A Skate 4 release date still hasn’t been set, but we’re starting to get a much clearer picture of what EA’s long-awaited and much-anticipated skating simulator will look like come launch. We now know it’ll be free-to-play whenever it lands, for example, and that it’ll support cross-platform play with cross-progression …
Read More »Skate 4 is free-to-play
EA has announced that Skate 4 (or just ‘skate.’ if you prefer) will be a live service, free-to-play game due to launch across PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms with cross-play and cross-progression. The news comes as part of a new developer stream, in which the devs insist that the game …
Read More »EA asks Skate 4 fans not to download cracked playtest, confirming the cracked playtest is real
After a cracked build of Skate 4 – or simply ‘skate.’ as EA desperately wants us to call it – appeared in the wild, the developers are asking players not to download it, effectively confirming that the leak is real. “We’re aware of an earlier version of the game that …
Read More »Skate 4 is leveraging its own hype to entice fans and newcomers alike
“People are playing, and we’re listening,” says the narrator in the latest Skate 4 pre-alpha trailer. For me, that statement alone is as important as anything EA and Full Circle, or the game’s coinciding fan-driven hype train, has given would-be players in more than 10 years. The world of …
Read More »Skate 4 playtest sign-ups are now open and we finally have official gameplay
Skate 4 playtests are now officially coming, and you can sign up today. The official Skate Twitter shared the news earlier today, along with just over a minute of gameplay footage described as “pre-pre-pre-alpha.” A video disclaimer stresses that “things might look a little differently than you’re expecting, but we’re …
Read More »Skate 4 playtests are reportedly due to take place next month
EA has reportedly begun sending out Skate 4 playtesting emails, perhaps suggesting we might get more information about the highly anticipated game soon. As reported by several fans online, including well-known leaker Tom Henderson, the playtest is due to take place from July 5 until July 8, 2022, and those …
Read More »Skate 4 will reportedly let you shred with friends in custom skateparks
Skate 4 will reportedly let friends team up to build their own skateparks together in an online free skate mode. Following a Skate 4 pre-alpha footage leak on Wednesday from current playtests, VentureBeat reporter Jeff Grubb took to his show GrubbSnax (opens in new tab) (via VGC (opens in new …
Read More »Skate 4 leak reveals 30 seconds of pre-alpha footage
A recent Skate 4 leak reveals a little over 30 seconds of pre-alpha footage. As spotted by VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb, the footage was leaked via a burner account on Odysee (opens in new tab). It shows the player character skating around an urban area grinding on rails and performing tricks …
Read More »Skate 4 release date could be “soon” says EA
Skate 4 will apparently launch “soon,” and will feature user-generated content. That’s according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson, speaking earlier this week during an earnings call. Discussing Use-Generated Content, Wilson saidIt has been at the very center of the Sims for a long time, it’s at the very center of …
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