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Leading Game Maker EA Gets Acquired In Largest All-Cash Take-Private Deal

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) surged past its 52-week high on Monday after announcing it is being acquired in a $55 billion all-cash deal.

Benzinga

EA acquired by Saudi Arabian investment fund and others for $55 billion — largest ever buyout of a public company

EA has been acquired for $55 billion.

Tom’s Hardware

EA Sold to Jared Kushner-Backed Consortium in $50bn Deal—What This Means to Players and Their Favorite Games Explained

EA to go private in a $50bn deal with Jared Kushner-backed consortium. Here's what it means for gamers and top franchises.

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Electronic Arts reportedly close to going private in a $50 billion deal — backers include Saudi Arabian PIF

A new report claims that Battlefield publisher Electronic Arts is going private, with a $50 billion deal from private equity and the Saudi Arabian PIF.

Windows Central

EA could be taken private as it ‘nears’ deal with Saudi Arabian and American investors

A huge deal is on the horizon.

Destructoid

Ubisoft's Saudi-funded Assassin's Creed DLC provokes staff unrest, but the publisher insists partnering with the controversial regime is A-OK: 'Talking with partners who do not share our democratic values does not mean abandoning them'

The free DLC takes players to an historic part of Saudi Arabia.

PC Gamer

Jimmy Dunne Opens Up On PGA Tour Resignation And Casts Doubt Over PIF Deal

The former PGA Tour Policy Board member discussed his exit from the Tour and gave his verdict on if the PGA Tour and LIV Golf should still come together

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Ubisoft says it has creative control over the Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC, which is set in Saudi Arabia, was announced in Saudi Arabia, and which even employees fear might be funded by Saudi Arabia

"This title update to Assassin’s Creed Mirage was made possible thanks to the support of local and international organizations"

GamesRadar

China 'Elephant In The Room' At Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation.

International Business Times

Pacific Islands Forum: climate crisis tops agenda as China exclusion casts shadow over leaders meeting

Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Pacific leaders gather in Solomon Islands

The Guardian - AU

With global powers barred, can Pacific nations find unity at their annual summit?

It’s been a testing time for Pacific regional unity.

The Conversation

China-Australia jockeying heightens Pacific forum mess

Australia is working with the Solomon Islands to limit China's security presence after declaring Beijing has no role to play in policing the Pacific.

AAP

Tiger Woods takes up PGA role but unification in golf is as distant as ever

Sporting great will chair committee aimed as reshaping the game’s future – but the LIV question still lurks

The Guardian - UK

Australia to probe $1b Chinese company deal with Nauru

The Albanese government has confirmed it is seeking confirmation whether Nauru's deal with a Chinese corporation has breached a security treaty with Australia.

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Golf Monthly

Ian Poulter's LIV Golf Career Under Severe Threat Heading Into Final Week Of 2025 Season

The European golf legend is staring down the barrel of relegation from the PIF-backed circuit and only has one event left to change his fate

The Independent UK

The damage Newcastle’s disastrous summer could do to their wider project

Newcastle have become a laughing stock over how comically haphazard their summer transfer business has been

Golf Monthly

PIF London Championship Full Prize Money Payout 2025

The PIF London Championship is once again staged at Centurion Club, where a large tournament purse is up for grabs

FourFourTwo

Newcastle United owners' grander Saudi plans revealed as fans ponder reality of Tyneside project

Newcastle United are learning the hard way that they may no longer be the focus of Saudi Arabia's global sporting ambition

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Golf Monthly

LIV Golf Schedule 2026: Multiple New Events Confirmed In League's ‘Most Global’ Year Yet

As the PIF-backed circuit continues to drip feed its schedule for 2026, here is what has been locked in so far and what is reported to be in the plan for next year

The Guardian - US

Magnus Carlsen shows how Saudi Arabia gobbles up global sports stars

The outstanding chess player of his generation is the latest figure to be associated with a kingdom that uses entertainment to pacify the public

Golf Monthly

OWGR Boss Confirms LIV Golf Has Resubmitted Bid To Become Recognized Circuit

The PIF-backed league - headed up by new CEO, Scott O'Neil - recently put forward its latest application to offer world-ranking points to players

Golf Monthly

International Series Morocco Prize Money Payout 2025

The Asian Tour's fourth International Series event of 2025 comes from Royal Golf Dar Es Salam's Red Course in Morocco as several LIV golfers compete

Golf Monthly

Two Years After The Shock Merger Announcement, Men’s Professional Golf Is Still A Mess. Here’s My Plan To Fix It…

An agreement to effectively merge LIV Golf and the PGA/DP World Tours was revealed in June 2023, but two years on, nothing has come to pass

The Guardian - UK

Al-Hilal and the trouble with underdog stories at the Club World Cup

In today’s Football Daily: the ‘beautiful game’ at the Copa Gianni

Golf Monthly

‘Could Someone Else Have Done A Better Job? Absolutely’ - Assessing Jay Monahan’s Tenure As PGA Tour Commissioner

After being appointed PGA Tour Commissioner in 2017, Monahan is set to step down in 2026. Here, four Golf Monthly writers rate how well he has done in the CEO role

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