8 Dead EA Video Game Franchises That Deserve A Comeback

There's a reason why Skate 4's potential announcement is a topic that crops up every year like clockwork. It's a series loved and adored by many, not just by real-life practitioners of kickflips and ollies. Skate 3's suite of online modes and open world concrete playgrounds are what awarded it a positive reception in 2010, but it's the unintentionally entertaining, let's say, "quirks", that continue to perpetuate its popularity almost a decade later.

Glitches (of the humorous kind), as well as endless entertainment provided by its ragdoll physics, have helped Skate 3's popularity persist as a title that's just as fun to watch as it is to play. Maybe it's the partially accidental nature of Skate 3's success that continues to turn EA off from attempting a sequel - or the poor performance of Activision's Pro Skater series in recent years - but surely the risk is one worth taking?

One need only look back to last year's E3 where, shortly before EA's presentation in L.A., it emerged that the publisher had reactivated Skate 3's online servers. To know that the series holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many, EA need only provide the tools for the same sort of emergent gameplay while restraining itself from shoehorning unnecessary microtransactions.