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EA Employees Fear Censorship After US$55 Billion Saudi Buyout

colombiaone.com · 2hShare

EA employees fear tighter creative control over their games following the US$55 billion EA Saudi buyout, which brought Electronic Arts under the ownership of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. The deal closed on August 4, 2026, after nearly a year of regulatory review, and […]

First report: 'I feel dirty:' EA workers trapped in a maelstrom of cynicism and doubt after Saudi buyout — gamedeveloper.com, 1d