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It’s post-Tokyo Game Show, so there were not so many game reveals. Instead, there was a major acquisition, a big price rise, layoffs at European studios, a rebrand and a new major player in the web store space.
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Industry fearful over $55bn EA deal
In Brief: Video game analysts predict EA will need to lay-off staff, and sell some of its IP and studios, following the $55 billion acquisition by private equity firms.
This is because the buyout by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake Management and Affinity Partners includes $20 billion in debt. Analysts, including Ampere Analysis, Super Joost and Nicholas Lovell anticipate rationalization in a bid to service the debt.
