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The $55 billion sale of EA is done. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund owns 93% of the company. Financial reporting died within twelve hours of the close, and $20 billion of the purchase debt now sits on EA's books. EA has promised its lenders $400 million in savings within a year. That means layoffs and cancelled games, on top of the 2,500 people already cut since 2022. But while that sounds great for their new backers, for the Saudis, it's not all about the money. Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team! 00:00 EA Is A Black Box Now 00:57 Saudi Arabia Owns EA 04:27 Paying Off Their Own Buyout 11:27 Sportswashing Is The Point SOURCES https://www.ampereanalysis.com/insight/electronic-arts-buyout-what-it-means-for-ea-saudi-arabias-pif-and-the-wider-industry https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-has-officially-been-sold-and-what-comes-next-could-be-painful/ https://www.ft.com/content/be980240-13ec-498c-ba79-71eada30d133 https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mscbqr7m3c2p https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-would-fight-it-tooth-and-nail-the-sims-artist-would-challenge-any-mandate-to-reduce-diversity-after-ea-saudi-buyout https://aftermath.site/ea-sale-ftc-labor-caucus/ https://kotaku.com/ea-electronic-arts-saudi-arabia-acquisition-protest-2000694956 https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/saudi-pifs-55-billion-ea-deal-gets-eu-approval-under-subsidy-rules-2026-07-31/ https://www.ea.com/news/our-next-chapter https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804173096/en/EA-Announces-Completion-of-Acquisition-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-saudi-arabia-pitch-deck https://www.financecharts.com/stocks/EA/cash-flow/repurchase-of-capital-stock-annual https://publish.obsidian.md/vg-layoffs/Archive/2026 https://blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/bioware-studio-update/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/codemasters-confirms-layoffs-as-ea-owned-studio-shifts-focus-away-from-beloved-rally-games/ https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cancels-black-panther-game-closes-cliffhanger-games https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-shuttering-marcus-lehtos-studio https://mobilegamer.biz/ea-is-about-to-switch-off-eight-more-mobile-games/ https://www.ea.com/news/continuing-to-evolve-our-business-and-teams?isLocalized=true https://www.gamefile.news/p/wait-a-minute-eas-headcount-rose https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/ea-touts-700-million-buyout-cost-savings-to-coax-debt-investors https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260615782397/en/Electronic-Arts-Introduces-EA-Advertising-Launching-Brands-Directly-Into-Gameplay-and-Live-Experiences https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/the-sims-maker-program-and-marketplace https://www.operationsports.com/ea-fc-27-ultimate-plus-costs-150-making-it-eas-most-expensive-game-ever/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkjKVjfrYMs&feature=youtu.be https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46245167 https://www.amnesty.org/en/projects/saudi-arabia-kingdom-of-repression/ https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NINTENDO-CO-LTD-6491906/company-shareholders/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/snk-lead-insists-saudi-arabia-sale-will-have-no-effect-on-the-games-we-make/ https://www.pif.gov.sa/en/news-and-insights/newswire/2023/savvy-games-group-completes-acquisition-of-scopely-for-fourty-nine-billion/ https://fairsq.org/saudi-arabia-migrant-deaths/ https://qiddiya.com/qiddiya-city/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/evo-is-dead-major-fighting-game-tournament-is-now-wholly-owned-by-saudi-megaproject-qiddiya-promises-traditions-values-and-identity-will-remain-unchanged/ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/07/09/ewc-2026-in-paris-behind-the-scenes-of-the-controversial-partnership-between-france-and-saudi-arabia-in-esports_6755290_13.html https://www.readergrev.com/p/esports-world-cup-team-liquid-level-up-lgbtq-censorship https://x.com/TheSims/status/1981787265811853776?s=20 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/01/saudi-arabias-trillion-dollar-spending-spree-goes-sour/ https://superjoost.substack.com/p/electronic-arts-55b-buyout-doesnt ```