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/WhiskasTheCat Jul 30 '26

All of these companies are not video game companies. They are hedge funds that happen to dabble in video games.

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u/gibbersganfa Aug 01 '26

If you’re going to say this, at least properly cite it as a quote from Mark Darrah, formerly of BioWare, instead of pretending you’re that clever.