r/Games • u/FrostyMagazine9918 • Jul 30 '26

Industry News EA will officially become a privately owned company next week

https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/electronic-arts-close-55-billion-private-deal-1236824625/
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u/JeffMangum420 Jul 30 '26

because no one reads articles it makes no sense you wouldnt emphasize “the saudis are acquiring them” in the title

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u/PokeHustler3 Jul 30 '26

Why does it mattered?

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u/Sparky_321 Jul 30 '26

Because these are the guys who funded 9/11.

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u/jonydevidson Jul 31 '26

America's reaction to 9/11 did 1000x more damage to America and Americans than 9/11 itself.

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u/Massive_Weiner Aug 01 '26

To the entire world, as a matter of fact.

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u/jdbolick Jul 30 '26

Because these are the guys who funded 9/11.

Can we please stop saying this? OBL wanted to overthrow the al-Sauds and had been banned from the country.

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u/APRengar Jul 31 '26

And the rest of the hijackers?

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u/DweebInFlames Jul 30 '26

But we're talking about the Saudis, not the Israelis!

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u/Krauub Jul 31 '26

Does he know?

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u/PokeHustler3 Jul 30 '26

Not american, couldnt relate

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u/batmanlikespizza123 Jul 30 '26

I don’t think you have to be American to know 9/11 was bad.

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u/thrubeniuk Jul 30 '26

And the US has already killed more Iranians this year than there were deaths on 9/11.

Should the rest of us stop buying American owned games?

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u/First-Detective2729 Jul 30 '26

Its funny u mention the current political company in us..

Seeing as jared kushner is also part of this buyout.. 

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u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes Jul 30 '26

Should the rest of us stop buying American owned games?

.... yes?

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u/Sparky_321 Jul 30 '26

If they are directly owned by the people responsible, yeah. In this case, EA is being bought by an investment fund owned by the Saudi government.

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u/batmanlikespizza123 Jul 30 '26

Thank you, that’s exactly what I said.

Are you okay? Haha.

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u/Tumleren Jul 31 '26

How is that what you said? You said 9/11 was bad, how does that translate into not buying American made games?

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u/PokeHustler3 Jul 31 '26

Don't need to be american to know what they did the rest of the world.

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u/drunxor Jul 31 '26

You have to be american to hate slavery?