Things are not good inside EA following their leveraged buyout.
As reported by Game Developer, employees were left in a state of cynicism after the deal completed, even after EA’s management tried to sell them on the change.
EA employees Game Developer interviewed shared some strange stories of EA’s townhall meeting from Fall 2025. At this time, the leveraged buyout deal was still in the middle of being negotiated.
In one story, an executive was caught in a hot mic saying the words ‘little babies.’ While employees couldn’t be sure, they suspect that the executive was referring to them.
In another hot mic incident, another executive said that they were buying a horse as a gift for their child. At the time, it was the Chinese year of the horse, so it could have plausibly been a joke.
These stories do not prove any wrongdoing or malice. Instead, they highlight the distrust within Electronic Arts. It also evokes memories of the EA Spouse incident from two decades ago.
