EA's Saudi takeover wouldn't have happened if the company's culture "had any semblance of a moral backbone", say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling

Now the ink's starting to dry on the Saudi Arabian government and Jared Kushner-backed takeover of EA , which has seen the company go private, staff are getting to grips with what the ownership change might mean for them going forwards . Fears of layoffs and teams or game series being sold off following the leveraged buyout hang in the air alongside unease about the effect the Saudi state's values might have on what gets the green light in future, with staff suggesting EA haven't done a very good job of alleviating such concerns.