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Electronic Arts Goes Private Tomorrow—Saudi PIF Takes Full Control

The leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts closes August 4, 2026, ending decades of public trading and transferring controlling stake to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

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Console Is Dying in June. PC Isn't.

Rec Room, Battlefield Hardline, Elder Scrolls: Blades—and 50+ others shutting down in June 2026 follow the same pattern: PS4 and Xbox One go dark while PC survives. It's not game preservation. It's platform abandonment.

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