SSX is a 2012 snowboarding video game, part of the SSX series by Electronic Arts. It was originally conceived as a reboot of the series, but has since been perceived as the final installment in the franchise. Revealed at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2010 under the working title SSX: Deadly Descents, the game's trailer appeared to show a much darker direction to the series than previous entries, though later footage revealed a return to a lighter tone. SSX includes the use of real locations, rather than the fictional courses of past games. The game was developed by EA Canada and released in North America on February 28, 2012, and was released worldwide in March on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Upon release, the game received positive reviews from critics, who praised the motivation behind its development, and was a commercial success.