Saudi Arabia Investors Consider EA Merger With Savvy Games

Saudi Arabia investors are considering a potential merger between Electronic Arts and Savvy Games Group. The discussion regarding EA and Savvy Games surfaced among other industry developments reported at the end of the week, signaling possible major changes in publisher alignments.

In other industry news, Electronic Arts confirmed the use of generative AI voice technology for commentary in NHL 27. Meanwhile, reports indicated that PlayStation ditched Hideo Kojima's Physint project due to budget and sales concerns. Nintendo secured a legal victory against Switch pirates in Europe, and developers of Stellar Blade confirmed the use of 32GB game cards for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.

Hardware and studio updates also marked the week. Polyarc, the developer behind Moss, announced its studio closure. In corporate leadership news, Microsoft CCO Frank X. Shaw announced his departure from the company after more than 17 years.