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| Why is Saudi Arabia investing in the world’s biggest gaming firms? Our Media Editor, Tom Wainwright, and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the Middle Eastern kingdom’s bid to become a video game superpower. 0:39: Who’s buying EA? 1:06: What does a gaming superpower look like for Saudi Arabia? 2:01: Why is Saudi Arabia investing in gaming? 2:46: Is there more to this than MBS’s love of gaming? 3:26: Is this game-washing—like sportswashing? 5:01: Will Saudi influence change the games themselves? 6:47: What does the future of Saudi-influenced games look like? #TheEconomist #SaudiArabia #EA Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/3IU4lEA With Electronic Arts, Saudi Arabia scores a record buy-out: https://econ.st/4h1Li7K Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr |
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