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EA abandons the Skate trademark

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Patitoloco

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There they go, all my dreams of Skate 4 flying away


Electronic Arts has abandoned its trademark for Skate, leaving little hope for a Skate 4.

According to a United States Patent and Trademark Office (UPTO) listing, the trademark was re-upped in February 16, 2018. However, as of August 1, 2019, the company had abandoned it. A trademark can be considered abandoned when the applicant refuses to respond to correspondence from the USPTO.
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This is not a full end, but it's a dark future indeed.


EDIT: Check the threadmarks, the trademarks are still alive, they lost the one about selling digital media: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ea-abandons-the-skate-trademark.151900/post-26253679
 
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Triggerhappytel

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So does this mean an indie company could pick up the trademark and make a skateboarding game called Skate?!
 
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Lump

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It's not out of the realm of possibility for Kojima to pick up the IP now for his next game.
 
Triggerhappytel

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Also, I assume this means EA don't sell the game on any platform any more? Otherwise wouldn't they need to keep the trademark? At the very least I'm sure it wouldn't cost much to renew it and sell the game on Origin or Steam or whatever. Surely maintaining the trademark is just basic housekeeping?
 
vacantseas

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For all you PC gamers, I direct you to: Session

store.steampowered.com

Session: Skate Sim on Steam

Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands...
store.steampowered.com store.steampowered.com

It takes a while to get the controls down, but it's all about spending hours finding the right line. It's still in Early Access, but it's a lot of fun.
 
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Patitoloco

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SlumberingGiant said:
I had no idea people cared about Skate
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You clearly haven't been in EA's instagram comments.

vacantseas said:
For all you PC gamers, I direct you to: Session

store.steampowered.com

Session: Skate Sim on Steam

Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands...
store.steampowered.com store.steampowered.com

It takes a while to get the controls down, but it's all about spending hours finding the right line. It's still in Early Access, but it's a lot of fun.
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Session is good, and coming to Xbox One as well.

Also check Skater XL.
 
elyetis

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vacantseas said:
For all you PC gamers, I direct you to: Session

store.steampowered.com

Session: Skate Sim on Steam

Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands...
store.steampowered.com store.steampowered.com

It takes a while to get the controls down, but it's all about spending hours finding the right line. It's still in Early Access, but it's a lot of fun.
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Sadly it didn't meet it's multiplayer stretch goal which is why I cancelled my pledge.
 
thepenguin55

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I mean, who at EA would've even been able to make a Skate 4 let alone a GOOD Skate 4? The Skate 4 stuff always felt like a thing people tried to will into existence without considering the reality of current day EA. People would've loved Skate 4's new feature Skate Ultimate Team...
 
El-Suave

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I'm still baffled Ubisoft hasn't done anything in this space. They made (admittedly mediocre) skateboarding games before, have a studio who did something similar with Steep and they have open world cities like San Francisco, Chicago or New York already done...
 
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Patitoloco

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El-Suave said:
I'm still baffled Ubisoft hasn't done anything in this space. They made (admittedly mediocre) skateboarding games before, have a studio who did something similar with Steep and they have open world cities like San Francisco, Chicago or New York already done...
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I'm surprised as well. They like to have those weird projects from time to time, the problem is that I don't think any of those have worked sales-wise.

They could remake Shaun White Skateboarding ....
 
Jiraiya

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EA would've made another street before skate. I couldn't imagine skate game doing that well today.
 
Kingpin Rogers

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Were the games even that good as games. I played a bit of the third one and the way it controlled was decently fun but everything around that was just kinda crap. The story and challenges were just not fun. The Tony Hawk games as a full package were much better back in the day. Kinda think Skate 4 has just become a meme that people are joking about wanting.
 
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Patitoloco

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Kingpin Rogers said:
Were the games even that good as games. I played a bit of the third one and the way it controlled was decently fun but everything around that was just kinda crap. The story and challenges were just not fun. The Tony Hawk games as a full package were much better back in the day.
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Skate 3 is the worst one, mainly because it fucked up the progression. Skate 1 and 2 were really really good, it made you feel like a real street skater going Pro.
 
Perzeval

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Era, lets pool our money together, buy the trademark and make our own skate game.

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edgefusion

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Don't be too sad Skate fans, it's not like EA would make a Skate game that wasn't a live-service filled with micro-transactions, DLC and loot boxes anyway.
 
Rumenapp

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vacantseas said:
For all you PC gamers, I direct you to: Session

store.steampowered.com

Session: Skate Sim on Steam

Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands...
store.steampowered.com store.steampowered.com

It takes a while to get the controls down, but it's all about spending hours finding the right line. It's still in Early Access, but it's a lot of fun.
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And coming this month to Xbox One too in early access.
 
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