The EA Sports logo is seen on a soccer pitch at the Electronic Arts office and studio complex, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Monday, as the maker of video games like “Madden NFL," “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion in what could become the largest private equity-funded buyout in history. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — In what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity, video game maker Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired in a deal valued at $55 billion.

Beyond the potentially record-breaking price tag, the deal could bring wider shifts in the gaming world. Electronic Arts owns popular titles like Madden NFL, Battlefield and The Sims — and going private could potentially grant the company more freedom in devel

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