The consortium that took Electronic Arts private this year reportedly isn't done shopping. Members of the group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, alongside private equity firm Silver Lake, have held talks about buying Unity, according to reports covered by Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun.

The EA deal — a $55 billion leveraged buyout completed earlier this year — was already the largest in gaming history and drew sustained criticism over the Saudi government's expanding role in the industry. A Unity acquisition would be a different kind of purchase: rather than a publisher with franchises, the consortium would own one of the two engines underpinning a vast swath of modern game development, from mobile titles to indies.

Both outlets characterize the discussions as reported talks rather than a done deal, and there's no indication an agreement is imminent. But the pattern is clear enough — fresh off the biggest buyout the industry has seen, the same players are evaluating the next large target, and this one sits in the toolchain of thousands of studios.