Submitted 2 days ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://insider-gaming.com/ea-close-to-deal-to-sell-company-and-go-private/
The report (paywalled) claims that investors include Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). This deal, according to the outlet’s sources, could be announced as soon as next week.
Yeah, looks like I’ll be permanently boycotting anything EA now.
Welcome to the club, did that ever since they had diarrhea all over my childhood.
EA - If it’s in the game, it’s in the game*'s ingame store as a microtransaction*
EA is still around?
I miss Electronic Arts…
I honestly can’t remember a time when EA was well liked. Even in elementary school, it was common for kids to refer to them as Electronic Farts.
Really? They had some bangers in the 90s, such as Road Rash and Need for Speed, as all as a ton of great games they published, like Sim City. Even their sports games were generally great.
It wasn’t really until the 2000s and 2010s that their games became money grabs.
Take away their license NFL please for the love of god
With Saudis money? Not gonna happen, be prepared for another decade (at least) of EA Sports.
I‘d certainly be interested to see if that‘d change any of their exploitative practices like FUT. Also hopefully that brings Codemasters back to old form… And please bring old online services back up cause money doesn‘t seem to be the issue then lol
I’m sorry, my brain read FUT as Fear, Uncertainty, and Trout
You have to understand that a company like EA doesn’t want lots of money. They want all the money.
Yeah, but that‘s usually stakeholder-driven. Of course, it could be all the same if and when they go private, but this move just seems unprecedented to me so it‘s interesting to observe if it does have any impact in this regard.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 days ago
Going private? Sounds good, less pressure from shareholders… Selling to the Saudis? Hell no! Good thing I was already boycotting them anyway
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
eh, still better than the us
ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
The US doesn’t chop up journalists with a saw just yet.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Now introducing face ID tech that will immediately brick the computer if a woman attempts to play a driving game.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Sounds like something Stephen Miller would try to implement.
PacMan@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Jokes on them I’m already wear a burka over my butthole. My call me brown eye girl
criss_cross@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They probably want EA for the sports games so they can keep sports washing their atrocities away.
Grimtuck@lemmy.world 1 day ago
One less launcher I need to figure out in Bazzite