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Skate 2 Graphics Editor

December 23, 2008

This is definitely going to be one of the better features of Skate 2, which is due out at the end of January 2009.
By using the online “EA Skate Graphics Editor”, you can design your own logos and images which can then be uploaded direct into the game and be stuck on your deck and [...]

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EA Skate Session Spots

December 22, 2008

Ok. I have something to admit. I have not yet completed EA Skate!
What?
I get too hung up skating single spots over and over again rather than cruising down hills or completing objectives set by a “homie”.  I stick to my skating roots and session a spot, then move on.
My current favorite is the [...]

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Skate 2 Intro Video

December 18, 2008

The new intro video for Skate 2 has been posted on YouTube and features the cast of the game in a somewhat low key prison scene.
Ray Barbee is the gun toting guard and Jerry Hsu sits staring at a giant panda.
It’s not quite as “in your face” as the previous intro video to EA Skate [...]

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Skitching

December 12, 2008

Ok…
I’m getting scared now.
Skitching(i.e. “ski-hitching” or “skate-hitching”) is the act of hitching a ride on the rear bumper of a car when there is ice or slick snow on the roads. It is also sometimes commonly referred to as Bumper Hitching. This can also be done with a skateboard or roller skates in urban areas [...]

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Skate 2 Video Editor

November 10, 2008

This is what I have been waiting for!  News about the EA Skate 2 skate.reel video editor!
It seems that EA and Black Box have been listening to Skate 1 players and have allowed much more control on the filming sections of Skate 2.

Static cameras (tripods)
Follow cams
Free floating cams

Check out the video below.  Lets hope that [...]

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Skate 2 – Thrasher Hall Of Meat

October 17, 2008

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

October 16, 2008

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

October 15, 2008

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

October 10, 2008

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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EA Skate 2 Gameplay – Thrasher Hall of Meat

October 9, 2008

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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