# ‘Skate.’ to Launch X Games In-Game Collab (Gaming News Roundup)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/skate-to-launch-x-games-in-game-collab-gaming-news-roundup/
- Published: 2026-07-16T17:50:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-26T00:13:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/gaming-news-roundup-week-of-july-13-1236811918/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- "Skate." adds X Games-themed content from 21 July to 25 August
- Ties in with X Games League's championship event in New Orleans
- X Games League has reached over 12 million US TV viewers

## Summary

Electronic Arts' skateboarding game "skate." is launching an in-game collaboration with the X Games, running from 21 July to 25 August 2026. The update will transform the game's virtual stadium with X Games-inspired challenges, allowing players to compete on an authentic X Games League course, and comes amid growing viewership for the newly launched X Games League.

X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom said the tie-in lets millions of players "represent their clubs" and experience the sport's intensity and creativity, while Full Circle's senior creative director Deran Chung said developers worked closely with X Games to translate the real-world competition into the game. The San Van experience begins three days before the XGL Summer League championship in New Orleans, the first event of its kind for X Games, whose league has drawn over 12 million US linear viewers across ESPN and ABC.

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