It has been reported that Disney, which has been on the agenda lately with the Disney+ platform, wants to enter the gaming world. It has been revealed that the company, which has been stated to be interested in EA Games for a while, has accelerated its work. It is even said that Disney CEO was put under pressure on this issue.
Disney CEO took action to acquire EA Games
According to the latest report by Bloomberg, Disney CEO Bob Iger is considering purchasing a major game publisher like Electronic Arts (EA). Iger’s aides want Disney to gain rights to gaming licenses through a major company acquisition.
Many claims have emerged between EA and Disney lately. However, there is no official statement from either company. Iger does not currently support this acquisition, so Disney is not expected to enter the gaming business in the near future.
Under Iger’s leadership, Disney; It has made major acquisitions, including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel. EA manages the licensing rights of three games together with Marvel. Let us note that among these, two games about Iron Man and Black Panther stand out.
On the other hand, EA and Disney have worked together on many Star Wars games before. However, the cancellation of some Star Wars games in development and the launch of an investigation into in-game items in Battlefront 2 brought controversy.
Since last year, EA; It is said that he is in talks with various companies such as Amazon, Apple, NBCUniversal. It is stated that some companies are pursuing merger opportunities with EA. However, no statement has been made so far.
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