EA Is Reportedly Trying To Get Acquired By Disney Or Amazon

EA Is Reportedly Trying To Get Acquired By Disney Or Amazon

This new development surrounding EA comes at a tumultuous time for the publishing juggernaut, which has either lost or abandoned some of EA’s biggest third-party licenses over the past couple of years. EA’s nearly decade-long deal with Disney over the exclusive rights to develop games based on the Star Wars franchise was already divisive among fans, and recently the House of Mouse started shopping said rights to other publishers like Ubisoft. Likewise, EA announced that it would be ending its 10-year-long deal with FIFA last week, and the long-running EA Sports franchise will be rebranded starting in 2023.

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Naturally, many are concerned over the recent rise in mergers and buyouts within the gaming industry, especially in how they could lead to monopolies and layoffs. However, it seems that Electronic Arts is looking to be the latest publisher to consolidate its assets with a larger corporation – though whether or not it will follow through on this plan remains to be seen.
Source: Puck (via Kotaku)

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#Reportedly #Acquired #Disney #Amazon

EA Is Reportedly Trying To Get Acquired By Disney Or Amazon

This new development surrounding EA comes at a tumultuous time for the publishing juggernaut, which has either lost or abandoned some of EA’s biggest third-party licenses over the past couple of years. EA’s nearly decade-long deal with Disney over the exclusive rights to develop games based on the Star Wars franchise was already divisive among fans, and recently the House of Mouse started shopping said rights to other publishers like Ubisoft. Likewise, EA announced that it would be ending its 10-year-long deal with FIFA last week, and the long-running EA Sports franchise will be rebranded starting in 2023.

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Naturally, many are concerned over the recent rise in mergers and buyouts within the gaming industry, especially in how they could lead to monopolies and layoffs. However, it seems that Electronic Arts is looking to be the latest publisher to consolidate its assets with a larger corporation – though whether or not it will follow through on this plan remains to be seen.
Source: Puck (via Kotaku)

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#Reportedly #Acquired #Disney #Amazon