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BIZARRE: Skate - You Need To See This

Battlefield 6 devs reportedly hit with layoffs after what EA called "the biggest launch in franchise history" and an estimated 20 million units sold

Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive are all reportedly affected

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EA Announces Layoffs at Skate Studio Full Circle

Sad times.

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Dev of one of EA's biggest new games is laying off workers and "transforming as a studio" — "we’re committed to supporting them through this transition"

Months after the launch of EA's skate., its development team is laying workers off as it goes through the process of "transforming as a studio."

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Skate dev announces layoffs days after breaking paywall promise and announcing more aggressive monetization, but "our work on skate. continues"

Doesn't sound like the EA I know

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skate. Season 3 Launches March 10: Full Roadmap Revealed

Season 3, baby!

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skate. Season 3 Update: Isle of Grom Locked Behind Paywall

Let the money games begin!

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EA invents new microtransaction nightmare as it breaks paywall promise on Skate: rent a playable area for 24 hours or buy a premium pass, bucko

Skate players were explicitly told map areas would not be "locked behind a paywall"

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Skate is locking a map area behind a paywall after promising no map areas would be locked behind paywalls: 'We will need to make changes as we go sometimes'

Goofy.

PC Gamer

Skate Devs Discuss Tix Changes, Auto-Exchange, Tattoos and More Ahead of Season 3

As Full Circle heads toward Season 3 in Skate, the developers are giving players a heads up about a significant shift in how Tix will work. The team says Early Access has been a constant learning experience and sometimes what sounds good on paper plays out differently once the community…

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skate. Rolls Out Update 0.29.6 as Spring Pop-Off Nears

Polishing core systems and resolving persistent issues.

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Skateboarding games had a huge 2025, but it was the controversial Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 that I couldn't put down

The maligned remake has a friend in me.

PC Gamer

Skate: All New Handplant Variations in Season 2

So many plants, you'd think it was a garden.

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Skate Players Push Back Against Party-Locked Challenges, Call for Matchmaking Options

A growing segment of the Skate community is voicing frustration over challenges that require players to complete goals while in a party, arguing that the system unfairly locks solo players out of seasonal progress and rewards.

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The Sports Games That Overthrew the Kings of Their Genre

Sports gaming franchises benefit from considerable inertia among consumers, and developers are aware of this. It’s often cited as one of the main problems holding back innovation in the sports game market. Sometimes, however, a new game comes along and takes out the dominant force. Here are some of the…

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Skate Story review – hellish premise aside, this is skateboarding paradise

An exquisitely fluid game of tricks, grinds and manuals is framed by a story that uncovers the poignancy of the infamously painful pastime

Inverse

'Skate Story' Is The Last Must-Play Game of 2025

Skate Story is an audiovisual treat that spins an endlessly imaginative high fantasy tale well worth playing through before the end of the year.

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Skate Story review: "A beautiful and unique skateboarding game with great, stylized visuals set in a grungy underworld"

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From Skate to 2XKO, why wait when you can already play the best early access games of 2025

Year in Review 2025 | The year's best early access games are already fun and fueled with potential

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Skate Adds Dozens of New Songs in Season 2 Update

Skate Gets More Music

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Skate Players Slam Season 2’s New Character Models After Visual Overhaul

That's horrifying to look at.

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Here’s How EA Skate’s New Replay Editor Works in Season 2

Time to make clips!

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Can Skate Still Be Great as a Free-To-Play Game?

Is the free-to-play model holding it back?

Creative Bloq

Skate Story’s surreal, glassy visual design is more real than you think

Sam Eng explains the real-world inspirations behind his ambitious indie game.

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Skate Season 2 Brings Co-Op, New Locations, and Major Gameplay Upgrades as EA Tries to Win Players Back

Season 2 Looks Promising

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Skate Dev Promises More Real Brands and Pros During Early Access

One of the most common complaints about skate is how soulless the word feels and how disconnected the game is from actual skate culture. It’s the lack of skating brands, culture, and even pros. The world feels very corporate and skating is far from that.

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