Electronic Arts May Merge With Savvy Games

Electronic Arts could be merged with Savvy Games under a plan being evaluated by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, according to sources reported by Bloomberg. The sovereign wealth fund aims to coordinate its gaming holdings by combining franchises such as EA FC, Battlefield, The Sims, and Pokémon Go into one of the largest video game companies globally. Discussions remain in early stages, with no final decision reached.

Any transaction would depend on Savvy concluding its $6 billion acquisition of Chinese developer Moonton. A combination would provide the PIF with a single entity to conduct acquisitions, develop titles, and leverage intellectual property across a global video game market valued at $214 billion. The deal would also face regulatory scrutiny, comparable to the review seen during Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard.

The PIF previously led the acquisition of Electronic Arts in a $55 billion transaction. Meanwhile, Savvy utilized a $38 billion allocation from the PIF to purchase mobile developer Scopely for $4.9 billion and Niantic's gaming unit for about $3.5 billion. A potential combination would expand Electronic Arts into mobile games, an area where analysts questioned its previous moves after its $2.1 billion purchase of Glu Mobile in 2021.

Spokespeople for the PIF and Electronic Arts declined to comment, while Savvy Games did not respond to requests for comment. In September 2026, Savvy CEO Brian Ward stepped down and was replaced on an interim basis by Turqi Alnowaiser, deputy governor of the PIF and head of international investments, who previously led the fund's acquisition talks for Electronic Arts.