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Cosplaying Gamers Will Raid EA HQ To Protest Saudi Arabia's $55 Billion Buyout

Summary by Gamespot
In the wake of Saudi Arabia's leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts for $55 billion, gamers upset by the takeover are planning to protest the publisher's Redwood, California, headquarters on May 11 in cosplay.A movement known as the Players Alliance HQ has announced its intent to "raid" EA's headquarters on May 11 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. The goal is to denounce Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) buyout of the publisher, with cosplaying gam…
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On May 11th, EA’s headquarters in Redwood, California, is not exactly going to be a haven of tranquility. A group of players have decided to protest against the editor’s purchase by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund, and they are going to do it big: disguised, with a scroll of 70,000 signatures and a giant health bar that will be emptied before our eyes. Because if anything needs a $55 billion drama is a good dose of gamer theater. The self-named Pl…

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Gamespot broke the news in United States on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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