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• @devolverdigital @devolverdigital on x

  We would like to offer a bid to buy EA as well with the following stipulations: - $10,000 offer in CASH - right of first refusal for jets in Battlefield - Volvv gets a 99 rating in Madden - greenlight Titanfall 3 tomorrow Final offer.

• @antoinegara Antoine Gara on x

  President Trump's son in law Jared Kushner's and his private equity firm Affinity Partners is a major participant in the $50bn EA leveraged buyout that could come as early as Monday, the FT reports. https://www.ft.com/...

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Madden '27, brought to you by Saudi Arabia

• @longislandviper Colin Moriarty on x

  If only the US had a sovereign wealth fund that could invest in viable American companies. We need our own PIF, invested in our own tech enterprises, precisely like EA. Instead, we let foreign entities capitalize on our own corporations while we spend $1 trillion a year on war.

• @slasher Rod Breslau on x

  it is 2035. 90% of all video game companies are owned by Saudi Arabia and Tencent. you must upload your passport and social security number to access the Steam forums. the FBI has custom roles to oversee all Discord servers. GTA 6 PC releases later this year

• @firstadopter Tae Kim on x

  Can you imagine being the pod PM who puked EA and TTWO two days ago for no reason? DOH. EA +14.9% TTWO +4.5%

• @novy_williams Eben Novy-Williams on x

  Finally, a private equity deal in college sports.

• @kalaelizabeth Kala Elizabeth on x

  Looking more into the investors behind this, yeah I don't think this is a good thing. These are the companies that just worked to overtake tiktok alongside investors who will definitely be pro censorship. Yikes.

• @pkafka Peter Kafka on x

  Context: The video game business has been in a surprising, multi-year slump https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

• @zhugeex Daniel Ahmad on x

  @shinobi602 Oh great! Now the Saudi's are going to put Cristiano Ronaldo as a playable character in EA FC too!

• @mattbrownep Matt Brown on x

  ...so does this mean EA is about to saddled with a ton of debt? During a slowdown in the video game industry?

• @jtoonkel Jessica Toonkel on x

  Videogame maker Electronic Arts is nearing a deal to go private in what would likely be the largest leveraged buyout of all time, according to people familiar with the matter scoop w/⁦@laurenthomas⁩ ⁦@miriamgottfried⁩ https://www.wsj.com/...

• @brendelbored Brendel on bluesky

  It just makes me sad to think that the name EA might be associated with something unethical [embedded post]

• @aurahack.ca Aura on bluesky

  regardless of what this means for its games, the payout andrew wilson gets from this will be proportionally inverse to what he deserves, and the job market is about to get even worse as if that is even possible

• @nitishpahwa.com Nitish Pahwa on bluesky

  what's going on with the gaming industry, and why is Silver Lake getting involved with all these entertainment deals [embedded post]

• r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes r on reddit

  Exclusive |  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Nears Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/xbox r on reddit

  Videogame maker EA (Electronic Arts) in advanced talks to go private at roughly $50 billion valuation |  Reuters

• r/gamedev r on reddit

  Videogame maker EA in advanced talks to go private at roughly $50 billion valuation

• r/Battlefield6 r on reddit

  This is somewhat concerning.. WSJ: Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private.

• r/DeadSpace r on reddit

  [WSJ] Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/pcmasterrace r on reddit

  Videogame maker EA in advanced talks to go private at roughly $50 billion valuation

• r/technology r on reddit

  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Nears Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/apexlegends r on reddit

  EA in advanced talks to go private at roughly $50 billion valuation

• r/Battlefield r on reddit

  EA is going to go through a leveraged buyout

• r/CompetitiveApex r on reddit

  EA likely being bought out by private equity

• r/masseffect r on reddit

  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Nears Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/pcgaming r on reddit

  Exclusive |  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/TwoBestFriendsPlay r on reddit

  Electronic Arts nears roughly $50 billion deal to go private, WSJ reports

• r/PS5 r on reddit

  Exclusive |  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/CFB r on reddit

  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts (Creator of the NCAA College Football Series) Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private |  Paywall

• r/Madden r on reddit

  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/wallstreetbets r on reddit

  Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

• r/gaming r on reddit

  WSJ: Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private.