up to date: After several reports pointed out that the supposed purchase of EA by Amazon was not correct, USA Today updated their article to say that this morning’s report by GLHF’s content partner “violated our editorial standards regarding the use of unknown and unexpected sources.” What was said about it was:
“Earlier today, GLHF, a gaming/esports outlet and content partner of For the Win, published a version of this story on our website that violated our editorial standards regarding the use of anonymous and unvetted sources. We’ve updated this story to remove all references to those sources.”
No doubt a situation that got out of hand for the GLHF and USA Today. It will be interesting to see what happened behind the scenes and how the newsroom reacted to the subsequent reports.
Note Original:
Several rumors have indicated that since Activision’s purchase of Blizzard by Microsoft E.A It will be the next big company in the video game industry to be acquired by some high-profile companies. On this occasion, It has been reported that Amazon will make the move, and the announcement will happen today.
According to sources GLHF, Amazon will announce plans today to buy EA for an unspecified amount. The Swedish press cited this as the main reason Use this company’s features and convert series and movies for Prime Video, Amazon’s streaming platform. However, this seems to have become uncertain.
After breaking the original rumor, CNBC reached out to its own sources on the matter, noting that It’s just uncertain, and there are no plans within Amazon to buy from EA at this point. This information was confirmed by Dr Bloomberg Terminalwho also pointed out that the original GLHF report was wrong.
Amazon is not going to bid for Electronic Arts, sources tell CNBC @DavidFaber. share of $EA A report citing a “rumor” had previously escalated. pic.twitter.com/k7wk0Fy7xv
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 26, 2022
While the possibility of acquiring EA in the future cannot be ruled out, with companies like Apple and Disney as potential interested parties, At the moment it seems that those responsible for it Apex Legends They will continue to work for years. Hopefully a statement by EA or Amazon soon that manages to clarify and end this issue.
In related matters, FIFA 23 It sold for just $6 cents because of a mistake. Similarly, Battlefield 2042 will bring back a favorite feature.
Editor’s note:
Considering the big buyouts we’ve seen in recent years, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for an EA acquisition to eventually go through. What’s most interesting here is that this happens to be a company that doesn’t have as great a presence in the video game industry as Microsoft and the Embrace Group.
Via: CNBC
