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Kushner 'grew up playing their games,' it's fine
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/27/electronic-arts-is-losing-income-and-crippled-by-debt-more-ai/ - text
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Sources:
- Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY26 Results (PDF) https://s204.q4cdn.com/701424631/files/doc_financials/2026/q1/Q1-FY26-Earnings-Release-FINAL1.pdf
- EA cuts another 200 jobs "in service of driving future growth", bringing total job losses to around 300 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-cuts-another-200-jobs-in-service-of-driving-future-growth-bringing-total-job-losses-to-around-300
- 'When the dogs won't eat the dog food': Inside the AI divide roiling video-game giant Electronic Arts https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-ai-divide-roiling-video-game-giant-electronic-arts-2025-10
- EA Announces Agreement to be Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 Billion https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx
- Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private https://www.ft.com/content/be980240-13ec-498c-ba79-71eada30d133
- EA shows 'text to game' concept powered by AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aud5bniXDOg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Previously on Pivot to AI:
- Game studios love AI! The gamers ... hate it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/29/game-studios-love-ai-the-gamers-hate-it/
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