Video game company Electronic Arts confirmed plans for a historic deal

By Scott Detrow,

Kai McNamee, John Ketchum

Published September 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jennifer Maas, a senior business writer at Variety, about video game company Electronic Arts' agreement to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $55 billion.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Kai McNamee

John Ketchum

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