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Why did Saudi Arabia just spend billions on a video games company?

Today in Focus by The Guardian

Aug 11, 202600:27:51News & Politics

Last week Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors spent $55bn (£41bn) on Electronic Arts, the video games company behind the Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield. Keith Stuart and George Osborn tell Annie Kelly w...

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Why did Saudi Arabia just spend billions on a video games company? is an episode from Today in Focus by The Guardian. Last week Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors spent $55bn (£41bn) on Electronic Arts, the video games comp...

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Published Aug 11, 2026, 00:27:51 long, audio available.