Rumors that EA is seeking a buyer have been circulating on and off for a decade now. Long before it paid $7.5 billion for ZeniMax and $68.7.
Rumor mill: The internet was rife with rumors earlier today claiming Amazon is about to purchase EA. It sent Electronic Arts’ stock price soaring, but the allegations have since been disputed by CNBC’s stock market team. However, some believe Amazon will make an announcement, just not today.
Rumors that EA is seeking a buyer have been circulating on and off for a decade now. Long before it paid $7.5 billion for ZeniMax and $68.7 billion for Activision Blizzard, Microsoft was put forward as a potential buyer. There were also claims that Sony would respond to the latter acquisition by purchasing EA, but it eventually chose Bungie for $3.6 billion.
USA Today was one of the first to report Amazon’s alleged imminent purchase of EA, citing GLHF, a Swedish video game industry website, as a source.
