{"id":1794549,"date":"2026-02-26T12:56:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1794549"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:56:57","slug":"skate-developer-full-circle-confirms-layoffs-claims-commitment-to-the-games-future-remains-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1794549","title":{"rendered":"Skate developer Full Circle confirms layoffs, claims commitment to the game&#8217;s future &#8220;remains strong&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/skate-2025\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Skate.<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Skate developer Full Circle confirms layoffs, claims commitment to the game&#8217;s future &#8220;remains strong&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;We&#8217;re transforming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Skate-screenshot-showing-a-boarder-doing-tricks-high-above-a-city.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Skate screenshot showing a boarder doing tricks high above a city\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Skate-screenshot-showing-a-boarder-doing-tricks-high-above-a-city.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>EA\/Full Circle<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-26T12:56:57+00:00\">Feb. 26, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/skate-developer-full-circle-confirms-layoffs-claims-commitment-to-the-games-future-remains-strong?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"322d0a16-1ed1-47f5-9cb5-bc0a8511f8b9\" data-name=\"Skate.\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Skate.\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Skate.\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Skate.\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Skate.\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Skate.\" title=\"Follow Skate.\"><br \/>\n  Follow Skate.<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Skate developer Full Circle &#8211; which is part of EA&#8217;s studio network &#8211; has announced &#8220;changes to [its] team structure&#8221;, that will result in layoffs at the company.<\/p>\n<p>Full Circle said it is &#8220;transforming&#8221; the studio, which will see it &#8220;reshaping to better support Skate&#8217;s long-term future and focus the team on the things that matter most&#8221; to players. This transformation, it said, will include layoffs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The teammates affected are talented colleagues and friends who helped build the foundation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/skate-2025\">Skate.<\/a> Their creativity and dedication are deeply ingrained in what players experience today,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/ea-studios\/full-circle\/news\/an-update-from-fullcircle\">Full Circle wrote in a blog post<\/a>, stressing the &#8220;decision is not a reflection of their impact and we&#8217;re committed to supporting them through this transition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As for Skate, which was released in September and proved especially popular on its first day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/with-players-stuck-in-lengthy-queues-for-online-only-skate-those-who-made-it-in-are-comparing-its-bouncing-belly-flopping-traversal-to-mario-64\">leading to lengthy queues<\/a>, work will still continue. &#8220;We look forward to working with you as we move faster, listen more closely, and deliver consistently for all of you,&#8221; Full Circle said. &#8220;Our commitment to Skate, and to the millions of players who believe in it, remains strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The studio did not say how many Full Circle employees are affected by the this week&#8217;s layoffs. Eurogamer has asked EA for a comment and will update when we know more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After an absolute age, EA&#8217;s wheelie classic is back with great handling and a whole world of slightly jarring niceness,&#8221; reads our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/skate-early-access-review\">Skate early access review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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This transformation, it said, will include layoffs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The teammates affected are talented colleagues and friends who helped build the foundation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/skate-2025\">Skate.<\/a> Their creativity and dedication are deeply ingrained in what players experience today,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/ea-studios\/full-circle\/news\/an-update-from-fullcircle\">Full Circle wrote in a blog post<\/a>, stressing the &#8220;decision is not a reflection of their impact and we&#8217;re committed to supporting them through this transition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As for Skate, which was released in September and proved especially popular on its first day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/with-players-stuck-in-lengthy-queues-for-online-only-skate-those-who-made-it-in-are-comparing-its-bouncing-belly-flopping-traversal-to-mario-64\">leading to lengthy queues<\/a>, work will still continue. &#8220;We look forward to working with you as we move faster, listen more closely, and deliver consistently for all of you,&#8221; Full Circle said. &#8220;Our commitment to Skate, and to the millions of players who believe in it, remains strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The studio did not say how many Full Circle employees are affected by the this week&#8217;s layoffs. 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