Electronic Arts Announces Skate 3, May 2010

I thought that Electronic Arts wasn’t going to do this, but it looks like the “Skate” series is turning into a yearly thing, which isn’t a move that I condole – I’ll talk more about that later. Anyway, Electronic Arts announced the third installment into their “Skate” franchise, Skate 3. And, unlike the first two [...]

Skate 2 Demo Coming On January 8

In 2007, EA’s Skate had proven itself to be a true competitor for Activision’s popular and long-running skate series, Tony Hawk, but what does this year hold for the title? Can EA and Black Box once again claim the crown for best skating title ever made?
Well, it looks like we are going to have to [...]

EA Shelves Plans For New Vancouver Studio

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According to GlobeAndMail, EA has decided to cancel the construction of their new gaming development studio in Vancouver, mainly because of slow holiday sales and the decline of the general economy.
“These are challenging times, they’re uncertain times for our industry and across the board,” EA spokesman Colin Macrae told The Globe [...]

Skate To Avoid Tony Hawk Syndrome?

As Electronic Arts and Black Box finish work on Skate 2 they will need to stop and think about where their title is going. That is why, the game’s associate producer for environments, Shaun Laker, told MTV how they’re planning to avoid the “Tony Hawk syndrome.”
“As long as we keep putting out great games and [...]

Need For Speed: Undercover Box-Art Revealed

Today, Black box studios revealed the official box-art for their upcoming game, Need For Speed: Undercover. There really hasn’t been much information revealed for this game, but PAXs, an upcoming game event, is still just around the corner. So maybe we can view or see some information on the game during or at the event.

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