EA staff fear new Saudi Arabia owners will police their games: "Projects just won't get signed because they don't align explicitly with what the Saudi government wants"
Employees at Electronic Arts are concerned that the company's new owners, primarily Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will impose content restrictions based on the country's standards. Staff fear that projects may not be approved if they do not align with the Saudi government's views, particularly regarding social issues like LGBT representation, which is criminalized in Saudi Arabia. Despite reassurances from EA, employees find the responses unsatisfactory and worry about job security and creative freedom.
- Entities
- Game: Helldivers 2
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Person: Joshua Kushner
- Company: Saudi Arabia
- Company: Affinity Partners
- Game: The Sims
- Topic: Censorship
- Company: Silver Lake
- Topic: Human Rights
- Topic: LGBTQ+ Representation
- Company: Public Investment Fund
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