United Kingdom, Oct. 16 -- Workers at Electronic Arts have launched a formal petition opposing the company's proposed $55 billion acquisition by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) and private equity firms.

In a statement issued through the United Video Game Workers - Communications Workers of America (UVW-CWA), the union called on regulators in the US and abroad to scrutinise the buyout.

The union warned the acquisition of the Battlefield 6 studio would "further concentrate power and wealth into the hands of a few gatekeepers while doing nothing to address the concerns of players and workers".

The union said: "EA is not a struggling company. With annual revenues reaching $7.5 billion and $1 billion in profit each year, EA's...