Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Battlefield 6 was the best-selling game of 2025. EA's response was to lay off staff across every studio that made it. The reason why tells you everything about what EA actually is now.
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00:00 Make The Best-Selling Game Of The Year? Also, Layoffs
00:47 EA's Record Year (And Why It Doesn't Add Up)
02:07 The Unjust Reward For Being The Best
04:29 Skate Broke The Same Promise
06:39 The Saudi PIF Acquired This Chapter Title
09:15 Success Was Never Going To Save Them
Sources:
s204.q4cdn.com/701424631/files/doc_financials/2026/q3/Q3-FY26-Earnings-Release-FINAL.pdf
ea.com/news/electronic-arts-reports-q3-fy25-results
gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-december25
ign.com/articles/ea-lays-off-staff-across-all-battlefield-studios-following-record-breaking-battlefield-6-launch
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/behind-the-next-battlefield-game-culture-clash-crunch-and-colossal-stakes
ea.com/ea-studios/full-circle/news/an-update-from-fullcircle
youtube.com/watch?v=FAMgtFyrQLk&t=448s
reddit.com/r/SkateEA/comments/1r9dg9e/official_ea_skate_faq_changed_the_map_update
https://x.com/skate/status/2024539083259654345
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-says-there-will-be-no-immediate-changes-to-its-workforce-following-leveraged-buyout
https://publish.obsidian.md/vg-layoffs/Archive/2025
Battlefield 6 was the best-selling game of 2025. EA's response was to lay off staff across every studio that made it. The reason why tells you everything about what EA actually is now.
Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team!
00:00 Make The Best-Selling Game Of The Year? Also, Layoffs
00:47 EA's Record Year (And Why It Doesn't Add Up)
02:07 The Unjust Reward For Being The Best
04:29 Skate Broke The Same Promise
06:39 The Saudi PIF Acquired This Chapter Title
09:15 Success Was Never Going To Save Them
Sources:
s204.q4cdn.com/701424631/files/doc_financials/2026/q3/Q3-FY26-Earnings-Release-FINAL.pdf
ea.com/news/electronic-arts-reports-q3-fy25-results
gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-december25
ign.com/articles/ea-lays-off-staff-across-all-battlefield-studios-following-record-breaking-battlefield-6-launch
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/behind-the-next-battlefield-game-culture-clash-crunch-and-colossal-stakes
ea.com/ea-studios/full-circle/news/an-update-from-fullcircle
youtube.com/watch?v=FAMgtFyrQLk&t=448s
reddit.com/r/SkateEA/comments/1r9dg9e/official_ea_skate_faq_changed_the_map_update
https://x.com/skate/status/2024539083259654345
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-says-there-will-be-no-immediate-changes-to-its-workforce-following-leveraged-buyout
https://publish.obsidian.md/vg-layoffs/Archive/2025
