US EditionSkate Developer Full Circle Hit With Layoffs as EA Looks to 'Better Support' the 'Long-Term Future' of the Game
Full Circle reduces staff as it restructures to enhance support for Skate's ongoing development amid player retention challenges, EA said.
- On February 25, Full Circle, the EA-owned developer, said it is restructuring the studio to support Skate's long-term future and acknowledged layoffs affecting some roles.
- With the September 2025 Early Access launch, skate. has struggled to retain players and faces fan frustration over a paid map expansion, as Season 3 launches soon.
- To affected staff, the studio wrote Full Circle thanked departing teammates as talented colleagues who helped build Skate's foundation and pledged support through the transition.
- The move follows broader EA layoffs and cancellations, while Full Circle did not link these layoffs to the reported $55 billion buyout led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and partners.
- Looking to the roadmap, Full Circle and EA say development will continue with features, cosmetics, and game modes ahead of March 10.
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Skate Developer Full Circle Hit With Layoffs as EA Looks to 'Better Support' the 'Long-Term Future' of the Game
Skate developer Full Circle has announced layoffs affecting an undisclosed number of staff as it aims to “better support” the “long-term future” of its free-to-play title.Publisher EA revealed its “reshaping” plans with a blog post on the studio’s website. No detailed information about the number of affected employees or their roles was given, with the message only stating that “making changes to our team structure” means that “some roles will b…
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It’s said that bad things come in threes, but boy do we wish that weren’t the case in the games industry. Unfortunately we do have a triplet of bad news items, as layoffs have come for Riot and Electronic Arts-owned studio Full Circle, while Amazon has elected to nix a publishing deal with another title. […]
Full Circle, the developers of skate and part of the EA studio network, have announced "changes in team structure" that will lead to redundancies in the company. more
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