EA's Skate Is Getting A Big Update Ahead Of Next Playtest

EA's Skate Is Getting A Big Update Ahead Of Next Playtest https://ift.tt/EMDb1GJ

Skate fans, it's almost time to go back to San Vansterdam. EA and developer Full Circle have announced that the next Skate playtest is coming in early July, and it's arriving with a big visual upgrade.

As related in a new edition of The Grind, Skate's new update 0.27.0 will coincide with the next playtest on July 2. Invites will be sent out in waves for players who are signed up as Skate Insiders before June 27. After that date, registration will be closed. The new update has dramatically improved lighting, shadows, and visuals for the city of San Vansterdam, as well as more environments, animations, sound effects, graffiti, traffic, and pedestrians.

A side-by-side look at Skate's previous build and the newly upgraded visuals in the new update.

Full Circle has increased the maximum number of players per server to 150, and adjusted the in-game map to show the locations of other players. New missions and challenges are available in the new playtest, as is the Market Mile neighborhood, and progression has been overhauled.

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