The offices in Electronic Arts, Redwood City have been barricaded ahead of the announced "EA Raid".
We received an official Press Release from The Players Alliance HQ regarding today's planned "EA Raid" on the EA Headquarters in Redwood City, California. According to the official release and first photos from the EA HQ site, the security team at EA Redwood City have barricaded the public Madden campus and any public areas that non-employees could access and visit.
Here's what the Players Alliance just reported about the new metal barricades placed down at the EA HQ campus:
Ahead of the raid, EA has placed metal barricades around the Madden field in an apparent effort to prevent gamers from accessing the center of the campus, a move organizers say shows EA is already feeling the pressure from growing public opposition to the deal.
In addition to the metal barricade, EA has also put up a printed note that says "Path closed for private function. No public access".
Here's the full Press Release from The Players Alliance in full. Including information about today's planned EA Raid on May 11th, where people can watch it and what they can expect during the EA Raid protest.
TODAY: Gamers Raid EA HQ to Denounce $55 Billion Saudi Buyout
Delivering 70,000 Petition Signatures Demanding Federal Regulators Block Deal
Redwood City, CA — With federal regulators yet to approve the $55 billion leveraged buyout that would hand Electronic Arts (EA) to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), gamers with the Players Alliance will "raid" EA's headquarters in Redwood City, California to denounce the deal and demand the stop of the sale. The deal would load EA with $20 billion in debt, which gamers say would pressure the company to cut jobs, replace developers with AI, and impose price hikes through more aggressive monetization.
Gamers in cosplay as video game characters will unroll a 50-foot scroll bearing more than 70,000 petition signatures on the Madden football field at the center of the campus. Gamers playing the role of the corporate villains behind the deal will appear alongside large cardboard cutouts of EA CEO Andrew Wilson, Jared Kushner, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, along with oversized loot boxes and placard signs highlighting the consequences of the buyout, including mass layoffs, studio closures, and exploitative monetization.
Ahead of the raid, EA has placed metal barricades around the Madden field in an apparent effort to prevent gamers from accessing the center of the campus, a move organizers say shows EA is already feeling the pressure from growing public opposition to the deal.
WHAT: Gamers will stage a direct action at EA's headquarters to denounce the $55 billion buyout of EA, led by a Saudi-backed private equity consortium.
WHO: Members of the Players Alliance, an organization of gamers, developers, and creators fighting corporate greed in the gaming industry.
WHERE: EA Headquarters, 270 Redwood Shores Pkwy, Redwood City, CA (Meet up in the Nobb Hill Grocery Parking lot).
yup, the performative lengths the community is going to for this is pretty entertaining, even if sad
mitariki
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They can’t catch them all! Especially the ones who don’t know how to read!
someone
I’m curious to see if this protest will get any media coverage.
Eren
This is getting beyond ridiculous, it’s like they dont know how business works.
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This is quite entertaining, honestly.
Reply to mitariki
yup, the performative lengths the community is going to for this is pretty entertaining, even if sad
Reply to Jayce they/faun
They can’t catch them all! Especially the ones who don’t know how to read!
I’m curious to see if this protest will get any media coverage.
This is getting beyond ridiculous, it’s like they dont know how business works.
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So, how can you be a power user?
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