EA ANNOUNCES SOUNDTRACK FOR SKATE
Features Popular Songs from Hit Bands Including Nirvana, the White Stripes and Gang Starr as well as Exclusive Tracks Created by World Renowned DJs
CHERTSEY, UK. – June 13, 2007 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the complete track listing in SKATE which is set to release Autumn 2007 on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system. SKATE boasts 45 songs from some of the most influential and celebrated artists including David Bowie, Nirvana, N.W.A. and The Ramones. The game also features 18 exclusive tracks from mixing mastermind XXXChange, skateboarding’s very own legend, Tommy Guerrero, as well as other world renowned DJs.
“The soundtrack for SKATE is a direct reflection of true outlaw skateboard culture," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA. “It's a throwback to the days of underground skateboard videos when skaters created their own soundtracks that raided every genre of music. In that spirit, we talked to hardcore skaters around the country to help pick many of the songs for SKATE. Real recognizes real, and this soundtrack is a straight-up tribute to a culture like no other.”
SKATE is the closest thing to skateboarding without actually putting your feet on a board. With innovative Flickit controls that take advantage of the dual analog sticks and the ability to sculpt tricks that define your own style, SKATE delivers an authentic boarding mecca like no other videogame. Players will explore, find, and own the best spots in the fictitious city of San Vanelona while listening to a soundtrack that’ll get them up and moving. As they cruise through this enormous city, players will capture footage to show off their own style with friends across the world.
Agent Orange - No Such Thing
Airbourne - Let's Ride
Bad Brains - I Against I
Band of Horses - The Funeral
Beat Beat Beat - Sinking Slow
Black Flag - Six Pack
Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions
Challenger - Input the Output
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
David Bowie - Queen B****
Dead Prez - Hip Hop
Devo - Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy
Eddie Rap Life - Push Your Wood
Eric B & Rakim - Juice (Know the Ledge)
Escalera - Go It Alone
Filthy Thieving Ba****** - Lords Of The Avenues
Gang Starr - Now You're Mine
H.I.T - Drama
Mac Mall - Perfect Poison
Motorhead - We Are Motorhead
Nirvana - Lounge Act
N.W.A - Express Yourself
Renee Renee - Stand Up Talk Easy
Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
Rick Ross - Hustlin'
River City Tanlines - Black Knight
S.T.R.E.E.T.S - Georgia St.
Sicker Than Others - Face Away
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
Slayer - Raining Blood
The Briefs - Poor and Weird
The Coup - Ride the Fence
The Dwarves - Massacre
The Exploding Hearts - Your Shadow
The Falcon - Blackout
The Mag Seven - D*** Cemetery
The Ramones - Psycho Therapy
The Returnables - Teenage Imposters
The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
The Stars - Misplaced Prophets And Kings
The White Stripes - Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
Trouble Andrew - Chase Money
Valient Thorr - Man Behind The Curtain
ZZ Top - Just Got Paid
To see the full song list and purchase the music from the soundtrack, please visit www.ea.com/eatrax/.
Developed by EA Black Box in Vancouver, British Columbia, SKATE will deliver all the style, fun, creativity and culture of skateboarding without the countless hours of practice, broken bones and hospital visits. SKATE will ship in Autumn 2007 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB. Visit www.esrb.org for updated rating information.
“The soundtrack for SKATE is a direct reflection of true outlaw skateboard culture," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA. “It's a throwback to the days of underground skateboard videos when skaters created their own soundtracks that raided every genre of music. In that spirit, we talked to hardcore skaters around the country to help pick many of the songs for SKATE. Real recognizes real, and this soundtrack is a straight-up tribute to a culture like no other.”
SKATE is the closest thing to skateboarding without actually putting your feet on a board. With innovative Flickit controls that take advantage of the dual analog sticks and the ability to sculpt tricks that define your own style, SKATE delivers an authentic boarding mecca like no other videogame. Players will explore, find, and own the best spots in the fictitious city of San Vanelona while listening to a soundtrack that’ll get them up and moving. As they cruise through this enormous city, players will capture footage to show off their own style with friends across the world.
Agent Orange - No Such Thing
Airbourne - Let's Ride
Bad Brains - I Against I
Band of Horses - The Funeral
Beat Beat Beat - Sinking Slow
Black Flag - Six Pack
Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions
Challenger - Input the Output
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
David Bowie - Queen B****
Dead Prez - Hip Hop
Devo - Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy
Eddie Rap Life - Push Your Wood
Eric B & Rakim - Juice (Know the Ledge)
Escalera - Go It Alone
Filthy Thieving Ba****** - Lords Of The Avenues
Gang Starr - Now You're Mine
H.I.T - Drama
Mac Mall - Perfect Poison
Motorhead - We Are Motorhead
Nirvana - Lounge Act
N.W.A - Express Yourself
Renee Renee - Stand Up Talk Easy
Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
Rick Ross - Hustlin'
River City Tanlines - Black Knight
S.T.R.E.E.T.S - Georgia St.
Sicker Than Others - Face Away
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
Slayer - Raining Blood
The Briefs - Poor and Weird
The Coup - Ride the Fence
The Dwarves - Massacre
The Exploding Hearts - Your Shadow
The Falcon - Blackout
The Mag Seven - D*** Cemetery
The Ramones - Psycho Therapy
The Returnables - Teenage Imposters
The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
The Stars - Misplaced Prophets And Kings
The White Stripes - Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
Trouble Andrew - Chase Money
Valient Thorr - Man Behind The Curtain
ZZ Top - Just Got Paid
To see the full song list and purchase the music from the soundtrack, please visit www.ea.com/eatrax/.
Developed by EA Black Box in Vancouver, British Columbia, SKATE will deliver all the style, fun, creativity and culture of skateboarding without the countless hours of practice, broken bones and hospital visits. SKATE will ship in Autumn 2007 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB. Visit www.esrb.org for updated rating information.