Continuing to push the boundaries of next level collabo development, Emerica has linked up with EA Skate 3 for an exclusive colorway of the Reynolds Cruiser. This tie-dye edition will be only available through your X-Box or PS3 online store. Buying kicks from a video game, that is some craze! You already know we peeped this at Agenda. A look at the custom insole after the jump.

The iPhone app GOSK8 is stepping up their game major with the announcement that Erik Ellington and Geoff Rowley will be the new faces of the brand. Apparently both dudes are big fans of the game which seems possible since neither is known for randomly sticking their faces on products. Go here for more info or iTunes to cop a copy. Another look at the interface after the jump.

Go Sk8, a new iPhone app that simulates a game of S.K.A.T.E. has just launched in the iTunes store. If you’d rather hang out on your phone rather than actually skate, you can play ledge, manual, transistion, and flat-ground versions with the challenges chosen by a “trick wheel.” Interestingly, Danny Gonzalez is the spokesman for this app, that was a smooth transition! Go here to download for $1.99. Via Skateboarder Mag.

We showed you a preview of the new Tony Hawk video game, Ride, a little while ago. Well the mother of all video game / electronic conventions, E3, is popping off right now and so we have a look at Tony’s new deck controller in action. Strangely enough, it doesn’t look nearly as fun as skateboarding for real. Actually it doesn’t look much like skateboarding at all. Read more about it at Engadget.

Now that EA Skate has become the standard for dopeness and Shaun White managed to hawk (no pun intended) three million copies of his snowboarding game, you know Tony had to come back with something big. Tony Hawk Ride is set to debut at E3 on June 2 and will be the first skate game to rely completely on an actual deck controller. It’s kind of hard not to be skeptical but endgadget has taken a look and here’s what they said:
“Turns out the motion controls are quite detailed, and in advanced modes even allow for in-place 180s, but nothing seems to involve lifting the board actually off the ground. Grabs can be performed by actually grabbing the edge of the board, with infrared sensors picking up your hand position, and pushing is performed by running your foot along the side of the board. Ollies and flip tricks are obviously going to be a bit different than the real deal, while manuals and steering are pretty much spot on, and apparently there’s a lot of choice as to how much “realism” you’d like in controlling the thing.”
More to come on this.

Wii came out of the gate charging and definitely still have the potential to make some sick games, however in the realm of boardsports, they’re kind of blowing it. First they made the Shaun White game mad cartoonish and not very fun, now they’re releasing the WiSkab attachment for the balance board. We’re pretty sure it will give no comparison to actually skating and WTF is up with those graphics? The name is funny though – that should be the name of the injury you get when you fall off of it! Via Gizmodo.

In more news from Vans, they have thrown their gauntlet into the iPhone video game arena with the release of Vans Sk8: Pool Service. Available at the iTunes store and compatible with both iPhone and iPod Touch, Vans Sk8: Pool Service puts you behind Buck Lasek and Omar Hassan as they cruise for abandoned pools to shred. The 3D games uses iPhone’s accelerometer and multi-touch functions and is customizable in almost every way. Overall, the gameplay looks pretty sick and will end up being another reason why you can’t seem to get any work done, plus at $4.99 it beats the hell out of any $60 PS3 game! Full features after the jump.