It’s time for your lunchtime musical interlude, courtesy of this new trailer for Destineer’s snowboarder Stoked, featuring the music stylings of pop punk band Quietdrive with “Deliverance”.
Stoked features five mountains that you can snowboard all over after being helicoptered in.
These screens from Bongfish Interactive’s open-world snowboarding game Stoked do their best to show off the terrain and character models, but obviously can’t really do justice to the game’s main USP – the dynamic weather system.
Nice shots, though. As ever, pinches of salt should be kept within easy reach but if those are really in-game then this could be one to watch.
It’s advertising! It’s a game feature! It’s both! Microsoft has announced that they are teaming up with action sports footware and apparel brand etnies, noted for being far too hip for capital letters, to bring their Goofy vs. Regular skateboarding competition to Skate 2. If I were a vp of marketing at etnies I would be so stoked right now. “I was stoked when EA committed to putting our etnies Goofy vs. Regular event in their new game! GvR is one the best skate contests of the year and has created some of the most hype and friction over the past 5 years,” said Don Brown, senior vice president of marketing for Sole Technology and goofy footed skateboarder. “The original Skate was incredibly popular, so we’re really proud to be a part of Skate 2.”
See? He’s completely stoked about all of the hype and friction that is bound to ensue. Skate culture is so rad.
It looks like Shaun White may have a bit of competition. While Destineer’s upcoming snowboarder Stoked wasn’t built using the Assassin’s Creed engine (and it doesn’t sport a Wii version with Balance Board support), it does have some things going for it. First off, it was created with the help of snowboarding movie creator Absinthe Films.
“It’s all about defining your riding style and crafting the line that suits you,” said Peter Anthony Chiodo (“Tony”), Destineer’s Director of Product Development. “Stoked leaves well-worn resorts behind and gives players absolute freedom to ride wherever they want and trick off of anything they can find in some of the most famous backcountry locations the world has to offer. Gameplay is focused on style and finesse, not button mashing; Destineer and Bongfish have created a game that looks and plays like a snowboarding movie.”
Adds Patrick “Brusti” Armbruster, co-founder of Absinthe Films: “Developing a snowboard video game has always been a dream of mine. There are endless synergies between a snowboard film production and a game developer that were just waiting to be activated. Bongfish and Destineer have realised this potential, and have shown a real passion for snowboarding, and together we’ve worked to bring snowboarding luminaries from across the planet together for this project.”
Stoked includes five famous mountains featuring over 45 square miles of open terrain in each location, hidden drop points for helicopter starts, dynamic weather, multiplayer support and tons of real world pro riders. Among the list: Travis Rice, Nicolas Mueller, Wolle Nyvelt, Annie Boulanger, Romain de Marchi, Tadashi Fuse, Gigi Ruef, and Bjorn Leines.
Stoked is scheduled for release in November. More details on the jump.
