EA’s Skate is now open for playtesting: here’s how to try it

Electronic Arts’ long-awaited skateboarding game Skate is almost here, set to release in early access in the spring. But avid gamers can tear it apart even before that. A closed play test is conducted, and EA is inviting players to register for an invite.

The playtest is available for PC as well as Xbox and PlayStation, according to the site EA’s Playtest site For the game, the publisher says it has increased the number of players invited to try Skate before its early release. Those who participate are promised a skateboard and in-game sticky rewards.

The caveats are that the playtest is closed and participants are not allowed and should post any screenshots or streams of the playtest online Agree to the terms From the program. EA says playtesters will provide feedback and “help shape the future of skating.” (Lowercase is EA’s capitalization style in the game.)

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The new game will join an increasingly crowded market of so-called live service games — ones that are actively and gradually updated and often feature events — which includes Epic Games’ Fortnite, EA’s Apex Legends, and Epic Games’ recently released Marvel Rivals. NetEase Games. Essam is Many long-running games like this close in 2025 Including The Simpsons: Tapped Out and UFC 3. The only two games that played EA page coming soon It is Split Fiction, a cooperative action-adventure game, and Plants vs. Zombies 3.

One of her biggest recent successes was The ongoing power of The Sims 4which became free-to-play in 2022. It added 15 million players in 2024 despite the game being 10 years old.

He was skating It was first announced as Skate 4 in 2020but not much was heard about the title until last summer, when A Trailer featuring I Think You Should Quit comedian Tim Robinson It was released as part of Summer Game Fest. The previous game in the series, Skate 3, debuted in 2010.

The game’s official website includes developer notes and videos, but the latest has been posted It was June 2024. Skate will be free to play with cosmetic microtransactions.