Gamers, developers protest Saudi Arabia's bid to acquire Electronic Arts
Key takeaways
- As Electronic Arts moves closer to closing a sale of the gaming company to Saudi Arabian investors, it’s facing backlash from a group of protestors who are calling it a bad deal.
- A coalition calling itself the Players Alliance staged a protest outside Electronic Arts’ Redwood City headquarters this week.
- The demonstration follows Electronic Arts’ announcement last year that it would be acquired by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.
March 2023 photo of the Electronic Arts (EA) headquarters in Redwood City. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Cerys Davies Staff Writer Follow May 14, 2026 1 PM PT 1 4 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
As Electronic Arts moves closer to closing a sale of the gaming company to Saudi Arabian investors, it’s facing backlash from a group of protestors who are calling it a bad deal.
A coalition calling itself the Players Alliance staged a protest outside Electronic Arts’ Redwood City headquarters this week. Dressed as Sims characters, the protestors held signs that read “Stop the deal” and unfurled a 50-foot long petition containing more than 70,000 signatures from gamers, developers and creators who are opposed to the $55 billion acquisition of the gaming company behind major franchises like The Sims and Madden NFL.