Electronic Arts has officially been sold for $55 billion, with the company going private in the second-largest deal in gaming history. EA’s sale goes to a collective consisting of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake Partners, and Affinity Partners, a private equity firm owned by President Donald…

Ever since Wolfenstein and Doom, FPS games have refused to stop coming out. Even as AAA publishers moved away from non-franchise shooters in the late 2010s, indie devs stepped up to right that wrong, producing a new golden era. With competition so fierce, fantastic FPS games frequently slip through the…

Sauron’s defeat may have ended The Lord of the Rings, but Middle-earth has never run out of stories to tell, with one coming this fall specifically focused on the werewolves of Middle-earth. Long before he forged the One Ring and ruled from Barad-dur, Sauron carried another title: the Lord of…

Life is expensive these days. If you’re looking to cut back on spending and want to do away with your PlayStation Plus membership, it’s very easy to do so. There are plenty of reasons why you might want to cancel PlayStation Plus, just like there are numerous reasons for cancelling…

By now, if you’re a Final Fantasy XIV player, you’re sick of the copypasta that starts, “Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV?” But loathe as I am to invoke a meme that’s long, long been run into the ground…it’s actually relevant again. Final Fantasy XIV…

Image via Square Enix Published Aug 4, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a third-generation Texan…