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Saudi Arabia Reportedly Considering Merging EA With Savvy Games Group

The Madden publisher's acquisition was finalized in August

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 10, 2026

Games

The First Footage Of EA’s Iron Man Game Just Leaked, And Man, Flying Looks Really Fun

Anthem with more juice

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 28, 2026

Games

Electronic Arts Officially Belongs To Saudi Arabia, Private Equity, And Jared Kushner Now

With the closing of the market today comes the second-biggest acquisition in gaming history

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 4, 2026

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Helldivers 2 CEO Says EA’s Saudi Acquisition Would Be A ‘Real Waste’ If It Just Produces Safe Sequels

'This deal is consolidation, no question — and I wonder whether new ownership optimizes for the safe bet, more sequels, more mega-franchises, over that breadth'

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 4, 2026

Games

EA Says Its $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia And Private Equity Will Go Through Next Week

The company says that "all regulatory approvals required...have been obtained"

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 30, 2026

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EA’s CEO Gets $38 Million Bonus While Battlefield 6 Developers Got Laid Off

EA believes the hit shooter met 'all milestones for a high-quality launch,' and gave its CEO an extra $8 million to celebrate

By Lewis Parker Published July 30, 2026

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$70 EA Sports College Football 27 Locks Single-Player Content Behind Microtransactions And Earns ‘Mostly Negative’ Rating On Steam Within 24 Hours Of Release [Update]

EA has removed features present in College Football 26 and replaced them with microtransactions for its sequel

By Lewis Parker Published July 9, 2026

Games

EA Lays Off Unknown Number Of People Ahead Of Expected $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia

This is at least the third round of layoffs from EA just this year

By Rebekah Valentine Published June 22, 2026

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Paralives Is Shaping Up To Be A Promising Sims-Killer, But It Needs Some Work

Out in early access, Paralives has some gameplay issues that need addressed

By Ash Parrish Published June 1, 2026

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Take-Two CEO Suggests Company May Acquire More Dev Studios In The Near Future

What GTA 6 money can buy

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 22, 2026

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Watch A Dozen Gamers ‘Raid’ EA To Block Saudi Takeover In Protest Outside The Battlefield Publisher’s Headquarters

The Players Alliance led a brief protest outside the company's Redwood City headquarters

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 11, 2026

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The Sims 4 Is Finally Ironing Out The Kinks In Its Babies

Debugging the nooboo

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 7, 2026

Culture

Let’s Remember What Some Big Video Game Websites Looked Like In The ’90s

Internet exploring

By Rebekah Valentine Published May 5, 2026

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EA Boss Congratulates Employees On $55 Billion Leveraged Buyout By Private Equity

CEO Andrew Wilson is about to make a lot of money

By Ethan Gach Published September 29, 2025

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The Internet Reacts To EA’s $55 Billion Sale To Some Of The Worst People Around

The publisher has announced that it’s being acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 29, 2025