Amazon rumoured to announce purchase of EA TODAY

AMAZON is rumoured to have had an offer accepted to purchase EA, which could point to more gaming-based shows on Amazon Prime.

According to GLHF sources, Amazon will announce its offer to purchase the major video games publisher later today.

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EA is one of the largest publishers and developers in the video games industry, selling widely successful games such as the FIFA series.

Rumours have been spreading about the acquisition for weeks, as EA apparently looked for a parent company to make an offer.

Amazon, Disney, and Apple were all rumoured to be interested in the company.

However, it seems that the former is the first to make an offer.

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Successful shows based on video games stories such as The Witcher and League of Legends Arcane already available on Netflix.

The rise in popularity of video game based TV shows could point to the reason why Amazon is so interested in the company.

EA owns a number of popular video game properties such as Mass Effect, Dead Space, Dragon Age, and Apex Legends.

The vast worlds of these games would be the perfect location for a TV series.

The rumoured acquisition could also have an implication for Amazon’s popular Prime Gaming benefits.

Subscribers to Amazon Prime are eligible to download a number of gaming goodies and games for free.

September will be a particularly strong month for the service which is offering AAA games.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Assassin’s Creed Origins, and Football Manager 2022 will all be available for subscribers.

CNBC has denied the claim, saying that according to their sources no such merger will take place.

David Faber said on the channel that “some time ago” parent company MSNBC was in talks to merge part of the company with EA, but that discussions had since ended.

Apparently, according to his sources who were involved in these talks “nothing is happening”.

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Though he does concede his information could be incorrect “if the people involved previously have no idea.”

A spokesperson for EA has responded to the claim to Eurogamer saying “We don’t comment on rumours and speculation relating to mergers and acquisitions.”

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.