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.

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[–] 117 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Going private? Sounds good, less pressure from shareholders.... Selling to the Saudis? Hell no! Good thing I was already boycotting them anyway

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  • [–] 52 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Now introducing face ID tech that will immediately brick the computer if a woman attempts to play a driving game.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Sounds like something Stephen Miller would try to implement.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    You mean totally normal, "sexual matador", Stephen Miller, whose wife (who is definitely not a foreign agent or beard) said inspires her every morning with his anti-left rants?

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    I love the one response I saw, "wouldn't that make Katie Miller a sexual bull?" Because there are so many different ways to take it from there, and many don't paint Stephen Miller in the lights he'd rather be seen publicly.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    The US doesn't chop up journalists with a saw just yet.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago

    Welcome to the club, did that ever since they had diarrhea all over my childhood.

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    I honestly can't remember a time when EA was well liked. Even in elementary school in the 90's, it was common for kids to refer to them as Electronic Farts.

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    Really? They had some bangers in the 90s, such as Road Rash and Need for Speed, as well 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.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Take away their license NFL please for the love of god

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    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

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    EA is still around?

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