Board-sports video games can certainly be a lot of fun, but let's be honest – sitting on the coach and twiddling a joystick isn't much like real snowboarding or skateboarding.

The World Street Skateboarding Championships, held this September during the World Skate Games, provided a glimpse of the vibrant talent ready to define the next chapter of skateboarding.

Skateboarding was added to the Tokyo Games lineup as part of a wider initiative to grow the Olympics' appeal with younger audiences, by way of sports that are particularly popular in the host nation.

A new installment of the popular skateboard franchise Skate is now be offered by EA in the form of a playtest.