Saudi PIF considers merging Savvy and EA into gaming supergroup
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly considering merging its gaming subsidiary Savvy Games Group with Electronic Arts (EA) to form a global gaming supergroup, according to Bloomberg. The move would coordinate assets and address EA's mobile gaming weakness through synergies with Scopely and Niantic's studios. No final decision has been made. The potential merger is contingent on Savvy's pending $6 billion acquisition of Moonton, maker of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Savvy, which acquired Scopely for $4.9 billion in 2023 and helped Scopely buy Niantic's games portfolio for $3.5 billion in 2025, also controls ESL Faceit Group. In 2025, a PIF-led consortium took EA private for $55 billion. Savvy's CEO Brian Ward recently stepped down, replaced by Turqi Alnowaiser.
- •Saudi Arabia's PIF is considering merging Savvy Games Group and EA into a gaming supergroup.
- •Bloomberg reports the deal would be finalized after Savvy completes its $6 billion acquisition of Moonton.
- •Savvy acquired Scopely for $4.9 billion in 2023 and later helped Scopely buy Niantic's games portfolio for $3.5 billion in 2025.