EA's newly confirmed $55 billion dollar buyout by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners marks "a new era of opportunity" and won't impact the company's commitment to players nor its values, EA CEO Andrew Wilson says. Now, it's very hard to imagine anything positive coming out of this for players and employees of EA, but naturally, Wilson doesn't see it that way, at least not publicly. "This moment is a recognition of your creativity, your innovation, and your passion," he says in a memo sent to employees on Monday. Still, Wilson, who will continue overseeing EA as CEO, insists the company's core values aren't going anywhere. Our values and our commitment to players and fans around the world remain unchanged," adds Wilson.