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US: Blockbuster Sale is now live on Nintendo eShop
If you have got some spare cash to spend then you will pleased to know that the latest sale is live on the Nintendo eShop. The Blockbuster Sale runs until 9th September and there are some great smaller games on sale for excellent prices such as Skate Story, Nine Sols, Death’s Door and the Ori… Read...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 577: Stars Reach’s next generation trek
Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Stars Reach, Stormforge, MapleStory Classic World, Guild Wars 3, Palia, and Daybreak's financials, with adventures in LOTRO, City of Heroes, Skate, Palworld, and Octopath Traveler, plus a meta announcement for the site.
Skate Season 5 offers up new underflip tricks and a new big air-focused location September 8
Regular fans of the early access multiplayer sports sandbox that is Skate likely already knew that Season 5’s arrival was pushed back a couple of weeks in order to adjust progression and rewards, but that apparently wasn’t all that developer Full Circle was cooking, as the studio has taken the...
Denshattack's Free Update Challenges You to Earn Even Harder Platinum Medals on PS5
Return ticket. One of this year's big indie breakouts is Denshattack, an arcadey action game in which you blast through stages in a train that can pull off tricks like a skateboard. It takes a little bit of time to acclimatise to its controls, but once you're there, it's a super fun game that moves...
While I desperately wait for Fields of Mistria to come to consoles, Starsand Island's PS5 launch is giving me the cozy life I need right now
Starsand Island is already reeling me in with its scooters, skateboards, and sports cars
Name That Game (August 18, 2026)
Hunt nightmarish beasts through Gothic streets and string together high-scoring skate tricks with today's Name That Game quiz.
Skatesterre launch trailer – new fast-paced arcade skating game for Nintendo Switch 2
The launch trailer is here for Skatesterre. As of this week, Nintendo Switch 2 players can get their hands on the fast-paced arcade skating game. If you’re interested in exploring this one further, check out the following rundown: Players step into the shoes of Dutch skateboarder Sterre Meijer,...
Social media star Sterre Meijer on getting her own skateboarding game, online hate, and, weirdly, being mistaken for AI
The post Social media star Sterre Meijer on getting her own skateboarding game, online hate, and, weirdly, being mistaken for AI appeared first on The Escapist.
Why did Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 feature a booby trap banned by the UN?
In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, the park editor included a spike trap called a "Pungee Pit." Brian David Gilbert gets to the bottom of why Neversoft included a UN-banned guerrilla warfare tactic in their lighthearted skateboarding game.
Skatesterre: Where Classic Arcade Skateboarding Meets a New Generation
I’m Dieter from Headup, and together with Goon Squad we created Skatesterre, an arcade skateboarding game that takes you back to the golden era of the genre. Today, I will tell you about how the game came to be, why we chose to work with Sterre Meijer on this project, and where the journey from […]...
Skatesterre review: It's basically that thing you like again, but bad
Want to play Tony Hawk again, but different? And not as good?
Steam’s Greatest New Roguelite Is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Meets Beyblade
Slayblade stormed to the top of the Steam Next Fest demos list and it's out next week.
Coyote vs. Acme Review
Coyote vs. Acme shows why Looney Tunes are just as funny now as they’ve ever been, with a film that’s an amazingly meta answer to corporate shenanigans, and an hilarious anvil-dropping, rocket-skate-wearing, Batman and Joker dynamic wrapped in a legal drama.
Skate is testing out 150-player competitive block party events this weekend
While we’ve contended that the early access multiplayer playground of Skate is more like a soft launched game, the devs at Full Circle are actually going to be testing something out during this weekend: block parties, a large-scale event that will invite big swathes of players to roam parts of the...
Devolver Digital Wants To Go Private Again Following A 95 Percent Collapse In Its Share Price
The Skate Story and Serious Sam publisher blames the volatile gaming market
Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings native rendering to the PC port of the Xbox classic Skate 3
Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings the classic Xbox 360 version of Skate 3 to modern platforms, and now with a modern renderer using Vulkan (or Direct3D on Windows). Read the full article here:...
Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings native rendering to the PC port of the Xbox classic Skate 3
Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings the classic Xbox 360 version of Skate 3 to modern platforms, and now with a modern renderer using Vulkan (or Direct3D on Windows). Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
"Let's make a better world": Denshattack's developers on counterculture, biker gangs, and the optimism of fighting a mecha with a train
In hindsight, I was a fool for meeting Denshattack’s satirical, irreverent, downright countercultural sensibilities with surprise. Upbeat, even goofy as it is for a train driving game, it shares more common ground with skateboarding games, and while the commodification of skater culture is...
Thin Ice Is A "Fun New Arcade Action Experience For The Commodore 64" From Ex-Gremlin & Core Design Devs
Arrives digitally this week! A new Commodore 64 is launching later this week from the developers of Gremlin Graphics games like Bounder, Re-Bounder, Bulldog, Future Knight, and Skate Crazy. Thin Ice is expected to release tomorrow (Thursday, July 22nd) and is being developed by Christian Shrigley &...
Skate-content creator Sterre Meijer stars in new skating game, Skatesterre, ready to cause a stir when it releases next month
The post Skate-content creator Sterre Meijer stars in new skating game, Skatesterre, ready to cause a stir when it releases next month appeared first on The Escapist.
Skatesterre launches August 13
Fast-paced arcade skating game Skatesterre will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and …
One of 2026's Best Games Is Tony Hawk With Trains, and AAA Must Take Notes
Against all odds, an absolutely ridiculous game about skateboard-train hybrids has become one of the best indies of the year.
Skate Adds Its Biggest Event Yet: The Legendary X Games
With Skate's fourth season approaching its midway point, developer Full Circle is pulling out all the stops for what's sure to be the skateboarding sim's biggest event thus far: bringing the iconic X Games to the shreddable world of San Vansterdam. In a lengthy July 16 post on the game's Steam...
Skate’s X Games collab brings new challenges, skate parks, and cosmetics on July 21
The X Games are coming to a new (and not real) destination on Tuesday, July 21st: the digital skateboarding playground of Skate’s San Vansterdam. The multiplayer early access/soft launched game kicks off its collaboration with the sporting event, bringing with it new activities, goodies, and...
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