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Electronic Arts said its $55B acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners closed on August 4, ending Nasdaq trading and moving shareholders into $210-per-share cash consideration.

EA says all required regulatory approvals were in place as of July 30, putting its $55bn sale on track to close around the end of trading on August 4.

The European Commission approved the $55bn Electronic Arts acquisition by Saudi Arabia PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners after finding no competition concerns.

Disgruntled gamers have announced plans to converge on EA's headquarters in cosplay costumes to protest Saudi Arabia's reported $55 billion buyout of the publisher.

Battlefield 6’s 2026 roadmap lists Railway to Golmud and Cairo Bazaar for Season 3, Tsuru Reef and Wake Island for July 2026 Season 4, and three more maps for Fall Season 5. The r/pcgaming post had 208 points and 92 comments at crawl time.

Game Developer says Hazelight’s three co-op games have now sold more than 50 million copies in total, with It Takes Two at 30 million and Split Fiction at 7 million.

EA has listed Dragon Age: Inquisition for PlayStation 3 on its service-updates page for April 28, 2026, with current reporting indicating the shutdown affects that version's multiplayer features.

Insider Gaming reports that the Battlefield communications team will delist Battlefield Hardline from PS4 and Xbox One storefronts on May 22, 2026, with online services on those consoles ending on June 22. The PC version remains on sale and online.