EA announces new “skate” game coming out in Early Access on Sept. 16

It s been a long five years but the fourth event in the skate series is on the verge of being published to a wider audience Electronic Arts broadcasted that Early Access for the meeting is coming Sept and players will get to explore the four areas of San Vansterdam in a competition that has been rebuilt for this era of gaming That means the skate reboot will be free-to-play and it will follow the model of other games such as Fortnite and Marvel Rivals That means players will be able to jump in and enjoy it on the free track but they can spend money on a premium skate Pass for more items and perks That also means this entry is designed to grow with the locality The company at Full Circle is introducing seasons with the first one focusing on the s Each season will have a theme with new content such as additional tricks and features like party voice chat As for the progression of the event it sounds as though skate will follow the path of previous games in which players go around the city and tackle challenges and through that they unlock more neighborhoods and areas to skate Players will have to master the contest s main gameplay draw the Flick-it System Full Circle commented the company rebuilt it from the ground up in the Frostbite engine It s the bigger differentiator between skate and the other major skateboarding franchise Tony Hawk Whereas Activision s battle relies on button presses to do tricks skate requires players to use the right the thumbstick to perform a multitude of moves creating a more granular and more realistic experience It takes a while to master but when it does the skating experience feels more rewarding Fans will have a chance to check out the new skate when it s issued on PlayStation Xbox Series X S PlayStation Xbox One PC via Steam Epic Games Store and EA app