Last year, EA was acquired by a consortium for $55 billion, giving Saudi Arabia's PIF, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, almost sole ownership over the company. Concerns were immediately raised by players that some of EA's most inclusive and diverse games, such as Dragon Age and The Sims, would have their messaging stifled, and while CEO Andrew Wilson stressed that the acquisition would not imapct its values, veteran BioWare writer Trick Weekes (who was unfortunately laid off in 2025) and former executive Mark Darrah were among the many who cast doubt on this promise.
In protest of the buyout, several Sims creators quit the EA Creator Network, taking a stance against the new leadership as concern bubbled in the community, but EA remains adamant that its values will go unchanged. As reported by Eurogamer, in a recent blog about the future of the series, The Sims team claimed that it will continue to champion diversity in its games, even under the PIF's de facto ownership.
"Our Sim's team's creative control, guided by our values of inclusivity, choice, creativity, community, and play, has not changed," the blog post reads. "These values inspire the decisions we make each and every...
