EA’s upcoming free-to-play Skate reboot is still in closed alpha, but now allows players to purchase cosmetic items with virtual currency.

We don't know when skate. is launching into early access, but you can be extra sure it'll have freemium currency to buy when it's here

In an age when live service games come and go within months, there’s naturally some trepidation around Skate going free-to-play – something which has only been heightened by t

Electronic Arts and Full Circle began its recent Skate playtest and have activated microtransactions during the alpha test period.

The new skate game is planned to be a free-to-play title, which means microtransactions are its only revenue source.