According to
GLHF sources, Amazon will announce today that it has put in a formal offer to acquire Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher behind
Apex Legends,
FIFA,
Madden, and more.
Rumors have been circling online for a few weeks about a potential EA buyout, with Apple, Disney, and Amazon listed as potential buyers. As per our sources, Amazon has finally made an offer.
It’s a smart business move from Amazon, which is also making big moves in television. After the success of
The Witcher and
Arcane on Netflix — both shows built around big video games — Amazon could potentially use EA’s franchises as settings for new shows.
Mass Effect,
Dragon Age,
Dead Space — there’s plenty of potential in EA’s library for transmedia opportunities.
This news comes after a range of unprecedented acquisitions and consolidation in the video game space, with the biggest of them being
Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda for $7.5 billion.
According to our sources, the announcement will be made later today. We’ve reached out to Amazon and EA for comment and will update you if we hear anything back.