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With Xbox hiking prices and a newly private, $20-billion-in-the-hole EA looking ready to gut Baldur's Gate series creator BioWare, Larian boss Swen Vincke points out that 'making games faster and cheaper while charging more has never worked before'

But by god, we're gonna try.

PC Gamer

Microsoft continues reading anything but the room with a full-page Xbox Game Pass advertisement on console startup a day after hiking prices by 50%

The own goals keep coming

GamesRadar

After getting dumped by EA, FIFA's finally back with its own football game starring… animal mascots?

This is apparently "THE BEST" FIFA has to offer.

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Game Pass Just Raised Prices, Should Sports Fans Be Walking Away?

Is the juice worth the (price) squeeze?

Operation Sports

Bungie brings in a new Destiny 2 global franchise director as its MMO bleeds – a Dragon Age, Starfield, and Elder Scrolls veteran who only just left Mass Effect 5

Games vet Hilary Hidey joins Bungie ahead of Destiny 2: Renegades

GamesRadar

"EA has a huge repository of dormant IPs that are just sitting there" after $55 billion buyout, says former Dragon Age and Anthem producer, so it could make better "financial sense" to sell studios instead of shutting them down

Selling IPs could help deal with that impending $20 billion of debt

GamesRadar

Gavin Newsom Slams Trump For Wanting To 'Raise Taxes To See The Movies.' He Says, 'Americans Already Pay More For Eggs, Coffee, Toys…'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a swipe at President Donald Trump recently after Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S., something Newsom said would burden Americans even more.

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Amid EA's unpopular $55 billion buyout, Baldur's Gate 3 director takes time "to remind people that making games faster and cheaper while charging more has never worked before"

Larian Studios' lead has a point

GamesRadar

Starfield and Deus Ex actor has done "a lot" of work with EA, but isn't sitting idly by as rumored AI-powered cost-cutting plans surface following controversial $55 billion buyout: "F*** you"

It's been claimed that investors are hoping to use AI to save money and help manage the $20 billion of debt EA is set to take on

GamesRadar

EA could sell off studios after Saudi and Kushner-funded $55 billion acquisition, says former Dragon Age producer: 'It's hard to imagine that you'd have BioWare pivot from having very progressive messaging to having the reverse'

Also, the debt. The $20 billion debt thing.

PC Gamer

From Wall Street to Easy Street: Growing Number Of High-Powered Professionals Are Becoming Travel Agents

Almost a decade into her career as a forensic accountant, Lisa Reich walked into a local travel agency hoping to book a vacation. After a bit of chatting, the agency offered her a position as an independent contractor, an opportunity that she happily accepted, having become disenchanted with her high-stress…

Benzinga

EA's $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history. Here's why it has everyone terrified

Private equity and PIF investment aren't a reassuring pair.

PC Gamer

Analysts say EA buyout "doesn't add up," expect the company to double down on live services and sports at expense of "new ideas and innovation" with layoffs looking inevitable

"Short term they may look to sell off non-crucial assets and smaller IP"

GamesRadar

Wife Shocked $7.5K Saved For Car Was Loaned To Mother-In-Law: 'I Don't Understand Why We're Not Seriously Inquiring About Cars And Buying One'

A stay-at-home mother said she was blindsided after learning her husband secretly lent $7,500, which they had saved for a car, to his mother's business. She explained on Reddit that the money was meant to replace her totaled vehicle.

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Operation Sports

Xbox Game Pass Shake-Up: Which Sports Games Are Affected?

These games are now more expensive to play.

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EA Is Going Private in the Largest Buyout Ever, But This 1 Other Video Game Stock Is Still a Screaming Buy

Electronic Arts is going private in a record $55 billion buyout by the Saudi PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity, shifting investor focus to Take-Two, which recently hit an all-time high.

The Conversation

What Saudi Arabia’s role in the Electronic Arts buyout tells us about image, power and ‘game-washing’

Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA), one of the biggest video game companies in the world behind games such as The Sims and Battlefield, has been sold to a consortium of buyers for US$55 billion (about A$83 billion). It is potentially the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity firms. Not…

Operation Sports

EA FC 26 Ultimate Gauntlet: All Tasks And Rewards Explained

Testing depth.

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Need for Speed Fans Debate Franchise’s Future After EA Buyout News

Where does Need For Speed stand following the monumental EA sale?

Sports Illustrated

Why Max Dowman Isn’t in EA Sports FC 26

Max Dowman is Arsenal’s latest superstar in the making and continues to flourish in north London.

Benzinga

'I'm Glad We're Both Standing Up For The Values Of Ben & Jerry's,' Ice Cream Co-Founder Reacts To Partner's Exit

Ben Jerry's ice cream co-founder Ben Cohen said that his long-term business partner, Jerry Greenfield, was "torn apart" by his decision to leave the company they founded. Greenfield departed the ice cream company in mid-September following pressure from parent company Unilever (NYSE:UL) to remain quiet about his values.

Operation Sports

Will Skate Ever Leave Early Access?

Will the latest Skate offering ever be granted a full release?

Operation Sports

EA Addresses Workforce Concerns Following Massive Buyout

EA says there will be "no immediate changes" following the buyout.

Operation Sports

Tips For Playing CAM In EA FC 26 Clubs

All you need to pull off a 10.0 performance.

The Guardian - UK

Why the enormous Saudi-led deal to acquire EA matters, whether you play games or not

In this week’s newsletter: The private equity effort to acquire the makers of Fifa and more is the biggest deal in gaming history – financially and morally

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