Senators Warn Saudi Arabia’s Acquisition of EA Will Be Used for ‘Foreign Influence’

Senators Warn Saudi Arabia’s Acquisition of EA Will Be Used for ‘Foreign Influence’

Democratic U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren sent letters to the Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson, raising concerns about the $55 billion acquisition of the giant American video game company in part by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Specifically, the Senators worry that EA, which just released Battlefield 6 last week and also publishes The Sims, Madden, and EA …

Why US Senators Are Sounding the Alarm on the EA Saudi Arabia Acquisition

Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. When news broke that a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners would acquire Electronic Arts in a record $55 billion deal, the gaming world took notice. Now, concerns are spreading beyond the industry. In a formal letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren warned that the E…

The New ‘Foreign Influence’ Scare – Pixel Envy

Emmanuel Maiberg, 404 Media: Democratic U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren sent letters to the Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson, raising concerns about the $55 billion acquisition of the giant American video game company in part by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Specifically, the Senators worry that EA, which just released Battlefield 6 last week and also publi…

US senators express 'profound concern' over EA buyout: 'The proposed transaction poses a number of significant foreign influence and national security risks'

Whether it adds up to anything remains to be seen, but Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are big mad about it.

US senators warn of 'foreign influence' in EA buyout

United States senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren decry Saudi Arabia's Electronic Arts buyout.

EA's Saudi Deal Draws Scrutiny From US Senators Over "Foreign Influence"

Late last month, Electronic Arts confirmed that it had struck a $55 billion deal to go private under new ownership including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and the private equity firm Silver Lake. There are a lot of unanswered questions about what this means for EA and the industry at large, but now two US Senators are raising the potential "foreign influence" Saudi Arabia could enact with EA under its …