<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Electronic Arts announces that the physics-funny skateboarding sim, Skate (Skate 4), will release in early access at the end of summer 2025.</li><li>Skate is a spiritual reboot of the console-only skating series, with the last installment being Skate 3 in 2010.</li><li>The game's title is 'skate.' with a lower case 's' and a full stop, stylized as such by the publisher.</li><li>Players can sign up for the 'Skate Insider' program to playtest before the Early Access launch, with playtesting beginning on July 2nd.</li><li>The playtest will include updates to visuals, menus, tutorials, missions, cosmetics, and the city of San Vansterdam.</li><li>The game will be online-only, a decision that has raised concerns among some players regarding the free-to-play model potentially impacting gameplay.</li><li>Players can wishlist the game on Steam and are required to adhere to NDA terms to avoid sharing game content.</li><li>Skate enthusiasts have had other skateboarding games to enjoy in Skate's absence, such as OlliOlli, Skater XL, Session, Skate Story, and Skatebird.</li></ul>

Skate will release into early access at "the end of summer", say EA

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