Guardian Australia · Saudi Arabia

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

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