WHY DID SAUDI ARABIA JUST SPEND BILLIONS ON A VIDEO GAMES COMPANY? – PODCAST
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Last week Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors spent $55bn (£41bn) on Electronic Arts, the video games company behind the Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield. Keith Stuart and George Osborn tell Annie Kelly why this soft-power move is worrying many in the industry Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, loves a video game.
China | The Guardian reports that last week Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors spent $55bn (£41bn) on Electronic Arts, the video games company behind the Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield.
The report adds: Keith Stuart and George Osborn tell Annie Kelly why this soft-power move is worrying many in the industry Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, loves a video game.
That might explain why Saudi Arabia has borrowed billions to buy Electronic Arts.
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