Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like “Madden NFL," “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion in what could become the largest private equity-funded buyout in history.

EA has long faced gamer backlash over microtransactions, loot boxes, and lack of innovation. Going private could allow the firm more creative freedom, but analysts warn that being $20 billion in debt ...

Video game company Electronic Arts (EA), known as the maker of the "The Sims" and "Madden NFL," is being acquired in a $55 billion deal. The California-based company said Monday it had entered into a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity, video game maker Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired in a deal valued at $55 billion. Beyond the ...