
EA Games has been sold for $55 billion to the Saudi PIF and investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The deal is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of the 2027 Fiscal Year, starting July 2026.
Huge buyouts like this often mean some kind of company restructuring. New owners usually abandon projects from the previous owners to favor new ones, which for a gaming company like EA Games could mean that some games planned for the next few years could be canceled.