Spelare protesterar mot EA:s uppköp och mikrotransaktioner utanför huvudkontoret

En grupp spelare och aktivister samlades utanför Electronic Arts huvudkontor i Redwood City den 11 maj för att uttrycka sitt motstånd mot företagets senaste uppsägningar, mikrotransaktioner och ett planerat uppköp på 55 miljarder dollar av Saudiarabien.

Demonstrationen, som organiserades av The Players Alliance och livestreamades på Twitch av SlayerKase, inkluderade en 15 meter lång namnlista som undertecknats av fler än 70 000 personer. Deltagarna höll upp skyltar med budskap som ”utvecklare och spelare går före investerare” och ”nej till nedladdningsbart innehåll för företagets girighet”, tillsammans med figurer föreställande EA:s vd Andrew Wilson, Jared Kushner och Saudiarabiens premiärminister Mohammed bin Salman, framställda som datorspelsbossar. Fans bar även Sims-inspirerade plumbobs under evenemanget.

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