
In late September 2025, Electronic Arts (EA) announced it would be taken private in a $55 billion deal. A group of investors, including the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, will be acquiring the company. The PIF, led by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been investing in other major gaming companies like Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, and Take-Two Interactive as part of Saudi Arabia’s plan to diversify its economy away from oil. After the acquisition, EA plans to keep Andrew Wilson as CEO and maintain its headquarters in Redwood City, California.