EA’s Saudi takeover will be "a real waste" if it turns the publishers into a "sequel-and-mega-franchise machine", Helldivers 2 studio boss says
Shams Jorjani, CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, expressed concern that Electronic Arts' recent $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabian investors could lead the publisher to focus solely on sequels and mega-franchises, potentially wasting its diverse game catalog. He hopes for continued business and creative diversity within EA, despite the consolidation and significant debt incurred by the deal, which may lead to cost-cutting measures and layoffs.
- Entities
- Company: Arrowhead Game Studios
- Game: Helldivers 2
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Game: Mass Effect 2
- Game: EA Sports FC 24
- Game: Madden NFL
- Game: The Sims
- Topic: Business Strategy
- Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Game: SimCity 3000
- Game: Star Wars
- Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Game: Need for Speed
- Game: Unravel
- Topic: Game Development
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