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[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Picture this: You’re cruising around San Vansterdam, neon signs buzzing, decks smacking the concrete, and the whole city is a chorus of sounds as we welcome Spring. We’re blasting fireworks to chase out those pesky cobra chickens that invade San Van every time this season comes back around. Bright lights, loud booms, and the echo of urethane on pavement—nothing sends those geese packing faster, helping reduce the amount of goose guano around the city.[/p][p]Back in the day, geese and seagulls co-existed in harmony in San Van. But over time, those honking feathered tanks started throwing their weight around our city, steamrolling the gull’s scene. Now our city’s beloved mascot birds are almost wiped out, and we’ve got to stop it - and we need your help. If we don’t crank up the chaos, the geese will take every nesting spot in town, and the gulls will get bounced.[/p][p]That’s why Spring Pop-Off rules. It’s our Springtime skaterized blowout—an excuse to raise the volume, shred every ledge in sight, firecracker every stair set we can roll into, and torch the sky with whatever fireworks stash the SVCC digs up. The louder our sessions, the fewer geese stick around. And if you’re wondering why you don’t see any cobra chickens flapping through San Van right now? That means it’s working.[/p][p]And to help you make some noise, we’re updating the Community Parks for Spring Pop-Off,  complete with rockets, flaming rings, and more.







Drop in for the first time to help clear out the geese, and you’ll unlock a Firecracking profile reward—your sign to everyone else in San Van that you’re ready for the Spring Pop-Off. As you roll through the city crushing your Tasks and Challenges, you’ll earn Firecrackers, the Spring Pop-Off currency used to pick up gear in the Extravert store’s Spring Pop-Off section. Be sure to check in daily as well—daily logins earn bonus Firecrackers to keep you moving.[/p][p]Spring Pop-Off Challenges run for three weeks in the community parks, which are tricked out with event-style flair. Login and get the daily free Firecrackers, complete the Challenges in the community parks, and do your Weekly Spring Pop-Off Tasks to pad your pockets, then head to the Extravert Shop to spend those Firecrackers on gear and items. There’s a total of 19 rewards to earn through Spring Pop-Off: first-time login reward, rewards you can get with Firecrackers in the in-game store, Weekly Task completion rewards, and the event completion reward that will show up in the Extravert Shop once you’ve completed all three Weekly Tasks. Miss the Tuesday rollover? No stress. You’ve got until the end of the event to finish each week and still earn the Weekly Completion reward. Stick with it and clear all the Spring Pop-Off weekly tasks to get access to the special reward in the in-game shop when the event wraps.  Just don’t forget to use your Firecrackers before the Pop-Off is over on March 3rd.


Widow Bite Denim Vest, 1200 Firecrackers in the Extravert Shop once you complete all 3 weeks of Spring Pop-Off Tasks.


Hit up the Spring Pop-Off section of the store with your pocket of Firecrackers from completing Challenges to grab some new gear.
[/p][p][/p][p]We’ve also got an event costume, the legendary Burt Blaze, that will show up in the Extravert shop, and you’ll be able to grab his fit via San Van Bucks. Fun Fact: Burt Blaze isn’t just the name of this legend. When you hit the 4x multiplier in a line, he catches fire!


The Spring Pop-Off ends on March 3, 2026, so get in, get loud, and get your Firecrackers! Season 3 is coming March 10th! 
[/p][p]See you in San Vansterdam,[/p][p]
The skate. Team
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[p]Welcome back to The Weekly Grind.

Let’s get to it!

What’s going on?

[/p][p]Our next update, Patch 0.29.7 dropped today. If you missed the patch notes, check here for details on what was addressed.

We’re extending Season 2 by one week, and will be adding Tasks and Challenges in that week to help you finish up the skate.Pass. That means Season 3 is coming to San Van on March 10, 2026. We’ll have details on what to expect for Season 3 in the coming days and weeks, with our regular seasonal blog to detail everything early March.

With this week's Extravert rotation, we've got some Valentine's gear. And we're running a sale![/p][p]Buy one item in the Valentine's section, and the others will be discounted by 25%. Buy a second item and you'll get a free Sinister Headgear.[/p][p]
Our next community content contest kicked off yesterday, Feb 2, 2026. “Show Your Fit” screenshot contest is live until Feb 8, 2026. Submit your pics on what your favorite style to wear in-game via skate.reel. Rules, restrictions, etc. are here.[/p][p]
[/p][h3]Weekly Calendar[/h3]

• [p]The Weekly Grind returns (that’s today)[/p]
• [p]Update 0.29.7 is live[/p]
• [p]Spring Pop-Off Details[/p]
• [p]Skate. “Show Us Your Fit” Character Screenshot Contest is live.[/p]

[p]Coming Up[/p]

• [p]Spring Pop-Off Starts[/p]
• [p]Season 3 details[/p]

[p]
Reminder: Check out the blog for more details and how you can contribute to these skateboarding charitable organizations to help support and continue growing skateboarding globally - and get some in-game gear as a special thank you from the organizations. This promo will end March 3, 2026, so check it out - if you haven’t - before it’s gone.

More content from the skate. community![/p][p]
As usual, we wanted to share a few pieces of content that caught our eye. Remember: if you want to possibly be featured in The Weekly Grind, make sure to share yours (screenshots, videos, clips) via skate.reel.

Rooftop chillin', Credit: Helle

Someone wants to open a pop-up shop, Credit: Nova

[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Balance is key, Credit: Kyler


[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Porta-tower drop-in to Steamer's Reach, Credit: Hongry


Part of The Weekly Grind will be dedicated to sharing current Known Issues the team is tracking for bugs & issues, any active deployments/fixes, and next steps.


[/p][p]Fixed on February 3, in Update 0.29.7:[/p]

• [p]Players can be pulled into co-op challenges without being in a party.[/p]

[p]
[/p][p]Known Issues Still Being Investigated:[/p]

• [p]Graphical glitches are present in the UI on PCs using AMD GPUs.[/p]
• [p]Transferring from one Challenge to a Co-op Challenge via invite sometimes results in server disconnection.[/p]
• [p]Progression and rewards for some completed Tasks fail to apply to the player's account.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Restarting skate fixes this issue, but your Task progress may be lost.[/p]
• [p]Event challenge criteria sometimes fail to update after completion.[/p]
• [p]Board Stickers are invisible when running a NVIDIA card on driver 591.44 or newer.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Roll back your driver to 580.81.[/p]
• [p]Tweaking skate's. graphical settings can cause the fullscreen resolution to switch to 640x480.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Rename the %localappdata%\\skate\\data folder or delete the folders that have numbers in that folder tree.[/p]
• [p]Players claiming missing Founders and Deluxe items.[/p]
• [p]During the Stop, Quick Drop, and Roll Mission, the fliptrick over cars criteria doesn't seem to track until after you complete all of the other criterias.[/p]
• [p]Often during the tutorial, if you wipeout during the Ollie Course, Vee's line about being off board will loop infinitely.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Restarting skate. has been reported to fix this issue.[/p]
• [p]Exported videos are longer than their displayed in-game length.[/p]
• [p]There is an additional stuttering issue present when using the replay editor in-game, noticeable as skipped frames. [/p]
• [p]Sometimes, putting the game on fullscreen and leaving it minimized for three or four minutes will prevent the player from re-opening it until the game is restarted.[/p]
• [p]Often the Team Up, Throw Down mission does not end until the player untracks and retracks the mission.[/p]
• [p]The player needs to press the Back button two times for the missions menu to close.[/p]
• [p]The Throwdowns queue timer freezes after all other players leave the queue.[/p]
• [p]When logging out in a community park and logging again, the tasks won´t count.[/p]
• [p]Rarely, when interacting with a player and joining their party, you will accidentally join another player’s party.[/p]
• [p]The speech-to-text feature does not transcribe the words correctly.[/p]
• [p]Rarely, the Back button has no functionality, and the player cannot exit the Replay Editor.[/p]

[p]It's time to show us your fit, San Van-style.

It can be a pose, a mid-trick snapshot, or something in-between (mid-trick pose, anyone?)

From now until Feb 8, 2026, submit your image URL (sites like IMGUR, Flickr, etc. - no Google links, please) to the skate.reel site ( https://skate.game/reel ) to enter the "Show Your Fit" Screenshot contest.

Fifteen (15) winners will be chosen and sent a Year 5/seagull skate. deck.

Screenshot Guidelines and Restrictions:

Technical Requirements
Minimum of 720p resolution (1080p and higher is preferred)
Google Drive links will not be accepted as submissions
Title of the screenshot must include the phrase “Show Us Your Fit Screenshot Contest”

Content Requirements
No personal watermarks
Must show skater and deck
Can be a pose or action shot; no group shots or submissions
Must be in San Van (no UI or customization screen shots)


Submit your entries at https://skate.game/reel

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 18+ ends Feb 8, 2026.
Visit https://x.ea.com/88449 for rules, restrictions, and eligibility.[/p]

[h3]0.29.7 Patch Notes | All Platforms | Live on February 3[/h3][p] Update will start rolling out at 9AM PT with no downtime. If you're currently logged in during the rollout, you will need to relog to get the update.

Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where two songs were missed from the playlist. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a collision issue where players could walk through a wall in the Gullcrest Community Park. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the incorrect name was displayed for the Stunting 101 Challenge.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where skate. could crash after leveling up Hedgemont. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Global Graphics Quality setting will automatically switch to Custom with low settings when you view another skater in the Social Menu. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the flame effect remains active after exiting the costume section of Customize a Skater. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where a reboot was required if you skipped some cinematics. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash which could occur when spectating other players.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where players could still Direct Join other players regardless of their join setting restrictions. [/p]
• [p]Fixed various stability and performance issues.[/p]

[p]Welcome back to The Weekly Grind.[/p][p]
Let’s get to it![/p][p]
What’s going on?[/p][p]
Our next update, Patch 0.29.7, drops on Feb 3, 2026 at 9AM PT, and we’ll share the patch notes on Feb 2, 2026 to show what this smaller update is focused on.[/p][p]
Spring Pop-Off will start Feb 10, with full details dropping next week.[/p][p]
We are currently running the ImpervaTEK video contest, so hit the wooden community parks and get your submissions in before Feb 2 for a chance at 1 of 15 Year 5/seagull decks. Submissions go here, rules are here. And if you have any suggestions for video or screenshot contests, reply to this thread. [/p]

• [p]The Weekly Grind returns (that’s today)[/p]
• [p]Skate. Community ImpervaTEK Video Contest is live [/p]

[p]Coming Up[/p]

• [p]Spring Pop-Off Details (next week)[/p]
• [p]Update 0.29.7 (next week)[/p]
• [p]Skate. “Show Us Your Fit” Character Screenshot Contest (next week)[/p]
• [p]Season 3 details (coming soon!) [/p]

[p]Reminder: Check out the blog for more details and how you can contribute to these skateboarding charitable organizations to help support and continue growing skateboarding globally - and get some in-game gear as a special thank you from the organizations. This promo will end March 3, 2026, so check it out - if you haven’t - before it’s gone.


[/p][p]More content from the skate. community![/p][p]As usual, we wanted to share a few pieces of content that caught our eye. Remember: if you want to possibly be featured in The Weekly Grind, make sure to share yours (screenshots, videos, clips) via skate.reel.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]REJECTED! Credit: Barabbasiii[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Fence Hippy Flip, Credit: jdotcapri[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]It takes two, Credit: Burryaga

Kickin' it with style at Rolling Waves, Credit: -ashlee-[/p][p]

A lil 3 piece combo, Credit: tylerthehuman31


Part of The Weekly Grind will be dedicated to sharing current Known Issues the team is tracking for bugs & issues, any active deployments/fixes, and next steps.[/p][p]Known Issues Still Being Investigated:[/p]

• [p]Board Stickers are invisible when running a NVIDIA card on driver 591.44 or newer.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Rolling driver back to 580.81 should resolve this for now.[/p]
• [p]Players can be pulled into co-op challenges without being in a party.[/p]
• [p]Tweaking skate's. graphical settings can cause the fullscreen resolution to switch to 640x480.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Rename the %localappdata%\\skate\\data folder or delete the folders that have numbers in that folder tree.[/p]
• [p]Players claiming missing Founders and Deluxe items.[/p]
• [p]Players gradually become invisible after a certain period of gameplay.[/p]
• [p]During the Stop, Quick Drop, and Roll Mission, the fliptrick over cars criteria doesn't seem to track until after you complete all of the other criterias.[/p]
• [p]Often during the tutorial, if you wipeout during the Ollie Course, Vee's line about being off board will loop infinitely.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Restarting skate. has been reported to fix this issue.[/p]
• [p]Exported videos are longer than their displayed in-game length.[/p]
• [p]There is an additional stuttering issue present when using the replay editor in-game, noticeable as skipped frames. [/p]
• [p]Sometimes, putting the game on fullscreen and leaving it minimized for three or four minutes will prevent the player from re-opening it until the game is restarted.[/p]
• [p]Often the Team Up, Throw Down mission does not end until the player untracks and retracks the mission.[/p]
• [p]The player needs to press the Back button two times for the missions menu to close.[/p]
• [p]The Throwdowns queue timer freezes after all other players leave the queue.[/p]
• [p]When logging out in a community park and logging again, the tasks won´t count.[/p]
• [p]Rarely, when interacting with a player and joining their party, you will accidentally join another player’s party.[/p]
• [p]The speech-to-text feature does not transcribe the words correctly.[/p]
• [p]Rarely, the Back button has no functionality, and the player cannot exit the Replay Editor.[/p]