Gamer protestieren vor EA-Zentrale gegen Übernahmepläne und Mikrotransaktionen

Eine Gruppe von Spielern und Aktivisten versammelte sich am 11. Mai vor dem Hauptsitz von Electronic Arts in Redwood City, um gegen die jüngsten Entlassungen des Unternehmens, Mikrotransaktionen sowie eine geplante 55-Milliarden-Dollar-Übernahme durch Saudi-Arabien zu demonstrieren.

Die von der Players Alliance organisierte und von SlayerKase auf Twitch live gestreamte Demonstration umfasste eine 15 Meter lange Petition, die von mehr als 70.000 Menschen unterzeichnet wurde. Die Teilnehmer hielten Schilder mit der Aufschrift „Entwickler & Spieler vor Investoren“ und „Keine DLCs für den Profitgier“ hoch sowie Pappaufsteller von EA-CEO Andrew Wilson, Jared Kushner und dem saudischen Premierminister Mohammed bin Salman, die als Videospiel-Bosse dargestellt waren. Die Fans trugen während der Veranstaltung außerdem Sims-ähnliche Plumbobs.

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