EA Community Manger Daniel Lingen made a simple, yet interesting tweet earlier.  “#Skate4” Obviously the short tweet has got fans of the Skate series excited for the possibility of an announcement of a fourth game in the series.
Of course, this just might be a tease by @HuskyHog and EA might not have any plans to announce or release another game in the series. Â Fans did get to go back and revisit the Skate series on current consoles with Skate 3 hitting backwards compatibility on Xbox One.Â
With the recent release of a sub-par return of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series fans of skateboarding titles have been talking more and more about this series. Â Back when it was introduced by Black Box, it brought forward a interesting control scheme unlike any title before it. Â The control scheme used the analog sticks to perform tricks and it was a lot of fun to play because of this control style. Â As the series progressed it introduced new gameplay elements and online features.
Unfortunately, back in 2012 EA layed off a bunch of the developers at EA Black Box and even renamed the studio Quickline Games. Â The developers that were responsible for the previous three games may not be handling Skate 4 (if this is even a real thing and not cruel tease).
Like many series that fans clamor for sequels, Skate 4 has been one that fans have been vocal about. Â EA’s social media accounts get regularly bombarded by messages to bring back the Skate series. Â With GDC, PAX, and E3 just around the corner, perhaps they’ve got a surprise up their sleeves regarding Skate 4.
If not Lingen, got some ‘splaining to do.
