In Real Life

From Skate Video Game To Skate Park Video

Inspired by the replay modes in EA’s Skate series, friends Brandon and Darren decided to put the controllers down and go and make a real skate video just like it. So they did. This is it.


April 7, 2012
PlayStation

This Hilarious Skate 3 Glitch Compilation Will Break Your Funny Bones

Oh, you. You thought the only fun to be had in EA’s ollie-happy threequel was in racking up points and grinding rails, didn’t you? There’s more to it than that. Like launching your skater into the stratosphere, for example. Or feeling up a statue’s giant boobs. Or spooning, even.


April 5, 2012
PlayStation

The Nightmare Fuel Of Skating Game Bugs And Glitches

Sure, laugh at some of these if you want. Others will haunt your dreams tonight, so terrifying are their deformations of the human form.


August 16, 2011
In Real Life

I Like Games

Kotaku AU

“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.


July 12, 2011
News

Lend A Helping Hadouken

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


December 2, 2010
News

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

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.


October 28, 2010
News

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

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.


October 1, 2010

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

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January 20, 2010
News

Skate And Some Other Game Join Xbox 360 Games On Demand

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.


November 7, 2009

First Skate 3 Trailer And Screens

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”.