Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is studying a potential merger between Electronic Arts (EA) and Savvy Games Group, a move that could bring a major portfolio of global gaming assets under one entity, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg.
The discussions are preliminary, and no final decision has been made. Any merger is unlikely to move forward before Savvy completes its planned acquisition of Chinese game developer Moonton from ByteDance for around $6B.
EA became privately held in August 2026 after a PIF-led consortium, alongside Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, completed its $55B acquisition of the company. The deal added franchises including EA Sports FC, Battlefield and The Sims to PIF’s gaming portfolio.
A combination with Savvy could bring EA’s console and PC business together with Savvy’s mobile gaming and esports assets. Savvy owns Scopely, acquired for $4.9B, and is pursuing Moonton, the developer of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The structure could also strengthen EA’s position in mobile gaming.
The potential deal comes as PIF reviews the management of its gaming investments. Savvy CEO Brian Ward left the company in September 2026, with Turqi Alnowaiser taking over as interim CEO. Any merger would likely face competition scrutiny because of the scale and global reach of the combined assets.
Source: Jawlah
