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Electronic Arts Sold to Controversial Investors for $55 Billion

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Published: 09-29-2025, 12:05 PM

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Electronic Arts Sold to Controversial Investors for $55 Billion

In case you were wondering what to think: No, this probably isn't good.

It's official: Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired by an investor consortium for the sum of $55 billion. The all-cash transaction, the largest of its kind in history, will see EA becoming a privately held company as part of a leveraged buyout from Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

The terms of the agreement say that EA shareholders...

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EA Won't Release $80 Games... At Least for Now

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Published: 05-07-2025, 05:31 PM

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EA Won't Release $80 Games... At Least for Now

EA CEO says that they currently have no plans to bump up the price of their games another $10.

At least one company isn't immediately hopping aboard the $80 price for new game releases. As wild as this may sound, the company that has come out to say that they won't be increasing the cost of their games anytime soon is none other than Electronic Arts.

As companies such as Nintendo and Microsoft plan to raise first-party titles to $80, Electronic Arts says that they are...

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Electronic Arts Wants to Put Ads Back into Game Worlds

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Published: 05-10-2024, 07:08 PM

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Electronic Arts Wants to Put Ads Back into Game Worlds

When a $70 upfront purchase, paid DLC, and microtransactions just aren't enough.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson says that his company is now considering putting ads into traditional AAA titles. These "AAA" titles being those that already start at $70 each, especially on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

This reveal from Wilson came during a Q&A portion of the company's latest earnings call. This is the same earnings call where Wilson talked about the...

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EA CEO Touts the 'Tremendous Live Service' of Next Battlefield

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Published: 05-08-2024, 05:13 PM

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EA CEO Touts the 'Tremendous Live Service' of Next Battlefield

Next game to include a "connected" multiplayer and single-player experience.

Now that the last Battlefield game is in a relatively good state, it's time again to begin looking forward to the next entry in the franchise. EA started to talk about the next Battlefield game during EA's latest investor call on May 7, 2024.

During the call, the CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, said that the next Battlefield will be a "tremendous live service." There...

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EA Laid Off 350 Employees Today

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Published: 03-26-2019, 03:12 PM

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EA Laid Off 350 Employees Today

This morning, it was reported that Electronic Arts has laid off 350 people from a number of departments. According to Kotaku, the areas that were hardest hit today were marketing and publishing. An internal email from EA's Andrew Wilson, also obtained by Kotaku, says that the decision to "streamline decision-making" in these departments began last year. This move also seems to include a push to improve customer support and close offices in Russia and Japan.

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EA Apparently Blames Weak Battlefield V Sales on Prioritizing Campaign Over Battle Royale

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Published: 02-05-2019, 07:42 PM

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EA Apparently Blames Weak Battlefield V Sales on Prioritizing Campaign Over Battle Royale

Just when you thought the general rabble about Battlefield V was finally quieting down, EA released their Q3 2019 financials to investors today. In doing so, EA's top brass say that Battlefield V sold roughly 1 million units below expectations because development prioritized a single player campaign over getting a battle royale mode ready for launch.

To its credit, Battlefield V still sold 7.3 million units across all platforms, but it's still considered underperforming according...

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EA Facing Criminal Investigation After Refusing to Stop Selling Loot Boxes in Belgium

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Published: 09-10-2018, 02:15 PM

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EA Facing Criminal Investigation After Refusing to Stop Selling Loot Boxes in Belgium

According to an article from Metrotime, and translated from Google, EA is under a criminal investigation after they refused to stop selling loot boxes in Belgium. See, that's kind of a big deal since Belgium declared that loot boxes are a form of gambling and therefore illegal some months ago. At the time of the decision by the Belgium Gaming Commission, those companies that fail to comply with this law could be fined €800,000 and sentenced up to five years in prison. I'm not really sure...

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Reportedly Spoke with EA CEO Andrew Wilson Earlier Today

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Published: 11-16-2017, 11:22 PM

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Reportedly Spoke with EA CEO Andrew Wilson Earlier Today

It has been reported by VentureBeat that Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, had a little chat earlier today with EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson. Like, we're not talking Iger sent a message or had someone else send a message. I'm saying like Iger himself had a chat with Wilson. This went straight to the top of the Mouse's ears.

According to VentureBeat's "sources familiar with the situation," the two were talking about Star Wars Battlefront II. Huh, I wonder what specifically they were...

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11-16-2017, 11:21 PM
Disney CEO Bob Iger Reportedly Spoke with EA CEO Andrew Wilson Earlier Today

It has been reported by VentureBeat that Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, had a little chat earlier today with EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson. Like, we're...

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Peter Moore Leaving EA to Become CEO of Liverpool FC

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Published: 02-27-2017, 07:32 PM

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Peter Moore Leaving EA to Become CEO of Liverpool FC

EA's Peter Moore is saying farewell to the gaming industry in a rather unusual way. Liverpool Football Club (Liverpool FC) announced today that Moore will take on the role of CEO for the organization starting this Summer. That's right, the big boss at EA Sports will be going from being "in the game" to actually being in the game.

The 61-year-old is currently chief competition officer at Electronic Arts, based in the United States, and will move to Liverpool to join the club in the
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02-27-2017, 07:32 PM
Peter Moore Leaving EA to Become CEO of Liverpool FC

EA's Peter Moore is saying farewell to the gaming industry in a rather unusual way. Liverpool Football Club (Liverpool FC) announced today that...

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EA and DICE Admit Battlefield 4 Launch was "Unacceptable"

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Published: 06-20-2014, 04:02 PM

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EA and DICE Admit Battlefield 4 Launch was "Unacceptable"

I know your hearts are probably stopped after reading that headline, but just take a deep breath and try to soldier on through the news story, okay? Yes, EA and DICE have now admitted that Battlefield 4's launch was "unacceptable."

In speaking with Eurogamer, EA CEO Andrew Wilson and DICE GM Karl-Magnus Troedsson have said that the game suffered due to its ambition. (Note: This is a very, very long interview. I strongly urge you to read through the full Eurogamer article yourself...

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06-20-2014, 04:02 PM
EA and DICE Admit Battlefield 4 Launch was "Unacceptable"

I know your hearts are probably stopped after reading that headline, but just take a deep breath and try to soldier on through the news story, okay? ...

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