EA opens Full Circle studio in Vancouver to work on Skate 4

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Previously, at EA Play 2020, welearnedthat EA was heeding the wishes of fans and bringing back the Skate franchise withSkate 4, hiring formerXbox Live head Dan McCullochas Studio GM for Skate. Now, EA is taking these plans even further, hiring for a new team that’ll be working on this Skate revival.

EA opens Full Circle studio in Vancouver, Canada with the intent to develop Skate 4. This new studio hasmany positionscurrently open, so it’ll probably be a while before we hear anything further about the game they’re working on.

“The fans wished Skate back into existence, and we want them to feel involved in the process from development to game launch and beyond,” said Studio GM McCulloch, speaking withVentureBeat. “We want them to feel like they are a part of Full Circle.”

No platforms have yet been listed for this new Skate game, so given how far out it still is, it stands to reason that Skate 4 will be available onXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, PC andPS5.

This move continues EA’s investment in the Vancouver game development scene, with Respawn Entertainmentopeninga second studio in Vancouver back in 2020. This secondary team was opened specifically to work on the popular Apex Legends free-to-play battle royale game. The main team is presumed to be working on a sequel toStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.