Skate 3 hitting UK retail on May 14

EA's announced it's releasing Skate 3 on the week beginning May 10 worldwide. It'll release on May 11 in the US and May 14 in the UK.

The skater sequel was announced back in September for release on PS3 and 360.

"Since the very beginning of the Skate franchise, we have captured the true essence skateboarding, be it from the feel of nailing that perfect trick, to the feeling of just hanging out and sessioning with your friend," said Senior Producer for the gamer, Jason DeLong.

A new trailer was also released alongside the announcement. That's below with the UK press release.

TEAM UP AND THROW DOWN IN SKATE 3 ON MAY 14th

The Ultimate Cooperative Skateboarding Game Takes Players to a True Skater's Paradise

Guildford, UK. – March 17, 2010 – Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that SKATE™ 3, the latest installment in the award-winning franchise, will be in stores in the UK on May14th, 2010. Redefining the skateboarding experience, SKATE 3 breaks new ground by letting gamers build their ultimate skate team both offline and co-operatively* to take on new challenges or competitive battles against other teams.

“Since the very beginning of the Skate franchise, we have captured the true essence skateboarding, be it from the feel of nailing that perfect trick, to the feeling of just hanging out and sessioning with your friends,” said Jason DeLong, Senior Producer. “For us, SKATE 3 is the culmination of this endeavor – the most connected, accessible and social skateboarding experience yet.”

In the all-new Skate.School, Coach Frank acts as a mentor and teaches newcomers the ropes by showing them all the ins-and-outs of skateboarding as they hone their skills on the sticks before hitting the streets with their team. Veterans will also feel right at home in Skate.School as they refresh their skills but also learn all the new tricks SKATE 3 has to offer including darkslides and underflips.

Gamers can hit the streets with the pros in the all-new city of Port Caverton – a true skater’s paradise with unique districts, skate parks, and endless lines. For fans with a creative flair, the new Skate.Park editor allows gamers to create their own dream plaza or mega-ramp park from scratch or use the Object Dropper to alter the landscape of Port Carverton to truly change the face of the city. In the end, SKATE 3 delivers a completely immersive and connected experience giving gamers the tools to build and share their own skate parks, videos, and photos with all their friends by uploading them directly from their console or importing custom created graphics & logos from the Skate website*.

SKATE 3 features a deep roster of the world’s greatest skaters including several Thrasher Skater of the Year winners.

Andrew Reynolds	John Cardiel
Benny Fairfax	John Rattray
Braydon Szafranski	Josh Kalis
Chris Cole	Lizard King
Chris Haslam	Lucas Puig
Colin McKay	Mark Appleyard
Dan Drehobl	Mike Carroll
Danny Way	P.J. Ladd
Darren Navarrette	Pat Duffy
Dennis Busenitz	Ray Barbee
Eric Koston	Rob Dyrdek
Jason Dill	Ryan Gallant
Joey Brezinski
Jerry Hsu	Terry Kennedy
Jason Lee (as coach Frank)

SKATE 3 will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and “16+” by PEGI. More information can be found at www.skate.ea.com, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/skate, or follow us on Twitter @ Hippyjump.