Electronic Arts’ $55B buyout has officially completed – and the company is already plotting layoffs

Massively Overpowered Aug 5, 14:00 UTC

Electronic Arts’ $55B buyout has officially completed – and the company is already plotting layoffs

Gamers who have been following along already knew that this whole thing was academic, but now it is official: Electronic Arts has been bought out for $55B, which has made the games developer and publisher a private entity that is owned by s…