Electronic Arts and Full Circle share details about development of upcoming skateboarding game. For example, the Flick-It system for performing tricks has been “rebuilt” and there will be a Quick Drop function to place items in the game world in real time.

in Developer update The developer also teases a narrative element: In that story, a crew of skaters moves to the fictional city of St. Vansterdam and gets busy reclaiming public space, perhaps by placing skateable objects and structures in the city. The developer also promises that the game’s soundtrack will be updated and changed after release based on the player’s listening habits.

The upcoming skating game, called Skate, is the fourth main game and at the same time a kind of reboot of the series of the same name, although Full Circle describes it as a new platformer. The game is published by Electronic Arts. Skate will be free to play and will be funded through microtransactions. The release date has not been announced yet. The developer regularly shares developer updates and still talks about “pre-alpha” in gameplay images. Full Circle also organizes playtests.