The Shady Acquisition of EA Games

Grab the Snowflake GN Gaming Dice! https://store.gamersnexus.net/product... Or our e-waste inductor dice! https://store.gamersnexus.net/product... In this video, we're talking about the recent take-private acquisition of game publisher and developer Electronic Arts, maker of The Sims, Battlefield, and various sports games. EA Games was recently acquired in a $55 billion purchase by a joint group of Affinity Partners, Silver Lake, and the PIF of Saudi Arabia. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - A Weird Purchase 03:42 - The 3 Buyers: Saudia Arabia PIF 04:34 - The 3 Buyers: Silver Lake 05:46 - The 3 Buyers: Affinity Partners and Jared Kushner 06:25 - Xzibit Explains the Relationship 07:18 - Who EA Games Is 08:57 - Ownership 11:07 - Connections 12:45 - Gaming Perspective 15:54 - Context of Value 17:39 - US Government 20:10 - AI AI AI AI AI AI 21:00 - Prior Saudi Arabia Game Investments 23:05 - Tainting Gaming as a Hobby CORRECTIONS: 14:34 - The Activision Blizzard purchase did not include Destiny. This error has been trimmed. Steve Burke: Lead Writing, Editing Tim Phetdara: Editing Jimmy Thang: Writing, Research Ben Benson: Writing, Research