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EA sold to Saudi Arabia & Jared Kushner, to owe $20 BILLION in debt

Link: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250929186526/en/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-%2455-Billion

https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx

https://steamcommunity.com/id/Abdullah_Al_Saud

We usually espouse the benefits and virtues of being privately owned… and in a sense EA is privately owned… by Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Firm and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. The reason why these two in particular are so important is due to the governmental ties. Saudi Arabia is obvious, yes, but for those who may not know Jared Kushner has ties to El Presidente due to being married to his daughter, Ivanka. This should raise serious red flags, regardless of what political party owns EA.

Xbox Game Pass Price Increase

Link: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/

https://x.com/Wario64/status/1973423496610124281

Xbox Game Pass was once touted as the best value in gaming… but that value diminishes as time goes on. The price of Game Pass Ultimate has gone up from $20/Month to $30/Month, a 50% increase in price. And previously they raised the prices from $17 to $20 a month as is. Compare that to the highest end PlayStation subscription, PlayStation Plus Premium, which is currently $160. Microsoft however has added benefits, such as Ubisoft+ (which by itself is $16/Month) and Fortnite Crew (which by itself is $12/Month) and that you can earn $100 in points a year by gaming. But gamers are furious and have been attempting to cancel Game Pass subs in droves, with Wario64 on Twitter commenting that the page for cancelling Game Pass subs has been overloaded.

ROG Xbox Ally / ROG Xbox Ally X ships early due to Amazon France blunder

Link: https://xboxera.com/2025/09/30/amazon-france-ships-xbox-ally-x-units-over-two-weeks-early-user-impressions-posted-on-reddit/

Over in the US, the Xbox Ally devices are sold at Best Buy, Microsoft, and ASUS’s store. But in the EU, more specifically, France, Amazon sells them. However due to a blunder, Amazon France shipped one over two weeks early. Why this happens to random people and never me, I will never know. The original Reddit post has since been deleted, but the semi-review from the Redditor suggests that that the most significant gains are at the midrange, about 17W, with good battery life.

Is The World Ready for Pay-Per-View eSports Events? Capcom says YES

Link: https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2025/sep/28/cc12-pay-per-view-announcement/

I only ask this because Capcom Cup 12’s top 16 brackets will be pay-per-view as if you’re paying to watch boxing or UFC.

Discord Hacked Sept 20th - Over a Month after Implementing Age Verification

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