The initial acquisition report came from gaming and eSports outlet GLHF, a content partner of USA Today’s For The Win. FTW has since updated the story. The original story follows. The news comes via a USA Today report, citing sources familiar with the matter. That’s pretty much the extent of the information available today, but it’s not actually surprising considering recent news. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has left EA, and Ubisoft as the last two major Western publishers in the business who operate independently. If the report is true, Ubisoft will become the only major Western publisher to remain independent. EA’s business is mainly reliant on microtransactions from FIFA, Madden and its popular sports games on consoles. Apex Legends is the publisher’s biggest non-sports title, a free-to-play shooter that continues to be popular, and continues to generate revenue for EA. The rest of the company’s major franchises, such as Battlefield, and Need for Speed, have been underperforming for years.
