5/21 - EA is Looking to be Acquired?

<div>Around the Monitor is back with the weeks hottest gaming news, including: EA is looking to be acquired, PlayStation CEO says unfortunate things, and Activision's diversity metric debacle.<br> <br> Check us out on all these platforms:<br> Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/nJF7U7dund">https://discord.gg/nJF7U7dund</a><br> Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/savedatateam">https://patreon.com/savedatateam</a><br> Twitch: <a href="https://twitch.tv/savedatateam">https://twitch.tv/savedatateam</a><br> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/savedatateam">https://instagram.com/savedatateam</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/savedatateam">https://twitter.com/savedatateam</a><br> Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/savedatateam">https://facebook.com/savedatateam</a><br> <br> Show notes: <br> 00:00 - Intro</div> <div>2:03 - What is the highest reviewed Sonic game on Metacritic?</div> <div>5:02 - Topics<br> 7:32 - Square Enix sells off Crystal Dynamix and Eidos Montreal to Embracer for $300M<br> <a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-02-embracer-acquires-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal-for-usd300m">https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-02-embracer-acquires-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal-for-usd300m</a> </div> <div>13:30 - EA is looking to be acquired, who will pick them up? <a href="https://kotaku.com/ea-acquisition-apex-legends-star-wars-fifa-nbcuniversal-1848957274?utm_campaign=Kotaku&amp;utm_content=1653086078&amp;utm_medium=SocialMarketing&amp;utm_source=twitter">https://kotaku.com/ea-acquisition-apex-legends-star-wars-fifa-nbcuniversal-1848957274?utm_campaign=Kotaku&amp;utm_content=1653086078&amp;utm_medium=SocialMarketing&amp;utm_source=twitter</a> <br> 18:03 - Nintendo says transitioning to “next gen” hardware is a current focus for them<br> <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-says-the-transition-to-its-next-console-is-a-major-concern-for-us/">https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo