Skate 3 News

EA Canada, Black Box reportedly see NBA Elite, Skate development teams cut; up to 100 may have been pink-slipped; EA admits "season roll-offs" of payroll.

April top performer Splinter Cell: Conviction drops out of NPD top-20 report as Capcom's Lost Planet 2 narrowly misses top 10.

Big sales of Take-Two's Western adventure can't stop US industry slide; UFC 2010 and Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake also chart; PSP sells under 60,000.

Project Natal ship dates, EA's controversial Online Pass, Skate 3 reviews, Little Big Planet 2 previews, and a video retrospective of the Tron and Halo phenomenon are all on tap this week.

EA Sports' latest skateboarding effort joins Capcom's sci-fi shooter, Age of Conan expansion, Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY edition in stores.

EA's latest skateboarding game ollies its way to retail; 250GB Xbox 360 HDD released for A$199.99.

EA Black Box returns with team-oriented skateboarding sim in two months on Xbox 360 and PS3.

$788 million in earnings can't keep megapublisher out of the red; workforce slashed by 17%, development pipeline cut in half; Need for Speed Shift ships 2.5 million.

[UPDATE 3] Publisher slashes staff by 17 percent to save $100 million annually, to focus on higher-margin titles; reductions at Skate, Madden, and Dante's Inferno devs; over one-third Mythic reportedly pink-slipped.

Rumors of bids by Microsoft, Warner send Madden and UFC Undisputed publishers' share prices skyward.

EA's skateboarding series places heavy emphasis on team play; hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year.