Electronic Arts’ $55 Billion Exit

EA is going private in the biggest take-private deal ever, selling itself to a Saudi-led consortium (Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners) for about $55 billion. Shareholders will get $210 in cash per share, and once the deal closes, EA will vanish from the stock market.

Quick Hits

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser told IGN at LA Comic-Con he had zero involvement with GTA 6 and explained why Bully 2 never happened. Houser, who penned nearly every GTA title and Red Dead Redemption 2 before departing in 2020, also spilled a few other behind-the-scenes tales. And over in Fortnite, the Peacemaker emote is on ice after HBO’s latest superhero-show plot twist.

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