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Games · News · Sep 17, 2026 · Confirmed

EA tells developers its Saudi ownership won’t drive creative decisions

Leadership addressed internal concerns directly, though some queer fans of BioWare and The Sims remain skeptical.

EA leadership directly addressed internal concerns among developers, telling staff that the company's Saudi ownership will not drive creative decisions at its studios — though some queer fans of BioWare and The Sims have remained skeptical of that assurance.

This is a genuine internal-trust story as EA settles into new ownership, not just a routine statement — reassurances like this only really get tested over time, through the actual creative decisions the company's studios make going forward, rather than through the statement itself.

Why it matters. A real internal-trust story as EA settles into new ownership.

Source: Kotaku

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