Skate 2 Title Update Today

post from Gametainmentlive on 23 March 2009 12:00:00 PM. © Gametainmentlive

Skate 2 gets a new bugsquashing title update today]

According to an interview at the official Skate 2 Blog there should be a new update the next time you play it.

The blurb:

BL: The title update (Xbox 360) and the patch (PS3) goes live on Monday, March 23rd.

Ron: What are some of the things you're most excited about in this title update?

BL: I'm pretty excited about the improvements we've made with the feel and responsiveness of off-board controls. And, of course, I'm quite pleased that we've been able to get in numerous fixes/improvements for online, especially for the issues in Hall of Meat, Spot Battle and S.K.A.T.E. I'm also quite happy that we've been able to add-in support for custom soundtracks on the PS3, rock on PS3 owners!

The List of Fixes:

-Improve responsiveness of off-board controls, modified left stick behavior to improve feel of off-board movement
-Eliminate scoring exploit for Hippie Jump 180s in multiplayer Spot Battle
-Eliminate the wipeout exploit with off-board and the Superdude trick
-Fixed mute and stale grab tricks to use proper hand when performed in conjunction with a hand gesture
-Fix the occasionally popping of visual indicators (sign-ups, arrows, etc)
-Added support for custom soundtracks for the PS3
-Face and Body settings will now load properly in saved replays
-Character models will be in high detail when viewing a replay
-Visual indicators (sign-up icons/arrows) are no longer visible in replays and videos
-Remove the confirmation pop-up when retrying a challenge
-Reduce potential for pedestrians to spawn in an active challenge location
-Modified "Can you spell Girl?" challenge so the player starts with the lead
-Remove the 3,2,1 countdown when retrying a film challenge
-All Thrasher challenges unlock properly in the career progression
-When starting an Own the Spot via the Challenge Map, the player's session marker is automatically set for them
-Updated the online mini-map so skaters appear as the same color indicated in the player HUD
-Improved quality of character images generated for display on skate.reel web profiles
-EXP is no longer awarded for players that don't attempt a trick during a Ranked game of S.K.A.T.E.
-Modified deathrace intro sequences to eliminate camera clipping
-Online Freeskate Activities (Survival) - Increase the tolerance for ?skating too slowly' while in the air
-Online Spot Battle/Hall of Meat - Spectators can again trigger hand gestures during another player's turn