Skate 3 throws down in May 2010
by David Hinkle 
{ Sep 15th 2009 at 9:39AM } 
EA is also promoting the Skate Create feature suite, an "innovative toolset that empowers gamers to truly express their skate style by creating their own graphics, videos, and skate parks," which should be available both online and offline. And if you find yourself extra anxious to fork over money for the game well before its release, a pre-order bonus in an in-game area called Black Box Distribution Skate Park should tickle your fancy. This area is none other than the "home turf of Zero, Mystery, and Fallen skate teams."
Skate 3 will be available on Xbox 360 and PS3 in May 2010.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
koehler83 @ Sep 15th 2009 9:41AM
Hey EA. Skating is done on ice.
Just sayin'
Platinum_Skeet @ Sep 15th 2009 9:52AM
This rushed sequel is just to kill the Tony Hawk franchise. Why else would you make an announcement like this a month before your biggest competitor?
Platinum_Skeet @ Sep 15th 2009 9:52AM
*biggest competitors release date*
whoops left that out
Kevin Gass @ Sep 15th 2009 9:42AM
Wait...... there was a Skate 2? where the heck have I been?
dagamer43 @ Sep 15th 2009 9:44AM
Released in January. They better not make Skate a yearly thing, as that's what killed Tony Hawk in the first place.
whylekat @ Sep 15th 2009 11:32AM
Under a rock? In a cave? On a seculded island? Deep in the woods?
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 9:44AM
Ummm Didnt skate 2 JUST come out a few months ago?? geeeeeeeeeeez...Are they trying to turn this into the Rock band/guitar hero/Madden/NBA Live/NBA 2K/MLB The Show by release it EVERY year?? its a FUCKING SKATING GAME!! Let it be for a few years until they can add something big enough to justify a new one....
Platinum_Skeet @ Sep 15th 2009 9:47AM
I only can think of a few people online that have truly mastered Skate 2 because the sheer amount of tricks. I think this is more to deflate the Tony Hawk franchise all together. I really think if Tony Hawk doesn't do well with this latest game it'll be the final nail in the coffin for them and EA's trying make sure it doesn't by pushing out a sequel before it's time...
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 9:53AM
Tony Hawks games were getting old coming out every year tho....EA is going to make that same mistake....as for that new Tony Hawk game its not gonna do shit....all because of that wonky ass board...
Punkrawk Bbob @ Sep 15th 2009 10:42AM
Skate 3 coming out in May is not too soon. For those that follow the franchise that is very far off. For those who don't follow the franchise and pick up the titles months after they come out via some resale method, who gives a shit? The title is supported by people that pick it up in the first month. EA doesn't care if you think it's too early, since you probably wouldn't buy it anyways if it was 3 years between releases.
I've destroyed skate, skate 2, and all the DLC. The learning curve is not that hard (since it's completely logical if you skate, or just think of how you manipulate the board). Skate 2 might have been rushed since a third of it was old spots touched up. It added enough tricks, modes, and spots to be worth the $60 too. This having a whole new city is awesome. I didn't care much for the hall of meat challenges though, I hope they don't keep tacking on wonky modes like that.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 11:08AM
following it or not...its still about a year after another
Odog4ever @ Sep 15th 2009 2:53PM
@ Chris D
Considering skate 2 came out in January of 2008, a year and half later for the sequel is not crazy. What innovation would they need 2+ years of development time? Natal support? A plastic skate board peripheral? I don't think so.
As far as justifying a sequel, there are a finite amount of skateboarding tricks so all they can do is add new areas to skate in, new tricks, custimization options, and improved graphics. It's based on a real sport so unless they start adding crazy shit that doesn't make sense then they are kind of limited. Do you want them to pull out and FPS skateboarding game or something?
rixalandia @ Oct 5th 2009 4:46PM
you are stupid boy yo dont know about skate stupid idiot
CHEF B0YaR G @ Oct 5th 2009 5:41PM
@Odog4ever
Granted, Skate IS somewhat limited to actual skateboarding tricks, with the control scheme they have set-up, it is complicated to translate the actual trick into joystick movements, and not sloppy button mashing techniques like Tony Hawk. Its going to be interesting to see how you will perform darkslides and kicklfip underflips(or hospital flips for that matter), without making the controls hacked. Being a huge fan of this series, I hope they fix 3 from the horrible problems that plagued 2; like the outrageous walking mechanic, where you walked like a friggin gimp. I also hope they bring it back to its root, something about skate 2 doesnt give me the same feeling skate. did. I hope they keep the same pace they have, because i like how i cant 900 kickflip a 20 set of stairs.
However, i yearn for someone who can create a true-to-life FPS Skate game, and make it work.
Platinum_Skeet @ Sep 15th 2009 9:44AM
I haven't even mastered Skate 2 yet just because the sheer amount of tricks you can do... Hopefully it's just Story Mode co-op with skate crews because adding so many more tricks will just make Skate 3 have a nearly impossible learning curve when it comes out....
Ghen @ Sep 15th 2009 11:36AM
Skate 2 was already impossible for me :( I don't want my video game to be a chore.
Mr. Joe @ Sep 15th 2009 2:07PM
i'm not too bad at skate2. i think it's a great game and put a lot of time into it. i'll have a better judge on skate3 being too soon closer to may of next year.
M. Dizzy @ Sep 15th 2009 9:48AM
I JUST got Skate 2 last week in the mail from Gamefly...haven't even put it in yet. That is not a good sign that 3 is on its way already.
Mr. Joe @ Sep 15th 2009 2:08PM
skate2 is a great game. i just hope ea doesn't suck with annual, pointless releases like their other games.
Zarile @ Sep 15th 2009 9:52AM
another site mentioned it will include the option to build a park...this is what I have been waiting for! Can't wait for this game now!
koehler83 @ Sep 15th 2009 10:04AM
You mean like in Tony Hawk 2 on PS1? Wow. What an amazing feature.
Punkrawk Bbob @ Sep 15th 2009 10:45AM
Yeah, THPS2 had build a park. That's like saying Duke Nukem 3D's map editor was the same as CoD4's builder though. You're looking at 10 years of game progression in every other facet of the game. A park builder is just icing on the cake. Now you can recreate your local parks for rainy days =)
Jack @ Sep 15th 2009 12:43PM
Building parks is great and all but WHEN WILL I GET MY CUSTOM MUSIC!?
Yes I know 360's can steam theirs anytime over any game.
But COME ON EA! What about PS3 owners? Can't you do us the favor? If we ask Sony they're just going to say, "Oh well the PS3 CAN play music while you play games! Oh, but, um, its up to the developers"
Kornkid (PSN: Kornkid25a) @ Sep 15th 2009 1:21PM
Jack... you can play music from your XMB on Skate 2. You've been able to for about 4-5 months now.
Mr. Joe @ Sep 15th 2009 2:10PM
lol @ jack. you heard about these game updates this generation? it's pretty sweet!
Jack @ Sep 15th 2009 5:13PM
@KornKid
Crap, my ignorance for the second time today kicks me in the balls. So sorry.
I skipped on Skate2 after being really put off by the character creation (demo). I yielded better results with the first one I felt. Before release I didn't find anything mentioned the ability to play music from the XMB so being a twat, I put it lower on my to-play list.
Fuck, looks like I know what I'm renting next.
Thief @ Sep 15th 2009 10:01AM
I just pray to god they don't go too nuts making it OMGEXTREMESKATING111!!!
Neuromancer @ Sep 15th 2009 10:03AM
I liked the controls of .skate (get it right people) but was never able to beat it. It just got too hard. Does anyone know if 2 was any easier?
ToadStoolPorridge @ Sep 15th 2009 10:43AM
I beat both 100% and I have to say that they both had their challenges that were hard, but in a "stupid" way. Each game had about 1 or 2 challenges that made you feel like you were just wasting your time trying to beat them because they were a) impossibly hard and b) just boring. I liked Skate more than Skate 2 because I felt like the first one captured the skateboarding scene better and the second one almost felt like it sold out and tried to be too extreme. 2 was still fun and enjoyable with things like the Murderhorn and the new X-Games park, but I definitely enjoyed Skate more. I feel like Skate 3 might be the nail in the coffin for the series for me
Punkrawk Bbob @ Sep 15th 2009 10:47AM
2 was much easier. Instead of having to land a specific trick into specific grind then do a specific flip trick out... They'll just give you "flip in, grind, flip out and score X points".
Only two missions really gave people trouble on Skate 2. G.I.R.L. and the alien manual.
Neuromancer @ Sep 15th 2009 10:49AM
^That's the problem, events where I had to land a single specific trick.
Kat @ Sep 28th 2009 12:21AM
@Neuromancer
Wikipedia sums up the confusion in four words:
"Skate (marketed as skate.) [...]"
It's not ".skate", it's "Skate" (with a capital "S" and no initial period). You're thinking of the logotype on the first game, which is "skate." (with the period at the end and the name rendered in all lowercase). In no event is ".skate" correct. It's not .hack after all.
The series (and the first game) are called "Skate", despite the style of the logotype (just like Call of Duty is not CALL OF DUTY just because the name is rendered in all-caps on the game box) Annoyingly, PlayStation 3 was officially to be rendered as PLAYSTATION 3 up until the rebranding with the release of the Slim... but I digress.
Source: http://skate.ea.com/
If you're going to be pedantic, at least be right. =)
Sidebuster @ Sep 15th 2009 10:11AM
They need to make it more like Thrasher: Skate and Destroy (the best skating game in the world).
Frank @ Sep 15th 2009 12:05PM
Thrasher was my first experience with ragdoll physics. Very clippy, but still prototypical ragdoll.
I kinda miss that game...
captainprotonx @ Sep 15th 2009 10:12AM
We need a new SSX. A real food follow-up to 3.
Skateboarding seems fun, but flying from a avalanche seems more satisfying.
ToadStoolPorridge @ Sep 15th 2009 10:44AM
Give this man a hand. SSX games were some of the best I have ever, and probably will ever, play.
captainprotonx @ Sep 15th 2009 10:13AM
food = good
...Someone is eating a pork-roll in my area. It invaded my brain.
rojosucio @ Sep 15th 2009 10:16AM
I guess I am one of the few who is really excited to see one of my favorite franchises come out sooner rather than later. Its only going to have been a year and a half! Hell, I'd buy a new skate game every October just like Hawk back in the day.
It was not releasing every year that killed the Hawk series; it was the direction they took their game. And that direction happened to be straight off a cliff when they started including things like jackass etc.
I'm really excited to hear this news. It made my morning.
Punkrawk Bbob @ Sep 15th 2009 10:37AM
I'm right there with you. I played the shit out of skate and skate 2 (100% cheevies on both, with well over a hundred hours of play on both).
Honestly, I've been dying for Skate 3. Glad they're going somewhere new, and super glad that they've added dark slides to the trick bag. Wonder what else will be added.
Rocket Raccoon @ Sep 15th 2009 10:18AM
I hope to god that they fix the glitches that cause players to get absurd scores out of nowhere... I haven't played .Skate 2 for a while so it 'might' be fixed now, but I doubt it...
Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Sep 15th 2009 10:19AM
Amen to that. Every time you play Hall of Meat (easily the greatest mode ever implemented in a skateboarding game), you have to go on faith that someone won't be a complete d-bag and exploit that glitch.
Personally, I love when they try to do it, and end up failing in the process.
MystileArmor @ Sep 15th 2009 11:38AM
That glitch is fixed, cheaters can still cheat, but their scores won't count. It's still a bit wonky, but the idea is there.
Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Sep 15th 2009 10:18AM
Skate 3 > Tony Hawk Ride
And I agree. I think this sequel is a little unwarranted so soon. Skate as already proven it's a far superior skateboarding game when compared to the most recent entries in the Tony Hawk series. There's no reason to rush a sequel for the fear that Ride will actually be a competitor (lol).
Mr. Joe @ Sep 15th 2009 2:13PM
i hope ride fails so they know to take their time on this. i want skate3 to be grand.
Rocket Raccoon @ Sep 15th 2009 10:21AM
Yeah, there is nothing more satisfying than someone crumpling to the ground like they passed out and getting a score of zero.
baby sea tuna @ Sep 15th 2009 10:24AM
EA is the new Activision is the new EA.
Either way, I've never played either of the previous Skate games (and hear that they're quite good) so as long as this comes out in a dry patch I'll probably pick it up. You'd think they'd wait for Natal though.
Punkrawk Bbob @ Sep 15th 2009 10:35AM
Natal would ruin this... The whole base of skate is the control scheme. If you're going to throw out the foundation of the game, you might as well make a new game.
arrrgh @ Sep 15th 2009 11:10AM
Here's hoping they bring the gameplay back up to par with the original Skate.
IMO Skate 2 was abysmal, it felt like they added so much (which is great) that the underlying quality of the gameplay, and the tight animations from the first game were lost
Excited to see if they can bring the greatness of the original back
kevinkyyro @ Sep 15th 2009 11:17AM
Man, I wish they would improve on the skaters' styles and make it vary between the different skaters. It kind of sucks that the third Skate is coming out and everyone still has the same exact trick animations. Also, you better be able to land any grab in any grind because I was so disappointed not to be able to do crail slides and crunt slides in Skate 2.
Mr. Joe @ Sep 15th 2009 2:16PM
i'm an rpg nut so excuse this comment but i really wanted the single player campaign to be more about learning the tricks and getting better at them. have animation sets for how skilled your skater is. as you progressed through the campaign, you could easily land the tricks you repeatedly abused. it seemed weird to me that the skater could go out and do any trick available from the start. yeah, rpg... maybe?