EA bought out by private equity and Saudis

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12:08p, 9/29/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/investing/electronics-arts-private-deal

A group of private equity firms and a fund affiliated with the Saudi government has purchased Electronic Arts for a record $210 per share. The $55 billion dollar deal is the largest leveraged buyout in history.
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12:18p, 9/29/25
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Saudi's are going to own everything soon enough
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1:54p, 9/29/25
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And we thought the microtransactions and yearly repeated sports game slop were bad now.... Cant wait to see this ****show.
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In reply to FatZilla • 1:56p, 9/29/25
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FatZilla said:
And we thought the microtransactions and yearly repeated sports game slop were bad now.... Cant wait to see this ****show.

You don't want to be able to buy yourself an in-game burkha?
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3:04p, 9/29/25
Ronaldo is going to be like Tecmo Bowl Bo Jackson in the next FIFA
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In reply to FatZilla • 3:35p, 9/29/25
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FatZilla said:
And we thought the microtransactions and yearly repeated sports game slop were bad now.... Cant wait to see this ****show.


The funny thing is all any is talking about online is that one of the other buyers is one of the companies run by Trumps son in law
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Maybe we'll finally get EA LIV Tour 2026.
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4:25p, 9/29/25
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Are they still gonna let us fight the Sand People in Battlefield games!?!?
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Looking forward to Chop Suey 2026 and the highly anticipated Camel Racing 2027
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8:27p, 10/1/25
I'm reading quotes from unnamed BioWare employees concerned that the purchase might spell the studio's doom, given the generally progressive stories it likes to tell. Personally, I'd think they should be more concerned because they haven't had a hit game in more than a decade…
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Meh...

There are so many small studios making such amazing games right now. Looking at their list of games (had to search to remind myself), I can honestly say they could trash every single one of their titles and I wouldn't really care.

I do kind of wish the US required foreign companies to partner with local companies, the way Japan does it.
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