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Sometimes video games make the leap from consoles to the iPhone/iPod Touch brilliantly. Sometimes the landing isn't as smooth, but still satisfying. And sometimes the end result is simply horrible. More »
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EA Mobile passes along a set of new screenshots showing off three big titles they're bringing to the iPhone in the coming months - Skate-It, Mirror's Edge, and The Sims 3 World Adventures. More »
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Combine a sport that requires you to shift your body weight atop a board and a peripheral that requires you to do the same and you've got a match made in heaven, right? More »
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When I first saw Skate It during a press event in San Francisco earlier this year I was enamored. More »
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This crop of Skate It screens shows some of the character models tricking out in a variety of the game's locations as they try to win Thrasher Magazine’s coveted Skater of the Year award. More »
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The "Best Wii Game" of the Games Convention in Leipzig is hitting stores next month, with EA Montreal and Black Box announcing the official release date for Skate It, the Nintendo Wii and DS installments of EA's fledgling skateboarding series. Both versions will be shipping out November 19th in North America, with the European versions coming a day later on the 20th. More »
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I firmly believe that the most important aspect of a skateboarding title is its soundtrack. There was a point in time where my MP3 collection consisted solely of music from Activision's Tony Hawk series, and now EA has revealed the soundtrack for both Skate 2 and Skate It, consisting mainly of songs I already own. The press release tosses out the word eclectic, which is quite fitting. You've got your Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Motorhead, peacefully coexisting with the likes of LL Cool J, Wu Tang Clan, and Public Enemy. You've got Sly and the Family Stone, Suicidal Tendencies, and The Clash. Hell, even the songs I don't know are better just by being in the same list. Hit the jump for the full soundtrack listing, keeping in mind that the songs with the asterisk next to them are the ones that are in both the Skate 2 and Skate It games. Even if you don't give a damn about the game it would make an excellent playlist for your next neighborhood barbecue. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5067545&view=rss&microfeed=true There's plenty of rail grinding, skateboarding trick action in this new Skate It trailer. Yeah, it won't have the graphics of Skate or Skate 2, but the control scheme still kind of intrigues me. If nothing else, Skate It seems like it's surely worth a try. Look for it on store shelves November 17th for Wii and DS. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059451&view=rss&microfeed=true This trailer for the Wii version of Skate It shows off some of the exotic locations where It may be Skated. You got your London (red phone boxes - you don't find THOSE anywhere else), Paris (or Blackpool — hard to tell at this resolution), Barcelona (no Gaudi grinding, sadly), Rio (sand) and Shanghai (chinese-looking benches). More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5049189&view=rss&microfeed=true Even though 64% of those who bought Wii Fit have it collecting dust in their closet, the new controls of Skate It using the Wii balance board look, well, promising. In the latest trailer we get another quick look at the Wii version of the game. I'm personally going to take my balance board in my yard and start practicing for this.The neighbors will love it. The game will be hitting the Wii and Nintendo DS this upcoming holiday season. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042677&view=rss&microfeed=true We gave you an early look at Skate 2 a few weeks ago, now we look at the controls for Skate It. I am really excited to see how the Wii remote works as a skateboard. It sounds like they are going the same route SSX Blur took on the Wii. Expect it this holiday on Wii and Nintendo DS. More »
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As posted earlier, Kotaku's own Mike "Michael" McWhertor was impressed with Skate It's straight forward incorporation of the Wii Balance Board. But for some, maybe just the regular Wii Balance Board isn't enough to get them in the mood for skating. Maybe they want something to sexy the board up. You know, like some sort of snap-on peripheral. Nothing's been announced by EA, but rumors persist Skate It will ship with something like that. When asked if such Balance Board peripheral exists, EA replied: More »
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We hope you're ready for a world in which all games are controlled with your feet, because following the success of Wii Fit and the welcoming of the game's Balance Board peripheral by third-party developers, it's only going to ramp up from here. Fortunately, in the case of the Skate It at least, playing games with your feet may not be such a bad thing. It has the potential to be about as awkward as any attempt to ride a skateboard, if it's your first time, but you might be surprised at how easily one can pull off nose manuals and nollie kickflips within minutes. More »
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I was blown away with how fun it was to mess around with the early build of Skate It with the Wii Balance Board that Electronic Arts had on display last week during their event. The controls were fun, easy to pick up and felt much more rewarding when you pulled off a trick than doing the same with two thumbsticks or a remote waggle. More »
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Skate It is the newly announced version of EA's Skate for the Nintendo Wii and DS, and while Crecente did an excellent job of explaining the controls yesterday in his hands-on report, EA saw fit to release videos showing how things are done in the world of Skate It. Interestingly enough the two videos feature no actual gameplay, rather showcasing a real-life skater performing the moves with the controls displayed in a tiny box in the lower right corner. In fact, both the Wii and DS versions of the vid feature the same song and the same video, with only the control boxes replaced. Way to go the extra mile there. Hit the jump for the DS version of the clip. More »
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Standing on the tiny white stage set up in front of the back bar of Supperclub last night, a drink sloshing nearly out of its glass in one hand, Skate It executive producer Scott Blackwood promised not to use the phrase "built from the ground up" while explaining his game. More »
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It won't come as any surprise that EA is planning Wii and Nintendo DS "spin off" versions of its skateboarding franchise skate—IGN spilled the beans accidentally in April—but you might be surprised at how good it looks. It might not be on par visually with the Xbox 360 and PS3 entries, but Skate It, at least based on the trio of screen shots IGN secured, looks pretty good. More »
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We may have a good idea what those Skate "extensions" are that EA Games president Frank Gibeau teased a couple months ago, as IGN reported earlier today that Skate It, a spin-off planned for the Nintendo DS and Wii, was in the works. Curiously, IGN has since pulled that report, hinting that either that information was wrong or not yet deemed fit to print by the powers that be. More »
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