Reports refute rumors of Amazon buying Electronic Arts
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Though it's been rumored Amazon will soon announce that it's put in a formal offer to acquire Electronic Arts (EA), Amazon is not expected to make a bid for EA, according to CNBC.
Rumors have been circling online for a few weeks about a potential EA buyout, with Apple, Disney, and Amazon listed as potential buyers.
The rumors come after a range of unprecedented acquisitions and consolidation in the video game space, with the biggest of them being Microsoft's purchase of Activison Blizzard for $69 billion.
Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF.