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EA is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and private equity

www.polygon.com English
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    ‘Madden’ and ‘Apex Legends’ Publisher Is Now Officially Owned by Saudi Arabia
    www.polygon.com
    The Saudi Arabian government's investment fund just acquired EA, the publisher behind many of the biggest games.
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    • rah@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
      53 minutes

      EA Journalist Murdering 2027, coming soon!

      Edit: for those unaware of how brutal Saudi Arabia is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi#Assassination

      • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 hours

        I can’t boycott any harder you guys. It’s been 10 years since I’ve bought an EA game!

        • igmelonh@feddit.onlineEnglish
          3 hours

          Left out of the headline (but in the first paragraph) is that one of the investment firms is owned by Jared Kushner, Trump’s SIL.

          • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2 hours

            My Unintentional Boycott list is the envy of progressive nerds the world over.

              • nkat2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                56 minutes

                This is such a beautiful line - I shall need to borrow it from time to time. Thank you for sharing!

              • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                4 hours

                Saudi obsession with acquiring anything related to sports is something to be studied.

                Nothing wrong with loving sports, it’s the way they go about it that’s offputting.

                • GMac@feddit.orgEnglish
                  4 hours

                  RIP

                    • FullPenguin@lemmy.worldEnglish
                      4 hours

                      If only.

                      If this is the thing that does EA in, we can all feel a little pride and accomplishment.

                    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
                      4 hours

                      They want the exclusive sports licences.

                        • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
                          4 hours

                          lemme guess, this bunch was also the ones gunning to ‘buy’ the world cup itself…

                        • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
                          3 hours

                          Can’t wait for the stoning DLC for the Sims (fnord)

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