The last few months have been eventful on the commercial side of the gaming industry. Microsoft not only seems to be moving forward with its massive deal with Activision Blizzard, but Sony also finalized the acquisition of Bungie in the meantime. This sparked a lot of rumors about acquiring other big companies, and now EA speaks out about a possible acquisition.which the company had not been involved in until now.
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Andrew Wilsonthe current CEO of Electronic Artshas finally decided to break the silence and go on record about what’s been going on with the publisher lately. This is a significant change of pace for the company’s official stance due to the fact that they were refusing to talk about the issue. According to Wilson, Electronic Arts could not ‘be in a stronger position as an independent company‘ than it is at present. This information was taken from the latest Q1 earnings call, and will surely be bolstered by the fact that EA’s live service games are proving to be very successful.
EA speaks out about a possible acquisition.
Wilson’s latest statements suggest that recent rumors that EA is merging with another company are totally false.. Still, it is worth noting that Wilson’s comment leaves enough wiggle room for the company to make major acquisition announcements in the future.