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Skate 2 Pro Skater Video List

Hi! It looks like you are new here. If you like what you see, subscribe to my RSS feed or send me a message!EA have rolled out the list of the Pro skaters taking part in the next installment of the Skate franchise.Favorites like Danny Way and Rob Dyrdek are present as are many new [...]

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The Skaters That Make Up Plan B And An Introduction To The Team

In 1991 some of the best pros wanted to start something new that nobody has seen before! They called it Plan B Skateboards! Mike Tenasky was the leader of Plan B. He got some of the best pros at the time including Danny Way, Matt Hensley, Mike Carroll, Sean Scheffey, and Rick Howard. Plan B Skateboards [...]

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Tony Hawk Skateboard Hero

It can be said that Activision is currently in the wings of the Skateboarding game genre after getting it’s ass well and truly kicked by EA and Black Box when they released Skate last year. Activision is an established software house with an amazing back catalog of games and they are certainly not going to take [...]

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Skate 2 - Thrasher Hall Of Meat

Phew.. Do you think I will ever tire of posting videos of Skate 2? Here, the EA/Black Box team talk about the Thrasher Hall Of Meat functions in the new game.  It looks like we will get to control the rider as they spank, crunch, mangle and graze their way to a faceplant on the concrete below. I’m [...]

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Santa Cruz - Streets On Fire Video

Another amazing “old” skate video here. Santa Cruz - Streets On Fire. This video will probably be most remembered for the Natas Kaupas section in the back streets of LA.Natas was once the person who was able to ollie the highest and his signature deck had such a small tail it was hard not to pop a [...]

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Powell Peralta Public Domain Video

Thanks to Chandler, who commented on the Why Skate 2 Will Suck post - for reminding me of the Powell Peralta classic video - “Public Domain”. When this video came out I was in the midst of my skating prime.  I’m sure we had a friend who bought this and we kept on borrowing it all [...]

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EA Skate 2 Gameplay

Here are all the 3 parts of the Gamespot EA Skate 2 game play videos stitch together. Looks amazing! Things I have noticed: I think the camera angle is better too - seems better being lower down. The character animation is excellent! Lets hope that the video editing part of the game will be better this time.

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Speed Skating Basics

Speed skating has become a very popular winter sport, but some critics claim it is simply too dangerous for people to be engaging in. Many people enjoy watching speed skating during the Winter Olympics and then want to engage in the activity on their own without proper training. The speed of a person in this [...]

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EA Skate 2 Gameplay - Thrasher Hall of Meat

Whoa!  Another EA Skate 2 video! This time it shows the Hall Of Meat mini-game where you try to mash yourself over the edge of a bridge to beat your mates in seeing who can screw themselves up the most. You also get to see some cool footage of handplants, footplants and other “off the board” related [...]

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Skate 2 trailer - Skatepark Session

Man!  EA are really knocking out these teaser videos on the cusp of the Mid November release of EA Skate 2. This trailer shows a skate park session with 2 skaters, demoing some nice moves. Lots of reverts and slides to fakie. A few OTT tricks and airs - but that is part of the fun! Enjoy!

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