Electronic Arts today revealed that it is opening a new development studio called Full Circle to build the next game in the Skate series. Full Circle joins EA Sports and Respawn Entertainment as the publisher’s third developer in Vancouver.
Former Xbox Live boss Daniel McCulloch is overseeing the team as general manager.
“The fans wanted Skate to come into being again, and we want them to feel involved in the process from development to launching the game and beyond,” McCulloch said. “We want them to feel like they’re part of Full Circle.”
Full Circle also wants to bring in new talent to work on Skate.
‘We’re about having fun and making great games that people want to play with their friends. And we are looking for more developers to help us build compelling worlds for players to explore. ”
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While McCulloch is evolving, EA also brought back Skate’s core creative clues to form the next game. Both Deran Chung and Cuz Parry are back in their roles as key designers.
“We are so excited to be working on Skate again,” Chung and Parry said in a statement. “Some will say that things have come full circle.”
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It continues with EA’s investment in the Vancouver development scene, which has abundant talent. The city is a major technological hub and is still significantly more affordable than comparable U.S. cities such as San Francisco or Los Angeles. On top of that, Canada has produced some powerful skateboard names like Pierre-Luc Gagnon and Sluggo Boyce. The energy can now come from skateboarding video games.
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