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EA Says It Will Retain Creative Control Following Saudi Sale, But, Like, Come On - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
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Today, as part of an updated FAQ aimed at workers (spotted by Game File), EA said that its impending $55 billion sale to a consortium that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will not come at the cost of creative control. If you take EA at its word, I have a bridge to sell you.

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[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 hours ago

Every single merge that has ever announced this, turned out to be wrong

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

What’s the difference aside from racism? filthy rich and immoral white billionaires own EA vs filthy rich and immoral brown billionaires own EA?

All these companies are shit

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 18 points 12 hours ago

EA saying that line for years about stuff they buy and ran into the ground makes this pretty amusing.

[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 28 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Hmmmm tough one this one, do we want EA to maintain creative control?

[–] AngularViscosity@piefed.social 15 points 12 hours ago

Can we get a third option?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

AKA 'executive meddling'.

[–] Mighty@lemmy.world 22 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

We'll see if the next FIFA still has women's teams /s

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 15 points 12 hours ago

I googled out of pure curiosity and found that the Saudis have a women’s football team.

Maybe Qatar doesn’t?

[–] Drbreen@sh.itjust.works 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

What creative control?

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It takes a lot of work to redesign the sportsball logo and pricing chart every year.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 2 points 4 hours ago

Most of EA's creativity is spent trying to find new definitions to gambling so they can keep make gambling games without being regulated.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago

Do I want EA to keep making garbage and dark patterns in game? No. Do I want them chopped up in box or one the other attrocities attributed to their new owner? Also, more emphatically no.