Electronic Arts is preparing to welcome gamers to San Vansterdam from September 16 as Skate (I’m not writing skate., I hate that title) enters early access. This news was announced on social media earlier today, and it comes after months of closed testing phases have unravelled much of the game’s content.
The Skate team also released a short trailer to celebrate the announcement. It has been more than 15 years since the last Skate game was released, and fans are hungry.
Skate Will Release in Early Access Next Month
In little more than two weeks, Skate will be released in early access by Electronic Arts. Earlier today, the team posted a small trailer to announce the release date:
For months, fans have been testing Skate (stylized as skate.) and running the game through its paces. This has meant that stacks of content have emerged online, giving us a fair indication of what to expect when San Vansterdam opens up on September 16, 2025.
Yesterday, the team revealed the cover art for Skate, promising that the early access release date would drop today. Well, as you can see from the above, they’ve delivered on that promise.
In June, the biggest update ever made to the playtest product was unveiled, adding more challenges and upping the server limit to 150 players per map. Even in a testing state, Skate featured a whopping 140 challenges and activities.
The full game could end up being something pretty monumental, scale-wise.
Will you be picking up Skate when it enters early access on September 16? Let me know what you’re most excited about with this game on the Insider Gaming forum.
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