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The Guardian
Why did Saudi Arabia just spend billions on a video games company?
27 minutes Posted Aug 11, 2026 at 2:00 am.
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Last week Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors spent $55bn (£41bn) on Electronic Arts, the video games company behind the Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield. Keith Stuart and George Osborn tell Annie Kelly why this soft-power move is worrying many in the industry. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>