"Let's look at the stats:

* 1,000 employees without jobs (bout 10% of EA's global workforce)
* $120 mil in company savings
* Restructuring charges of $55 - 65 mil

EA has yet to name the other eight studios it will be shutting down, but it did announce that it will be relocating some employees and franchises to offices in Burnaby, British Columbia."

PacoDG via www.bingegamer.net »

"Skate It and Skate 2 continue to deepen and expand the breadth of the Skate franchise. Skate It, a recent recipient of 2008’s Best Wii Game award at the German Games Convention in Leipzig, brings the fun and soul of skateboarding to the Wii and the NintendoDS. Skate 2 lets players flaunt their style like never before with double the bag of tricks on the PLAYSTATION3 system and the Xbox360.

See below for the entire Skate 2 soundtrack. Songs included in Skate It are marked with an asterisk..."

kevcothirtythree via www.electronictheatre.co.uk »

"Rumour has it that Electronic Arts is considering shipping its upcoming Skate It for the Nintendo Wii with a skateboard-shaped peripheral that clips onto the Balance Board, in order to further immerse gamers into the experience."

shuandrew via www.balanceboardblog.com »