Electronic Arts' Black Box studio announced today that it will be partnering with skateboarding apparel brand, etnies, to bring the brand's major skateboarding competition Goofy vs. Regular (GvR) to video gaming, introducing the competition in its second installment of its skateboarding franchise, the aptly named Skate 2.

“ The Skate franchise has always been committed to showcasing the spirit and soul of skateboard culture,” said Executive Producer, Scott Blackwood. “The etnies GvR competition celebrates the fun, creativity and talent in skateboarding today. Featuring the event as one of the main competitions in Skate 2 felt like a natural integration and a perfect fit.”

The Goofy vs. Regular competition has players lead a team of goofy stance or regular stance pros against each other in an all-out team competition. What are Goofy and Regular? They really just denote which foot boarders – whether they are of the skate, snow, surf or wake variety – use as their leading foot. Regular stance has the left foot in front, Goofy has the right.

Skate 2 will have a lot more than just these competitions though, so here's a short game synopsis, including GvR:

Skate 2 picks up five years after the original Skate, a period marred by an unspeakable disaster that left San Vanelona in ruins. Within that time, Mongocorp rebuilt the city but their zealous protection of private property has put a damper on the once thriving skate population. Equipped with double the bag of tricks, gamers are tasked to rebuild their career and revive the New San Vanelona skate scene. With their ability to get off-board to move objects around and with help from a crew of locals, players will embark on a mission to take back the city, one spot at a time. Along the way, they’ll need to get coverage, earn sponsorships, own challenges and enter contests, including a coveted invite to etnies GvR competition.

Skate 2 will be available for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in early 2009 and has not yet been rated. The first version of the franchise for Wii, Skate It will be releasing later this fall.