20251027 - Electronic Arts losing income and crippled by debt? More AI!

Kushner 'grew up playing their games,' it's fine https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/27/electronic-arts-is-losing-income-and-crippled-by-debt-more-ai/ - text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY26 Results (PDF) https://s204.q4cdn.com/701424631/files/doc_financials/2026/q1/Q1-FY26-Earnings-Release-FINAL1.pdf EA cuts another 200 jobs "in service of driving future growth", bringing total job losses to around 300 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-cuts-another-200-jobs-in-service-of-driving-future-growth-bringing-total-job-losses-to-around-300 'When the dogs won't eat the dog food': Inside the AI divide roiling video-game giant Electronic Arts https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-ai-divide-roiling-video-game-giant-electronic-arts-2025-10 EA Announces Agreement to be Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 Billion https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private https://www.ft.com/content/be980240-13ec-498c-ba79-71eada30d133 EA shows 'text to game' concept powered by AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aud5bniXDOg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Game studios love AI! The gamers ... hate it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/29/game-studios-love-ai-the-gamers-hate-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXLqRQ69jQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA