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In September 2025, headlines shook both Wall Street and the gaming community: Electronic Arts' buyout was confirmed. What followed was the largest $55 billion leverage buyout in history, an EA acquisition backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. This book unpacks how a gaming industry takeover of this size reshaped one of the most powerful companies in entertainment. Written in clear and simple language, Power and Play takes readers inside the deal mechanics and the broader forces driving sovereign wealth fund deals and private equity gaming strategies. It explains why PIF and Silver Lake saw value in EA, how the PIF Silver Lake EA deal was structured, and what it means for the future of video game mergers and the wider gaming business case study arena. The book also offers a closer look at the strength of the EA franchise analysis that made the deal attractive. From the global pull of Madden EA buyout discussions in sports to the cultural power of sports gaming industry titles like FIFA's successor, to the loyal fan base behind Battlefield acquisition news, EA's games are not just entertainment-they are the assets that drive billion-dollar valuations. You will see how the takeover affects game publisher deals, what it means for studio control, and the risks and rewards of shifting to EA private ownership. Readers will also benefit from insights into video game investment trends and the hidden industry behind gaming that fuels both creativity and capital. If you want to understand the business of video games, this book connects the dots between creative studios and financial powerhouses. It also explores how big deals reshape tech, highlighting the influence of investor plays in gaming and showing why the EA deal timeline was watched so closely by both governments and gamers. Beyond the numbers, Power and Play highlights the cultural and financial weight of franchises like The Sims and Apex Legends. From franchises like The Sims that continue to define simulation play to the Apex Legends business model that built a free-to-play empire, EA's library shows why investors were willing to write one of the biggest checks in history. Whether you are a gamer curious about how business decisions shape the titles you play, or a reader interested in high finance and global deals, Power and Play makes the story of EA's buyout clear, captivating, and impossible to ignore.

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