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BioWare Becomes First Major Casualty Of Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover

Defector 21 October 2026 10h ago
BioWare Becomes First Major Casualty Of Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover
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When news came out that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund had taken a majority stake in Electronic Arts last September, it was clear to anyone familiar with Saudi Arabia, EA, private equity, or capitalism that the move would make an already terrible gaming company even worse. I wrote as much at the time , and though the sale took until August of this year to go through, I can grimly say that I
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