After a 15-year hiatus, a brand new Skate sport is coming in 2025

Skateboarding video games have been going by means of one other golden age the previous couple of years with contributions like and . And now new entry in probably the most beloved skateboarding franchises simply moved one step nearer to getting a launch date.

EA introduced plans for an early entry launch for a brand new Skate — merely titled skate. (decrease case, with a interval) —sport subsequent 12 months on . The replace additionally consists of some pre-alpha footage of the brand new sport that’s presently being playtested for consoles and .

Followers of the long-running Skate franchise have been receiving a stream of teases and updates since EA first introduced the brand new entry . Notably, final June EA knowledgeable followers this new title could be with microtransactions (allegedly with none “play-to-win” components although). The sport’s writer additionally launched new particulars on about the way it’s rebuilding the “Flick-It” trick management system, increasing the sport’s character customizations and implementing playtests with suggestions from the franchise’s followers.

The devs additionally revealed some fascinating particulars concerning the sport’s core narrative. The brand new Skate sport takes place within the fictional metropolis of San Vansterdam, which has been taken over by a company overlord named . Evidently M-Corp’s misdeeds are lastly catching as much as it, which means that the shreddable metropolis of San Van is open to skaters as soon as once more. A teaser video shared an replace on M-Corp’s crumbling empire starring I Suppose You Ought to Go away star and comic Tim Robinson as company lackey Richard “Richie” Dandle.