Week in Mobile Games E67 - The $55bn EA acquisition unpacked

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest games industry news on the 67th episode of the Week in Mobile Games Podcast.

On this week’s show we discuss:

• That $55 billion EA acquisition by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.
• Genshin Impact's fifth anniversary.
• The Xbox Game Pass price hike and where Microsoft goes from here.
• A slow start for Nintendo's surprise new mobile game Fire Emblem Shadows.

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