Electronic
Arts' Black Box studio announced today that it will be partnering
with skateboarding apparel brand, etnies, to bring the brand's major
skateboarding competition Goofy vs. Regular (GvR) to video gaming,
introducing the competition in its second installment of its
skateboarding franchise, the aptly
named
Skate 2.
“
The
Skate franchise has always been committed to showcasing the
spirit and soul of skateboard culture,” said Executive Producer,
Scott Blackwood. “The etnies GvR competition celebrates the fun,
creativity and talent in skateboarding today. Featuring the event as
one of the main competitions in
Skate 2 felt like a natural
integration and a perfect fit.”
The
Goofy vs. Regular competition has players lead a team of goofy stance
or regular stance pros against each other in an all-out team
competition. What are Goofy and Regular? They really just denote
which foot boarders – whether they are of the skate, snow, surf or
wake variety – use as their leading foot. Regular stance has the
left foot in front, Goofy has the right.
Skate
2 will have a lot more than just these competitions though, so
here's a short game synopsis, including GvR:
Skate
2 picks up five years after the original
Skate, a period
marred by an unspeakable disaster that left San Vanelona in ruins.
Within that time, Mongocorp rebuilt the city but their zealous
protection of private property has put a damper on the once thriving
skate population. Equipped with double the bag of tricks, gamers are
tasked to rebuild their career and revive the New San Vanelona skate
scene. With their ability to get off-board to move objects around and
with help from a crew of locals, players will embark on a mission to
take back the city, one spot at a time. Along the way, they’ll need
to get coverage, earn sponsorships, own challenges and enter
contests, including a coveted invite to etnies
GvR
competition.
Skate
2
will be available for
Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in early 2009 and has not yet been rated.
The first version of the franchise for Wii,
Skate It
will
be releasing later this fall.