▲ 400 ▼ After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones" (www.eurogamer.net) submitted 3 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 73 points 3 months ago (5 children) EA is owned by the Saudis and Jared Kushner right? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago (1 child) It is now. Used to be owned by a constellation of private equity firms from BlackRock to Capital International Investors to The Vanguard Group. Just different flavors of evil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago* Wow, that's horrible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] officermike@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 child) AFAIK, the deal is still in the process of clearing regulatory hurdles. I don't think they are effectively the owners just yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Dequei@piefed.social 9 points 3 months ago It's approved. permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago Sadly that's probably an improvement given EA's history. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago (1 child) It is now. Used to be owned by a constellation of private equity firms from BlackRock to Capital International Investors to The Vanguard Group. Just different flavors of evil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago* Wow, that's horrible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago* Wow, that's horrible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] officermike@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 child) AFAIK, the deal is still in the process of clearing regulatory hurdles. I don't think they are effectively the owners just yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Dequei@piefed.social 9 points 3 months ago It's approved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago Sadly that's probably an improvement given EA's history. permalink fedilink source parent