Saudi Arabia wants to increase its footprint in the game industry in a very big way.
. The only thing keeping a $13 billion buyout from the top of the heap is Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, which if and when completed will cost. That'll likely hold the top title for a while. Still, if Savvy blows the whole budget on one company, it'll be a top-five big one for sure.
The question now is, who might Savvy Games Group have in mind? A rumor surfaced in August that Amazon was looking to acquire Electronic Arts; that was ultimately, but having EA in its stable would make Savvy an instant big player in the international games industry. Ubisoft is another perennial favorite for takeover rumors, but it's equally notorious for resisting such attempts, and recently took a large chunk of cash from Tencent that actually.
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