Game dev union blasts EA buyout, asks the government to scrutinize the daylights out of it: "If jobs are lost or studios are closed due to this deal, that would be a choice, not a necessity"

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United Videogame Workers-CWA, a union protecting employees of video game companies across the US and Canada, has issued a scathing rebuke of EA's recently revealed $55 billion buyout by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and private equity firms including Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

The deal has been widely criticized, with some US senators sounding the alarm "about the foreign influence and national security risks" that could happen if it goes through.