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Bing Gordon joined Electronic Arts in 1982, after Trip Hawkins founded the company to turn games into an art form. Gordon served at the company for 26 years, and so I felt he was a good person to ask about the pending $55 billion deal to purchase Electronic Arts.
We talked across two interviews and covered a lot of topics, like what it will be like for EA to be owned by the Saudis, private equity firms and debt holder JP Morgan. Gordon didn’t hold back. In fact, he swore a lot more than he did when I interviewed him at various times at EA, Zynga and Kleiner Perkins. He remains an adviser at Kleiner Perkins, and he achieved his goal of being one of the most influential people in gaming. I respect his candid answers and how he didn’t shy away from the tough questions.
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