5月11日、ゲーマーや活動家の一団がレッドウッドシティにあるエレクトロニック・アーツ（EA）本社前に集まり、同社による近年の人員削減、マイクロトランザクション、そしてサウジアラビアによる550億ドル規模の買収計画に対する反対の声を上げた。
The Players Allianceが組織し、SlayerKaseによってTwitchでライブ配信されたこのデモでは、7万人以上の署名が集まった長さ約15メートルの嘆願書が掲げられた。参加者は「投資家よりも開発者とプレイヤーを」、「企業の強欲にDLC（ダウンロードコンテンツ）は不要」といったプラカードを掲げたほか、EAのCEOであるアンドリュー・ウィルソン氏、ジャレッド・クシュナー氏、そしてサウジアラビアのムハンマド・ビン・サルマン皇太子をビデオゲームのボスキャラクターに見立てた切り抜きパネルも登場した。また、イベント参加者の一部は『シムズ』シリーズでおなじみのプラムボブを頭に装着していた。
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Thousands of activists, union members and students mobilized across the United States on May 1, 2026, for May Day demonstrations under the 'May Day Strong' banner. Organizers urged a boycott of school, work and shopping to protest Trump administration policies and demand taxing the wealthy. Events unfolded in cities including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and others.
Bankers financing Electronic Arts' leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia and others raced to sell billions in debt amid U.S. threats against Iran. JPMorgan managed to offload the financing just in time, as President Trump considered military action. EA executives pitched AI's benefits to wary investors during the process.
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Electronic Arts has laid off an unspecified number of developers across its Battlefield studios—including DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, and Motive—despite Battlefield 6's strong 2025 sales. The move, announced March 9, 2026, realigns teams around community priorities following developers' February comments on post-launch player decline. Affected studios will continue live-service updates.
Speculative Agency, developer of the upcoming game All Will Rise, has returned funding from Microsoft as part of the No Games for Genocide boycott. The studio broke its contract signed in 2025 to protest Microsoft's alleged complicity in Israeli actions in Gaza. Microsoft has agreed to the termination, though details remain unresolved.
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This weekend, thousands joined 'No Kings' protests in US cities against the current administration's policies and unilateral coercive measures against Cuba. Events occurred across all 50 states, with over 3,300 activities scheduled. In Italy, around 300,000 people rallied for world peace.
Electronic Arts and Maxis have announced that The Sims 4 will no longer receive new expansion packs, game packs, or stuff packs. Future content will focus on free updates and marketplace releases, including kits and maker sets. This shift accompanies the launch of the in-game Marketplace on March 17, 2026, for PC and Mac.
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Several developers from Warner Bros. Montréal have announced on LinkedIn that they have been laid off, with most finishing on Friday, 13th March. No formal confirmation from the company has been issued yet. The reports come amid ongoing struggles in Warner Bros.' games division.