EA staff fear new Saudi Arabia owners will police their games: "Projects just won't get signed because they don't align explicitly with what the Saudi government wants"

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EA employees worry the company's new Saudi Arabia-led owners will, quietly or loudly, police what content is permitted based on the country's standards.

Multiple anonymous EA staff spoke to Game Developer about uncertainty within the company following EA's $55 billion leveraged buyout, which has seen the company go private under a group of investors. The supermajority belongs to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, though Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners are also in the mix.