Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B

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<span class="caption">Gamers play the video game "EA Sports FC 26 in front of a screen featuring English midfielder Jude Bellingham (L) and Bayern Munich's German midfielder Jamal Musiala during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, western Germany, on the first day of the fair on August 20, 2025. The 2025 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 19, 2025 and will be running from August 20 to 24, 2025. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) | Image Credits:Ina Fassbender / Getty Images</span>

Gamers play the video game "EA Sports FC 26 in front of a screen featuring English midfielder Jude Bellingham (L) and Bayern Munich's German midfielder Jamal Musiala during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, western Germany, on the first day of the fair on August 20, 2025. The 2025 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 19, 2025 and will be running from August 20 to 24, 2025. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) | Image Credits:Ina Fassbender / Getty Images

The video game company Electronic Arts is nearing a $50 billion sale to a group of investors including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

EA is best known for its annual sports titles in franchises like Madden NFL, FIFA, and NBA Live, as well as video game series like The Sims, Battlefield, Need for Speed, and Star Wars.

According to the Journal’s report, this deal could be the largest leveraged buyout in history, meaning that the deal is mostly funded with debt.

After the news broke that EA could be going private, stocks jumped 15% on Friday afternoon.