I decided to give this game a try; I remember playing the demo awhile back and for under $10 at GameStop, I couldn't go wrong. I spent the first few minutes going through the rather helpful tutorial to understand the basics of how skateboarding works in the game. Being a fan of Tony Hawk's games and only really going to American Wasteland when I'm in a skateboarding mood, Skate was a big change for me. I'm still adapting, but making good progress.
There's not really a defined plot in Skate, so you're left to make assumptions - it's basically about your character getting into an accident and slowly regaining his ability to skateboard, and rises through the ranks to make a name for himself. Decent enough, but the gameplay makes up for what the game lacks in story structure.
I found myself yearning to do what I can to make money so I can buy clothes to further customize my character. I'm a little disappointed with the customization - it seems to be lacking, but this is just the first game in a trilogy, so I'm sure in Skate 2 and Skate 3, they changed a few things here and there. I appreciate the large handful of brands to choose from when it comes to purchasing clothes, shoes, and decks and wheels for your skateboard, as any skateboarding game should.
I haven't much else to say about it since I just starting playing, but it's an enjoyable game. With a stellar soundtrack, it's that much more fun.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
