Skate’s season 2 is all set to arrive on December 2, 2025, introducing a new co-op mode, new skateable areas, and more.
EA’s Skate has gone a little under the radar since its launch; however, it seems the developers have a jam-packed Season 2 planned to bring players back to the game. The new season will run until March 3, 2026, allowing players to access new skateable areas, challenges, seasonal events, tricks, cosmetics, features, game modes, and so much more.
Skate Season 2 Co-Op Mode and New Skateable Areas
Season 2 of Skate, called Future Radical, takes players back to the 80s. The theme is neon lights, arcade machines, and punk vs. pop, and they want players to experience this decade with their friends, which brings us to the arrival of co-op mode and Party Voice Chat. The developers have also brought new areas for players to experience with their friends, including the Casper Hotel Rooftop, Eelside Tunnel, Museum of Natural History Roof Patio, and Canal Building.
Skate Season 2 New Features, Improvements, Modes, and Rewards
There’s a lot more to look forward to with Season 2, such as the second World visual pass, the first Character pass, and Pedestrian improvements. The game will also receive three new hairstyles and two new facial hair options, along with an expansion to ‘what-to-do’ in San Van by adding new Challenges and Missions.
The new game mode for Skate, Own the Lot, is inspired by a classic in the series. This game mode will have players complete as many Reqs as possible within a set time limit. Players will have to collaborate and communicate with their party to knock out all the Reqs, as this mode is all about teaming up and taking on shared challenges.
Players will have to battle in groups of 1-4, but you definitely need at least two players to complete as many Reqs as they can within the time limit of 2-5 minutes. The rewards you can claim from this mode are as follows:
- Nailed It: Complete five or more Reqs – Reward: 20 Tix
- Owned It: Complete 10 or more Reqs – Reward: 30 Tix
- Crushed It: Complete 15 or more Reqs – Reward: 40 Tix
- Killed It: Complete 25 or more Reqs – Reward: 55 Tix
- Shut it Down: Complete 40 or more Reqs – Reward: 70 Tix
New Skate Tricks in Season 2
The new season will introduce Impossibles for the first time in a Skate game, along with Improved and Expanded Handplants. Check out the new flip and handplant tricks below:
Flip Tricks:
- Impossible Flips
- Front Foot Impossible Flips
- Nollie Impossible Flips
- Nollie Back Foot Impossible Flips
- All Impossible Flips can also be performed as Held, Late, and from Grinds and Manuals.
Handplant Tricks
- Expanding from 2 to 16 total Handplant Variants.
- Handplants, including One-Foot, No-Foot, and Tweaked Handplants, can also be performed Fakie.
- Handplants can now be held for different durations based on how long you hold the input.
- Multiple Handplant variants can now be chained back-to-back within the same plant.
Replay Editor Improvements, New Settings, and Gameplay Improvements
The Replay Editor has received an Advanced Editor Mode, which introduces enhanced trimming, keyframes, interpolating between camera types & camera targets, and framing options like roll, tilt, and offset. More Replay Editor upgrades are on the way as well. The new season will also bring new settings and gameplay improvements that you can check out below:
New Settings
- Hold Fakie Push: If you already liked the hold fakie setting, you’re going to love holding it even after pushing. (How to find it: Settings > Gameplay > Controls)
- Grind Lean Exit: You can now optionally turn these off to make it easier to get some deep and stylish grind leans without accidentally leaving the grind (How to find it: Settings > Gameplay > Trick Toggles)
- Maximum Pump Strength: Allows you to control the maximum speed gained from pumping via the Assists menu. Go to Settings > Gameplay > Assists
- Compass on HUD: You can now hide the Compass by going to Settings > General > Interface
Gameplay Improvements
- Expanded Drop-In Functionality
- Drop-Ins now work in more situations. Even very tall vertical walls.
- Transitions from Drop-In to air now look and feel better.
Interested readers can learn more about the new Challenges and Tasks, Skate Pass for Season 2, Cosmetics, and Events in the official blog post.
In other news, Skate Story will be a Day One launch on PlayStation Plus. Additionally, the game was charging $40 for a cardboard Dead Space skin last month. What are your thoughts on all the new additions in Skate Season 2? Leave your thoughts down in the comments, and join the official Insider Gaming Discord server.
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