Skate 4 is now just skate. and will be free-to-play with microtransactions Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Skate 4 is now just skate. and will be free-to-play with microtransactions Master of pop shove-its News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on July 15, 2022 14 comments It's been more than two years since EA announced their next Skate game, but the devs at Full Circle have sat down to share some more info on what to expect from it. Annoyingly for folks like us who have to write about it, they've decided to drop the capital S and add a completely unnecessary full stop to its new name. Yep, it's no longer Skate 4, but "skate.". At least it's going free-to-play. Watch on YouTube skate. is an upcoming free-to-play instalment in EA's Skate series, but it's not a reboot. skate. creative director Cuz Parry gathered some of the senior figures at Full Circle, along with Skate Twitch streamer Brandon Thomas to discuss where the game's at. Literally, in this case, because they unveiled the name of the city the new game is set in: San Vansterdam. Because of course. Parry says this is a whole new city and not a retread of the first Skate's San Vanelona. Still makes me think of the shoes, though. Parry explained that the game's not Skate 4 because it isn't a sequel. He also revealed there won't be a Skate 5 or 10, because this isn't an "iterative title". "We're going to listen to what you guys say over the course of time, and put the features that you guys want into it," he said. You can expect events and seasonal content drops, according to Full Circle's head of product management Isabelle Mocquard. Hey, it's 2022. Launch is a way off though, as the ongoing closed playtests are the "pre-pre-pre-alpha" build according to executive producer Mike McCartney. Answering a question from Thomas, Full Circle's general manager Dan McCulloch confirmed there will be microtransactions. McCulloch said they were following four main rules to make this fair: no pay to win, no map areas locked behind paywalls, no paid loot boxes, and no paid gameplay advantages. Mocquard said the devs had looked at free-to-play titles for good and bad examples, singling out Apex Legends for praise. "It's mostly about cosmetics and convenience," she said. Here's hoping skate. will follow suit. Twelve years have passed since Skate 3, but it's only now we've started to hear a bit more about this new one. Earlier this month, a cracked version of its closed playtest has been circulating online along with footage of the work-in-progress game, but Full Circle also released a 'We're still working on it' video a couple of weeks back. Now, we've got this dev chat. It's still early days for skate., but the game is coming to PC along with Xboxes and PlayStations. You also can register to become a skate. insider here, which lets you sign up to be part of closed playtests for the game. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here