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We’ve been seeing a good deal of hints and pre-release promotional content for the latest iteration of the Skate gaming series. Even though the new game was expected to be called Skate 4, Full Circle and Electronic have confirmed that the game will simply go by skate. (with the period included). This makes a lot of sense as this is the name that adorns posters and images on the game’s official website. 

The biggest and most exciting bit of news, however, is that skate. will be a free-to-play game and won’t have any pay-to-win features. This is a milestone for Electronics Arts, given how much the company has commercialized its other offerings, such as the exorbitant amount you’d have to shell out to own all of the expansion, game, and stuff packs in The Sims 4.

The next chapter in the Skate series will have microtransactions, but we have it on good authority that in no way, shape, or form are these going to have anything to do with paid loot boxes. 

All this and more formed part of the premiere episode of The Board Room, a new series where fans of the franchise can get a glimpse into the development of the next-generation Skate experience. The team behind the new game also answered numerous questions posed by the community of players.

The developers spoke at length about the microtransaction feature that skate. will implement. We assume that these will primarily be centered around cosmetic features, as some of the finer points of the game are taking inspiration from another Electronic Arts title. Apex Legends. 

The team also discussed platforms and confirmed that as well as coming to PC, the game will also be available on current and next-gen consoles. The new Skate experience will also feature two mechanics that should be staples in modern gaming, cross-play, and cross-progression. 

Unfortunately, we don’t have a release date for the game yet. The most that the developers said about that is that it will be released ‘when its ready.’ If you’re itching to play the new title, however, you’re in luck. As part of the development process, Full Circle and EA are implementing closed skate. playtests for insiders. Players will experience a pre-pre-pre-alpha build of the game and be required to provide feedback throughout development.

In 2020, Electronic Arts announced a reboot of their highly-popular Skate series. In 2021, the company formed a new studio, Full Circle, that would develop the title. Now, in 2022, EA has finally broken its silence on the subject of Skate once more. 

Recently, we had an announcement from Full Circle concerning the state of Skate. The studio described the game as being in a ‘pre-pre-pre-alpha’ stage of development. Alongside the announcement, the studio also released media showing off various aspects of gameplay in this early developmental stage. 

From what we can see in the trailer, a great deal of texturing and polishing has already been done. However, the studio is not shy with the less finalized content it shows off. The trailer basically shows us a little of what the game might look like when it’s done, and a lot of what it looks like in its current state.

We see primitive rigging, untextured models, and bare-bones environments. One other detail that we see in the trailer is the dense concentration of figures interacting with one another. This potentially hints at Skate featuring a rather hefty player count when the servers go live. 

The most interesting aspect of the early development announcement however is that the EA and Full Circle are opening up Insider registrations for the Skate reboot. This means that fans of the game will have a never-seen-before opportunity to play the game in its early pre-pre-pre-alpha stage and provide the developer with invaluable feedback.

EA recently allowed high-profile YouTubers to contribute to the redesign of numerous characters in The Sims 4, but this is far more impressive. Essentially, this is an opportunity for players to shape the game before it even launches officially. 

‘We’re very early in the development of skate. and are bringing players into the game much sooner than is the norm in our industry. We’re incredibly passionate about skate. and want to ensure we’re building the best possible game, and that’s why we want you playing and providing feedback early enough for us to make meaningful decisions and changes ahead of a worldwide launch.’ 

If you’d like to register for closed playtesting of the Skate reboot, head to the EA registration portal. In other EA news, we’ve recently just seen the launch of the new Werewolves pack for The Sims 4! Don’t get too excited though; as has been the trend for quite some time now, EA has released the pack without attending to major bugs.