Skate Season 2: Release Date, Times, New Modes, Tricks, Areas, and a Big ’80s Makeover

EA’s free‑to‑play skateboarding sandbox, Skate (often called Skate 4 by fans), is officially rolling into Season 2 today, December 2, 2025. The new season, titled Future Radical, embraces an ‘80s theme and brings a wave of fresh content, features, and improvements designed to keep players grinding through San Van all winter long

Skate Season 2 | Image via EA

Global Release Times:

• Los Angeles (PT) → 9:00 AM, Dec 2

• Denver (MT) → 10:00 AM, Dec 2

• Chicago (CT) → 11:00 AM, Dec 2

• New York (ET) → 12:00 PM (noon), Dec 2

• London (GMT) → 5:00 PM, Dec 2

• Berlin (CET) → 6:00 PM, Dec 2

• Beijing (CST) → 1:00 AM, Dec 3

• Tokyo (JST) → 2:00 AM, Dec 3

• Auckland (NZDT) → 6:00 AM, Dec 3

Season Duration: Dec 2, 2025 – Mar 3, 2026

What is in Skate Season 2?

New Skateable Areas

• Casper Hotel Rooftop

• Eelside Tunnel (one in above picture)

• Museum of Natural History Roof Patio

• Canal Building

New Game Mode – Own the Lot

• Inspired by classic Skate modes

• Objective: complete “Reqs” within 2–5 minutes

• Group Size: 1–4 players (best with 4 for top rewards)

• Reward Tiers:

  • Nailed It – 5+ Reqs → 20 Tix

  • Owned It – 10+ Reqs → 30 Tix

  • Crushed It – 15+ Reqs → 40 Tix

  • Killed It – 25+ Reqs → 55 Tix

  • Shut It Down – 40+ Reqs → 70 Tix

Party voice chat

• Real-time comms: Built-in party voice chat so you can coordinate runs and call out Reqs without third-party apps.

Party beacons

• Drop a beacon: Use the Comms Wheel to place a beacon in the world and signal for teammates.

New Tricks

• Impossible Flips (first time in Skate series)

  • Front Foot, Nollie, Back Foot variants

  • Can be Held, Late, or performed from Grinds/Manuals

• Handplants Expanded – from 2 to 16 variants

  • One‑Foot, No‑Foot, Tweaked Handplants

  • Can be chained and held for different durations

Replay Editor Upgrades

• Advanced Editor Mode

• Features: enhanced trimming, keyframes, camera interpolation, roll/tilt/offset framing

Settings & Gameplay Improvements

• Hold Fakie Push (extended option)

• Grind Lean Exit toggle

• Maximum Pump Strength control

• Compass HUD toggle

• Expanded Drop‑In functionality

Skate Pass Rewards

• 100 tiers (40 Standard, 60 Premium)

• Standard Track: 35 cosmetic items + 5 SVB tiers

• Premium Track: 57 cosmetic items + 3 SVB tiers

• Combined Rewards: 92 cosmetics + 500 SVB

• Cosmetics include decks, clothing, gestures, banners, avatars, and mascot outfit Reginald the Ratty Patty

Soundtrack Additions (25 new songs)

• Public Enemy – Public Enemy No. 1

• Suicidal Tendencies – You Can’t Bring Me Down

• Motörhead – Overkill

• Killing Joke – Eighties

• The Bombay Royale – Monkey Fight Snake

Seasonal Events

• Winter Roll‑stice: Dec 16, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026

• Spring Pop‑Off: Feb 10 – Mar 3, 2026

• Both events include themed cosmetics, park updates, and event currency rewards

Challenges and tasks

• Daily: 4 tasks refreshed every day.

• Weekly: 6 tasks each week, lasting 3 weeks.

• Monthly: 10 tasks per month, lasting 4–5 weeks.

• Event: 6–10 tasks weekly during events, with event currency rewards until the event ends.

• Own the Lot: 4 season-long tasks tied to the new OTL mode.

Reward tuning snapshot (high level)

• Amateur (3 goals): 14 Tix per goal, 42 total.

• Semi-Pro (4 goals): 16 Tix per goal, 64 total.

• Pro (5 goals): 18–20 Tix per goal depending on difficulty, 80–100 total.

• Total possible challenges: Increased from 30 (S1) to 120 (S2).

• skate.Pass progression (Tix): Standard/Premium increased to approx. 19,530 / 36,826.

• Max earnable Tix (overall): Up to approx. 76,357, including Own the Lot contributions.

For more details, visit the official website.