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4:30PM August 16, 2011 | Mark Serrels

“Two hours in,” I tweeted, absently, “and Bastion isn’t quite clicking with me. I think I’m dead inside.”

A wide spectrum of responses followed – some agreeing with me, others claiming I was an idiot for not succumbing to the game’s various charms. More »


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Lend A Helping Hadouken

4:20AM July 12, 2011 | Max Abrams

Can’t get enough Street Fighter? Love making a positive impact in the world? Then today’s your lucky day. More »


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Skateboarding ‘Has Run Its Course’ As A Top Video Game Format

5:00AM December 2, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The heyday of skateboarding games is past, the head of EA, the company that makes Tony Hawk rival franchise Skate, told Kotaku in an interview this week. More »


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Annual EA Layoffs Hit NBA, Skate Teams Hardest, Sources Say

11:30AM October 28, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

EA has issued its latest round off layoffs today, describing them as “season roll-offs,” which sounds much more pleasant. According to sources claiming knowledge of the situation, EA Canada, developer of Skate and NBA Elite, bore the brunt of those cuts. More »


Did You Know EA’s Skate Games Were This Hilarious?

11:00AM October 1, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/e2UXDn_bB20&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); As a lapsed fan of the skating video game, I dedicated little personal interest to Electronic Arts’ Skate series. What a mistake that was, because as this lowlight reel shows, Skate is great comedy. More »


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Skate And Some Other Game Join Xbox 360 Games On Demand

3:30PM January 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The library of Xbox 360 games available “on demand” has expanded by two today with the addition of EA’s original Skate and Brave? Brave: A Warrior’s Tale? Something like that. More »


First Skate 3 Trailer And Screens

3:40AM November 7, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Here are the first batch of screens for Skate 3, along with a trailer featuring a horribly edited version of Steel Panther’s “Eyes of a Panther”. More »


Yup, Looks Like There’ll Be A Skate 3

2:00AM July 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Sounds like EA are already hard at work on Skate 3. Not the most shocking thing you’ll read today, since it is an EA title, but still, it’s a great series, so news of more games is always welcome. More »


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Skate 2 Demo To Grind, Fall Then Smash Into 360s On January 8

10:30PM January 2, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

I picked up Skate on the cheap with some post-Christmas cash. Am absolutely loving it. Can’t remember the last time skateboarding in a game was so much fun. So I’m looking forward to Skate 2!

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How Skate Plans On Not Becoming The Next Tony Hawk

9:00PM December 10, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

I love Skate. I love it because it’s about skating, and not about riding toilets with Jackass characters. Which, while we’re on the subject, is the reason I stopped playing Tony Hawks.

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