EA to acquire Codemasters in a $1.2 billion deal
EA looks to gain the pole position in the racing market.

EA looks to gain the pole position in the racing market.
The move comes after years of avoiding Valve's digital storefront.
DFC Intelligence's David Cole weighs in on the strong performance of EA's live service and sports games.
Analysts and critics speaking to GameDaily seem optimistic that a rebooted Anthem will succeed.
Digital sales and microtransactions contributed the most, while Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has sold more than 8 million copies.
A rebranding may be in the cards for EA's Los Angeles development studio.
100 squads of three players will compete around the world for a purse comprising $3 million as the game starts to realize esports potential. We speak with EA about its esports ambitions.
Respawn's single-player Star Wars game appears to be off to a good start, but with EA declining to provide hard numbers, it's 'kind of a non-statement,' according to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
On a quarterly earnings call earlier this week, COO Blake Jorgensen revealed that EA's net revenue was $1.348 billion for the second fiscal quarter of 2020, topping the publisher's original estimate by $33 million.
After a boycott of more than 6 years, EA will be returning to Steam, bringing its EA Access subscription with it next spring.