(Bloomberg) — News that a consortium of investors plans to take video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. private highlights the state of affairs in the broader gaming industry, which has struggled in recent years to find new avenues of growth.A group including Silver Lake Management and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns 10% of Electronic Arts, is said to be in talks to acquire the company in what could amount to one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of all time, Bloomberg has reported. The Wall Street Journal reported that a deal could value Electronic Arts at about $50 billion.

Electronic Arts, known for popular games such as Battlefield and EA Sports FC, ranks among the largest video-game companies in the US, alongside Roblox Corp., which is valued at almost $94

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