sorting . Indie titlesSession , Skater XL , andSkateBIRDhave prompt punt enthusiast of their long - forgotten cacoethes for utmost fun telecasting games . in the first place this year , publisher Activision announcedTony Hawk ’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 , a big - budget revival of their Graeco-Roman skateboard franchise , and now EA has followed suit with their own mellow - visibility skating rebirth .
The closing moments of the2020 EA Playevent featured unexpected show from Cuz Parry and Deran Chung , members of the original EA Black Box team who developed theclassicSkatetrilogy . While they did n’t allow for anything in terms of footage , details , or even a title , they did support development on a new title in theSkatefranchise .
While the announcement was arguably untimely , since they did n’t have anything to show , fan are nonetheless tickle pink over the prognosis of a stain new title in the long - dormantSkateseries . The fact that key members of the original development team are returning to work on the game makes this even more peculiar to longtime fans who want to see theirbeloved franchisereceive the treatment it deserves .
No release particular date has been announced for the newSkategame . Since no footage was express at EA spiel 2020 and the plot is currently without so much as a title , it ’s likely theSkaterevival is still years away . There is virtually no hope ofSkate 4 , if that ’s what it will be telephone , publish in 2020 . Even a 2021 launching seems improbable , thus putting the newSkatefirmly in next - gen dominion . What was old is new again ; with newTony Hawk ’s Pro SkaterandSkategames on the horizon , as well as indie tributes likeSkateBIRD , the uttermost sport gaming genre is well on its way to make a long - overdue comeback .
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