The Home County v0.1.61 is here! This patches focuses on bugfixes and quality-of-life features requested by the community.

• Added zoom controls.

• Added a cooking animation.

• Added the tent to the map.

• Added new music to Wiz-Woh.

• Hid soap around the world.

• Improved mine tutorial, minimap and intro flow.

• Redecorated the shops area. (More visual improvements to come!)

• Fixed quest tracking and achievement issues.

• Animals now produce products faster.

• Boosted movement speed.

• Fixed some trees staying forever.

• Fixed 3 crashes.

• Smoothed collisions and tilemap gaps.

• UI scaling fixes.

• +25 more bugfixes.

For the full changelog, or to share suggestions and bug reports, join my Discord!

Saddle up for PROJECT HUNT: LONE STAR HUNTING RANCH. Explore a rugged South Texas ranch with new wildlife, a full shooting range, medieval cannons, a new SUV, and more—fresh ways to hunt, cook, and survive.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018820/PROJECT_HUNT__LONE_STAR_HUNTING_RANCH/

• Launch date: Sept 25 (Thu) @ 7 pm CEST

• Launch discount: DLC –10% for 14 days after release

Six brand-new animals roam the ranch, waiting to be hunted.

Encounter the majestic Legendary Elk and Bighorn Sheep across the ranch.

Use strategically placed feeders to lure animals closer, then take your shot from nearby hunting stands.

Harvest animals to obtain raw meat.

Grill the meat to create unique meals that grant special buffs, with effects varying by animal type.

The ranch features a fully equipped camp, complete with helpful NPCs

Challenge yourself at the brand-new shooting range.

Record Mode: Aim for the highest score and fastest full-clear across 20 fixed targets.

Practice Mode: Train with targets that change in size each round.

Unlock a powerful new SUV, available through the ranch mechanic.

Step back in time and fire authentic medieval cannons.

Hit the targets to earn rewards!

Wishlists and follows help a ton—click Wishlist and Follow to get the launch notification on Sept 25! Join our community for feedback and updates: Discord.

Enter The Pit
The journey begins here. This broadcast features the opening 5 minutes of gameplay from The Light of the Darkness: ORIGINS DEMO.

🗡️ Fight your first enemies.
🔮 Absorb essence to grow stronger.
🌌 Explore The Pit, a dark cave where silence hides danger.

This is just the start of Sephius’ odyssey through a seamless world of darkness and mystery.

👉 Add The Light of the Darkness: ORIGINS to your Wishlist to follow the story and be ready for the full DEMO launch.

SEGA Corporation has released Version 2.0 of Persona5: The Phantom X ("P5X"). To celebrate our first major update, we’re giving away items including Meta Jewels, which can be used for Contracts (gacha) and more.

https://youtu.be/J-TPzn6V8Ow?si=mSsAsbwtI0Fo0eIe

https://youtu.be/Z1EGITqqK68?si=RMbwaCJpMu6ZdhzY

We've also got some brand-new promotional videos showing off the charm of this ultimate school-life RPG. Take a look!

 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3061570

◆ Synopsis of Chapter 3: Unconditional Love

“When did I abandon my true self?”

The Protagonist has awakened the power of his other self, his Persona, and become a Phantom Thief. He forms a band of Phantom Thieves who are also Persona users to save innocent people from evildoers who evade justice, stealing their distorted desires and changing their hearts. As the Phantom Thieves grow increasingly famous among the public, a mysterious new teacher is appointed at the Protagonist’s school. The group remains on high alert as this figure lurks the school grounds and manipulates the students. Meanwhile, Riko Tanemura of the Disciplinary Committee begins to notice the school's gradual distortions and questions what is truly happening...

◆Special Website for Ver. 2.0 Now Live!

　The special site is jam-packed with information on exciting new content, including the latest addition to the Main Story and the new neighborhood, Kichijoji. That’s not all! Information about the “Real Kichijoji (Tokyo, Japan) Collabs” and other real-world events will be released on the site in the future. Give it a read now, and keep it bookmarked for future updates!

Ver.2.0 Special Site

https://persona5x.com/lp/

New version now available (with lots of loot to celebrate)!

Log in to the game for 7 days by Oct 22, 2025 6:59 PM (PDT) to receive 20 Platinum Tickets (usable for certain Contracts/gacha) and 20 Platinum Milicoins (usable for certain Arms Deals). In addition, you’ll also receive 60 Phantom Thief Cognitite Shards, a new item that can Awaken 5★ Phantom Thieves such as Ren Amamiya, Yui, and Minami Miyashita, along with 1,000 Meta Jewels.

◆Comeback: 5★ Phantom Thief Ren Amamiya Returns!

The 5★ Phantom Thief Ren Amamiya makes a Comeback to Most Wanted Phantom Idol Contracts: The Phantom Magician, and the Ren Amamiya-only 5★ weapon Phoenix Dagger will be featured again in Most Wanted for Arms Deals: Silent Pistol. Don’t miss this chance to recruit Ren Amamiya to your team!

◆Main Story Chapter 3: Unconditional Love Phase 1 released!

Main Story Chapter 3: Unconditional Love Synopsis

At Kokatsu Academy, where the protagonist is enrolled, an educational consultant arrives with plans to reform the school’s policies.

Advocating a modern sense of “righteousness,” the consultant sets about improving the academy, but over time, the relationship between teachers and students begins to warp, and the school slowly transforms into something unsettling.

Riko Tanemura, an exceptional student and chair of the disciplinary committee, while being swept up in the “distortions born of righteousness” brought about by these reforms, gradually starts to perceive the strange changes taking hold.

How will the protagonist, Riko, and their allies stand against the “false righteousness” of an enemy who no one else recognizes as evil...?

▼Riko Tanemura (Code name: Wind) joins the group in Chapter 3.

 A support character who acts as the party’s commander and strategist, leading them to land flashy All-Out Attacks.

Even when not targeting an enemy’s Weakness, she can lower the enemy’s Down Points, and at the start of battle, she boosts the entire party’s HP, Attack, and Defense. She also possesses the ability to increase All-Out Attack damage by as much as 60%.

▼Character Introduction Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC8onJHoaEs

▼Character Skills Spotlight Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVevRsWS_Zk

◆Chapter 3: Unconditional Love Release Event!

Play the new content added in Ver. 2.0 and complete goals to earn up to 1,280 Meta Jewels, as well as the event-exclusive item Mizuhiki Knots and other rewards. Collect Mizuhiki Knots to get the Riko Tanemura-only 4★ weapon Red Plum Blossom as well as the materials needed to fully upgrade it.

Duration: Until 6:59 PM on Oct 22, 2025 (PDT)

◆Addition of Kichijoji Area

A new area called Kichijoji has been added alongside Chapter 3 of the Main Story. This new area brings more ways to enjoy city life, such as new part-time jobs, as well as the chance to meet new characters and learn their stories.

◆New 5★ Phantom Thief: Ayaka Sakai!

The new 5 ★Phantom Thief Ayaka Sakai will be featured in Most Wanted Phantom Idol Contracts, where the appearance rate for certain Phantom Thieves is increased. An exclusive weapon can be obtained through Arms Deals: Silent Pistol.

Most Wanted Phantom Idol Contracts: Dazzling Encore

Duration: Until 6:59 PM on Oct 8, 2025 (PDT)

▼Most Wanted Phantom Thief: 5★ Ayaka Sakai (Code Name: Chord)

Specializing in single-target buffs, she can turn an ally into a Costar, granting them an attack power boost, as well as significantly strengthening that ally’s Highlight effect. She's able to instantly activate an ally's Highlight, ignoring the Highlight Gauge and cooldown times, and significantly increase the damage dealt by that Highlight.

Plus, she can pump up the Gauge's fill rate, allowing Highlights to be activated at a quicker tempo.

▼Character Introduction Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtHae_5vj8k

▼Character Skills Spotlight Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLdgp2uOp1g

▼Ayaka Sakai's Synergy Story added!

The Synergy character interaction feature has been updated with a new story for Ayaka Sakai. Depending on your choices, you might even have a chance to date her! We hope you enjoy the story.

◆New Feature to Earn Items: Tasks

Once your Player Level reaches 20, you’ll be able to use the Tasks feature, where you can send eligible allies to complete Tasks and receive rewards after a set amount of time. There are different types of requests, such as daily and weekly, with different time requirements and rewards. Use this feature to get Meta Jewels, Thief's Cognitite Shards, and maybe even something special from an exclusive Task...

Official Site:

https://persona5x.com/

Official X:

https://x.com/P5XOfficialWest

Official Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/P5XOfficialWest/

Official Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/P5XOfficialWest

Official YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@P5XOfficialWest

Official Discord Server:

https://discord.gg/cVDycxxmCK

🄫Perfect World Adapted from Persona5 🄫ATLUS. 🄫SEGA.

It’s hard to believe, but Quest for the Albatross has officially been in development for a whole year! This devlog is going to be a little different—we want to take a step back, look at how far we’ve come, and give you a peek at what’s next.

Quest for the Albatross started as nothing more than a small physics test. We borrowed placeholder art from an older project and focused entirely on nailing the feel of a good golf swing. No menus, no opponents—just the foundations of what would eventually grow into our game. From those early tests, the project grew into something much bigger.

Fast forward, and the difference is night and day. We now have professional custom artwork, original music, and polished gameplay that you can try out for yourself in our public demo. It’s been amazing to share our progress with you all and see your feedback shape the game.

The art team has been hard at work bringing the world of Ace to life. Three full biomes—grassland, mountain, and volcano—are complete, each with unique tilesets and hazards. Using those assets, we’ve already built three full courses, with plenty more on the way.

One of our biggest design goals has always been to blend golf with strategic spellcasting. Our base magic system is already functional, with about a dozen spells in the game. Ultimately, we’re planning for 50+ spells, giving players tons of creative ways to change the tide of a match.

We never wanted Quest for the Albatross to be “just” golf. That’s why we’re building four game modes:

• Classic Match = the standard golf game

• Race = an action packed race to the hole where only your time matters

• Siege = where you will defend yourself from waves of ferocious enemies

• Puzzle = where you will put your skills to the test to solve complex challenges

Match, Race, and Siege are already in the demo, and we’re continuing to refine and balance them while Puzzle Mode is being left for future development. Each mode adds a unique twist to the core mechanics, and we’re excited to see which ones become your favorites.

Looking forward, we’ve got some exciting milestones ahead:

• Story & Cutscenes: The full game story has recently been completed! We’re now writing the script for cutscenes and bringing our characters to life. We think you are really going to enjoy the story and world we are creating.

• Abbott’s Stream: Our first full town is in the works. This is Abbott's Stream, an idyllic little river town. This will be a hub for NPCs, shops, and story moments and a place we expect players will love.

• Gameplay Refinements: We are also refining, optimizing, and expanding our main gameplay. Smarter AI, new spells, and more polished Siege Mode battles are all in progress.

• Demo Updates: We’ve got some new content planned for the demo soon—we're not quite ready to talk about it yet, so keep an eye out for future updates. 😉

This first year has been an incredible journey. We’re so proud of what the team has accomplished, and we’re even more excited about what’s ahead. Thank you all for following our progress and supporting us—it really means the world to us.

We can’t wait for you to discover the magic of golf in Quest for the Albatross.

Until next time,

— Austin Lane Game Director / Programmer

Triune Followers,

A Single Day Test is here! On September 30th, 2025 starting at 8am pacific time, you can jump in and test the latest development state of Eternal Tombs! After a very long time of waiting and a ton of work on our side, we're ready to showoff what we've been working on. So many new things to discover and explore along with a 19 total zones to check out.

Signup at our website here: https://www.eternaltombs.com/Home/Register

- Josh
Creative Director

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Welcome to The Grind: Vol 6!

We made it - Early Access is here! It's been incredible for us to welcome so many new skaters to San Vansterdam this week! Thanks for your patience while we continue to flex the servers to fit you all in! And for coming back here to check out The Grind. Our teams continue to triage and work on your bug and issue reports and feedback posted on our official skate. Forums. Last week we shared some top-tracked Known Issues here, and the team continues to work on more bugs as we head to Update 0.28 and Season 1. 

If you’re new here, The Grind is where we share important information about upcoming updates and additions, and answer your direct questions we gather off our official Discord. Since April, we’ve dropped 5 volumes of The Grind (Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 5)

In August, we got busy sharing the overview of San Vansterdam in our “Welcome to San Vansterdam” article and allowed sharing of gameplay capture post-August 29 from our playtest to get ready to open the doors for Early Access.

So what’s next for The Grind? Well, with the game live, we want to reduce the time between volumes by shifting to The Weekly Grind. This weekly community post will celebrate the community, content, talk about what’s happening in the city of San Vansterdam, highlight players in the game and sick spots, and more.

Before we jump into the meat of The Grind: Vol 6, we wanted to first thank all our skate. Insiders again for your hours and hours of playtesting, hundreds and thousands of posts sharing bugs, issues, and feedback, and the awesome content we’ve seen. You are why we got to this huge moment and opened the gates of San Van to the world.

And we want to share some fun stats our awesome data team pulled during the skate.Insider Early Access preview (from Aug 26 - Sept 15, 2025).

• +181 million Kickflips

• +134 Million Ollies

• +20 Million Laserflips

• +300K Rocket Airs

• +81k Japan Airs

• +175K Fake Steez Gesture used

We’ll have some stats to share in our first volume of The Weekly Grind that takes a look back at the data from Early Access launch up to Season 1 launch.

In The Grind Vol. 5, we answered one of your most popular questions about the game’s visuals, letting you know that, along with everything else, the characters and world will evolve throughout Early Access and beyond to add more detail and personality. Here’s what we said: 

“It’s important to remember that Early Access is just the beginning. Everything from the gameplay to core features to visuals will continue evolving and improving during Early Access and beyond. This is a new game, a new world, and we’re excited about where it’s headed. We think this is the best skateboarding experience we have ever created. Will the visuals change over time? Absolutely. You'll see the characters and world evolve to include even more detail and personality through our future updates.”

Today, we’re ready to show off the very first part of this ongoing evolution. When Season 1 launches on October 7th, you’ll immediately notice a whole new look. The lighting in the world has been adjusted to be a bit less high contrast and more grounded and lived in. It’s like San Van at “Golden Hour.”

While this is only Step One of what will be an ongoing development of the game’s visuals, we want to give you a sneak peek today! And once this update releases, we want your feedback so we can keep improving and iterating. 

Check out the before and after shots below to see what’s coming VERY soon.

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Now, in The Grind: Vol 5, we mentioned skate.Pass and how we’ll roll out Seasons as the game continues to evolve, and this volume of The Grind will jump into that, some new Season 1 content, Founder’s Packs, and more. 

Let’s talk skate.Pass first. 

Introducing: the skate.Pass. Starting with Season 1, as you play skate. you will earn in-game Seasonal currency (Tix) that will allow you to unlock new pages of the skate.Pass. Each page unlocks a new set of rewards that you can choose from. Rewards are split into Free and Premium tracks. Everyone must earn skate.Pass levels to unlock rewards, but Free rewards are accessible without owning the Premium pass. Each page of the skate.Pass requires you to earn a total amount of skate.Pass currency, aka Tix, to unlock. You can then exchange that currency for items you want. 

For Season 1, it’s a little shorter than regular seasons, so there’s over 80 rewards split between the Free and Premium tracks - including free track customization items like the White Backward Cap or Lucky Strip Cargo pants, decks and gear like SN8K Wheels or the “I Know Skate-Fu” deck, stickers, outfits, and social items like badges and emotes. (Season 1 is a little shorter, but regular seasons going forward will have about 100 items available to unlock in between the Free and Premium tracks of the skate.Pass.) With the Premium track, you can even earn SVB - and use some of that SVB to buy the next season’s Premium skate.Pass. 

Don’t worry—you won’t miss out if you can’t complete the Season 1 pass before Season 2 drops in December. As long as you obtain a seasonal skate pass before that season ends, you can continue working on Season 1 through Season 2, Season 2 through Season 3, etc.


Seasons

Each Season in San Van will add more to the game, such as new skateable areas, new Challenges and Tasks (like the weekly “Earn Score in Hedgemont 0/250000”), Seasonal events like the Skate-o-Ween and the 7 Ply Maple Harvest, new brand partners like Santa Cruz, Independent, and Creature, more cosmetics, new tracks to the soundtrack like Operation Ivy’s “Sound System” or Jurassic 5’s “What’s Golden”, plus bug fixes and quality of life improvements. And with each Season, we’ll add more to the city, like adding some spooky decor around San Van for Skate-o-Ween and in-game events. 

Through skate.’s Seasons, we’ll bring new content to the game, as well as legacy features and ideas. One thing to note: we’re not looking to remake Skate (2007), Skate 2, or Skate 3, so our focus is on the future, while bringing along the history of the franchise and things we all loved that got us to this point.

We shared the roadmap a bit ago, but check it out if you need a refresher (and we’ll share an updated roadmap as we get closer to Season 3.)

We’re excited to launch Season 1 on October 7, 2025 (and drop game Update .28), and we’ll have more details on what’s coming for Season 1, what’s fixed and improved, and what’s next in the coming weeks. 

Founders Packs are available in the in-game store and the https://store.ea.com/skate/en.

The Founder’s Packs come in two versions: Standard and Deluxe (you can upgrade the Standard to Deluxe if you want) and the Founder’s Packs are optional and not required to play. Founder’s Pack comes with SVB + cosmetics, skate.Pass Season 1, and more. 

So what’s in the packs?

Founder’s Pack

• 3 skate T-Shirts: Skate 1, Skate 2, Skate 3 Throwback Tees

• 3 Founding Founder Cosmetics**: “The Founding Founder” Title, Varsity Jacket, and Sticker

• 6 Mocap Cosmetics: Motion Capture Suit and Mocap Deck, Wheels, Trucks, and Stickers

• 2,800 San Van Bucks: Use San Van Bucks to purchase premium cosmetic items

• Premium skate.Pass Season 1: Get access to Season 1’s skate.Pass and unlock premium rewards (Note: skate.Pass available to play at the start of Season 1 on Oct. 7, 2025 and runs thru Dec. 1, 2025; dates may vary or change)†

Founder’s Deluxe Pack

• 6 Meatman Cosmetics: Meatman Suit, Deck, Wheels, Trucks, and Stickers

• Vans Founders Old Skool Shoes***: A Founder’s Deluxe-exclusive Vans Old Skool colorway 

• 3 skate T-Shirts: Skate 1, Skate 2, Skate 3 Throwback Tees

• 3 Founding Founder Cosmetics**: “The Founding Founder” Title, Varsity Jacket, and Sticker

• 6 Mocap Cosmetics: Motion Capture Suit and Mocap Deck, Wheels, Trucks, and Stickers

• 5,900 San Van Bucks: Use San Van Bucks to purchase premium cosmetic items

• Premium skate.Pass Season 1: Get access to Season 1’s skate.Pass and unlock premium rewards (Note: skate.Pass available to play at the start of Season 1 on Oct. 7, 2025 and runs thru Dec. 1, 2025; dates may vary or change)†

*Limited-time purchase available until December 2, 2025 10:00 am Pacific Time. Conditions & restrictions apply. See

https://ea.com/games/skate/skate/game-disclaimers

for details.

**Exclusive to Founder’s Pack or Founder's Deluxe Pack/Upgrade; not available after Dec. 2, 2025

***Exclusive to Founder's Deluxe Pack/Upgrade; not available after Dec. 2, 2025

†Season 1 Skate.Pass available in-game during Season 1 beginning October 7, 2025 through December 2, 2025 at 10:00 am Pacific Time. Skate.Pass content requires all game updates and gameplay to unlock. Exact dates may vary and are subject to change.

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Let’s dive in.

• What brand partners are in the game/coming soon?

  • We’ve got Girl Skateboard, Chocolate skateboards, Thrasher, Royal Trucks, Vans, Dickies, & Dime, to start off, and in Season 1, we’ll be bringing Santa Cruz, Creature, and Independent to San Vansterdam, just to name a few. With every Season, we’ll be adding more Brand partners and cosmetics - so before a Season starts, we’ll share details on whose fits are coming to San Van. Stay tuned. 

• What legacy modes are coming to skate.?

  • Our plan is to continue adding more to do in San Van, including looking at how we can bring legacy game modes to the city. We’ll keep you posted on the progress and when you can expect them through our Seasonal patches. (Remember: our Seasonal updates will also bring Quality of Life fixes, bug fixes, and more features.) 

• Can we get bigger Throwdown parties?

  • How big do you want? We’re excited to keep iterating on throwdowns, creating a sesh anywhere in the city to show off your skills (or lack of skills). 

• You said there are tricks coming in Season 3. Besides Darkslides and Impossibles, what other tricks from Skate 3 are coming and when?

  • With skate, we resurrected Flick-It in the Frostbite engine and are bringing tricks from the Legacy titles to skate. Impossibles and Expanded Handplants coming in Season 2, with Darkslides and Improved Footplants/Boneless coming in Season 3. Ensuring solid gameplay is very important to us, so you can expect more past Season 3, but that’s all we’re talking about for now. Rest assured, there’s more to come. 

• Will we ever have to pay for new tricks?

  • No. You will never have to pay for new tricks. As we add new tricks to skate., you’ll have access to them as soon as they come to the game (update may be required), and they’ll become part of Challenges to help keep up your skill. Once added, a trick will never go away. 

• Seasons will have a major update. What will be the cadence of other updates?

  • With each Season, we’ll have a Seasonal Update that addresses QoL issues and bugs and introduces new features, skateable areas, Challenges, and more. Between those updates, we will push back-end fixes and hotfixes as needed to address bugs, crashes, and stability. 

• Is skate. still coming to mobile devices?

  • The team is still dedicated to bringing skate to mobile, and we’ll need folks to jump in, kick the tires, and test it, so keep your eyes peeled for those notifications. 

• Can we get any teasers/info about what’s coming to Brickswich (Challenges/Missions) and when?

  • Starting with Season 2, we’ll have some teasers for you regarding Brickswich. Stay tuned. 

We’ll be starting The Weekly Grind around Season 1 - celebrating the content and activities of the community with y’all. 

Join the community at https://discord.gg/skateEA

One last item for this Volume of The Grind: we’ve opened up our New Player Hub with some articles to start off to help new players who’ve never played the Skate franchise, folks who never playtested, and for OGs who may need a reminder here and there, with more on the way. Check it out! 

See you in San Vansterdam,

The skate. Team

Hey Scouts! Just a normal little patch today for you guys. In addition to bugfixes we've re-enabled lava rising and made a few improvements to rebindable controls.

Also it's been hilarious seeing all your posts on socials playing the new update!! Keep on dilly dallying!!!

FEATURES

• Re-enabled Lava rising in The Kiln. If it still doesn't work that's really embarrassing for us. But we put it on the beta branch and you guys didn't say it was broken so it'll be embarrassing for you too!!

SETTINGS

• Added a "Jump to Grab Wall" option in General Settings that is on by default. Currently when you're midair you can press Jump to grab the wall in addition to the Climb button. Some players expressed not loving it so we're adding an option to disable it.

• You can now rebind to the Enter, Caps Lock, and Backspace keys.

• The Tab key is now properly bound to Stash Item and can be rebinded (rebound? idk).

LEGENDARY FIXES

• The Basketball hoop will now count it as a bucket and play the corresponding effects even if you shoot an item that isn't a basketball.

MAJOR FIXES

• The photobooth camera now turns off when you're not near the booth to save on performance.

  • Additionally, the finished photo will not show up on your screen if you're not in the booth when it develops.

• Fixed an issue where the "RESTORE DEFAULTS" button in the Rebind Controls page did not persist controls changes after a game restart.

MINOR FIXES

• Fixed an issue where debug code would be displayed instead of the input glyphs to tab in the Settings screen.

• Bing Bong in the airport now properly prompts you to Ask.