{
  "id": 6743566,
  "title": "EA's Saudi Arabian owners are reportedly considering forming an ubermegacorp by merging them with Savvy Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/eas-saudi-arabian-owners-are-reportedly-considering-forming-an",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T09:46:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/eas-saudi-arabian-owners-are-reportedly-considering-forming-an-ubermegacorp-by-merging-them-with-savvy-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Just over a month after a consortium led by the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund took over EA in a $55 billion buyout, new owners are reportedly considering merging EA with their existing gaming firm, Savvy Games Group. This would create an immense corporation to manage all of Saudi Arabia's future video game-related ventures, according to a Bloomberg report. However, no decision has been made yet, as Savvy is currently in the process of acquiring Chinese mobile game developers and publishers Moonton for $6 billion. An EA/Savvy merger would need approval from antitrust regulators, similar to the initial deal between the Saudi PIF and EA. The merger could potentially lead to an increase in mobile gaming efforts for EA, as well as potential layoffs, as often happens in large mergers. There are also concerns that the Saudi government's involvement may influence creative decisions in games, given their poor human rights record.",
  "summary": "Just over a month on from a consortium led by the Saudi Arabian government's Public Investment Fund taking over EA, in a buyout worth $55 billion , said new owners are reportedly considering merging the publishers with their existing gaming firm Savvy Games Group. The result would be an ubermegacorp to serve as a vehicle for all of the Saudi wealth fund's future video game-related biz. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: PIF is considering combining EA with Savvy Games to better coordinate its gaming assets, but not before Savvy closes its $6B Moonton acquisition (Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/sources-pif-is-considering-combining-ea-with-savvy-games-to-better",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}