EA has formed a new studio to develop the next Skate game. On Wednesday, the publisher announced the existence of Full Circle, which, like the previous Skate developer Black Box from Vancouver, Canada, is based. EA has hired Daniel McCulloch, formerly head of Xbox Live at Microsoft, to lead Full Circle as general manager. They will be joined by two veterans of the series, Deran Chung and Chris “Cuz” Parry, who according to EA will serve as the creative leadership of the game.
Hi! Yes, we are still working on the next Skate and we have officially set up a studio to prove it! https://t.co/Ha1Zf9omyI pic.twitter.com/2M3WNvzBxb
– Skate (@SkateEA) 27 January 2021
“We are working on the next evolution of Skate and are delivering an experience that will embrace and build up everything our community has found especially for the previous game,” the developer says on his website. Based on the positions that Full Circle is trying to fill, the title is still in early development. EA has not announced a release date for the next Skate game, nor on which platforms you will be able to play it.
EA has not released a new Skate game since 2010 Skate 3 and in 2013 it closed Black Box. Since then, fans of the series have bothered the publisher to issue a sequel. As recently as last year, there were rumors that the company was moving to a mobile port of Skate 3, who, as you think, was not greeted with much enthusiasm. In fact, pro skater Jason Dill captured the sentiment of everyone involved best when he said: ‘… nobody wants your stupid mobile version of Skate 3. Make Skate fucking 4 al. ‘