M&A and Investment

Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO Interactive, revealed that the studio's latest release, 007 First Light, is nearing the three-million mark in sales. Although it hasn't yet recuperated its budget, the financial target is significantly lower than the previously reported $200 million. Discussions are currently underway regarding future collaborations with Bond license owner Amazon beyond the game's initial year of content.

Metacore, a mobile gaming studio, has announced the termination of 159 staff positions in Finland and the shutdown of its operations in both Germany and Sweden.

Russian game developers will soon be able to count on support from a new fund, claims "Kommersant". According to the newspaper, the fund will be jointly launched by Hobby World and Indie GO.

Brendan Greene, the creator of PUBG, has revealed a restructuring plan for PlayerUnknown Productions. He acknowledged that he has "reached the limits of how far I can continue to fund this journey in its current form"

Atari continues its spree of M&A deals. This time, it announced the acquisition of the studio Hipster Whale.

Atari continues to engage in M&A deals. This time, it announced the acquisition of the studio Hipster Whale

Integrated Media Company (IMC), which owns brands such as Fandom and Gamespot, is preparing to acquire Playstack, the publisher known for titles like Balatro, Abiotic Factor, and The Rise of the Golden Idol. This information was first reported by Game Developer.

The British holding company TruFin has decided to sell its stake in Playstack—a publisher with a portfolio that includes Balatro, Abiotic Factor, Mortal Shell, and many other well-known games.

The British holding company TruFin has decided to sell its stake in Playstack— a publisher with a portfolio that includes Balatro, Abiotic Factor, Mortal Shell, and many other well-known games.

The game hit the million mark in just under a month.

The South Korean company KRAFTON has agreed to pay the studio Unknown Worlds a promised multimillion-dollar bonus. This was reported by sources from The Korea Economic Daily.

The investment firm Yolo Investments has announced the launch of a new $250 million fund. The funds will be directed towards companies that are raising investments as part of Series A-C funding rounds

Over the past year, he was asked to finance approximately 250 such games.

Fireshine Games, the company responsible for the popular Steam title Far Far West, has announced that it will not collaborate with developers who utilize generative AI art.

The developers from Unknown Worlds had just announced that Subnautica 2 had sold 1 million copies when their parent company KRAFTON brought more news. They shared that the game reached 2 million copies sold just 12 hours after its release

Night Street Games now has only 13 people remaining on staff

Simon Zhu, the former President of Global Investments and Partnerships at NetEase, mentioned in an interview with Bloomberg that at the end of 2025, he founded the holding company GreaterThan Group, which will actively invest in gaming studios

Nintendo's stock has declined following remarks from President Shuntaro Furukawa, who admitted that increasing the prices of the company's hardware "will raise the barrier to purchase"

The venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners has announced the launch of a dedicated fund for indie investments called The Special Opportunities Fund (SOF)

The purchase cost was in the “millions” of dollars.

Wizardry is a legendary series of fantasy role-playing games that has had a tremendous impact on the genre. Now, the "full and exclusive rights" to the first five parts belong to the company Atari

CCP Games, the company behind Eve Online, has become an independent entity named Fenris Creations following its $120 million acquisition from Pearl Abyss earlier this week

The purchase cost "millions" of dollars

Supercell is poised to acquire Metacore, integrating Merge Mansion into its portfolio of live games.

Sources from Kotaku reported that the Build a Rocket Boy studio has recently experienced another round of layoffs

Korean game developer Pearl Abyss, known for the popular MMO Crimson Desert, has offloaded Eve Online developer CCP Games back to its CEO, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson. The transaction is valued at $100 million in cash along with $20 million in "token acquisition rights." This move comes eight years after Pearl Abyss acquired CCP Games for $225 million in cash and an additional $200 million tied to performance incentives, as reported by Digital Today, a Korean news source.

The Finnish giant Supercell is set to grow even larger. It has announced plans to purchase all shares of the creators behind the popular mobile puzzle game Merge Mansion.

The Finnish giant Supercell is about to get even bigger. It has announced plans to buy all the shares of the creators of the popular mobile puzzle game Merge Mansion.

Recently, several former developers of the card game Marvel Snap posted on social media about layoffs at Second Dinner. Their claims were soon confirmed by the studio's management.

Tencent now owns 24% of Game Science shares.

Now Tencent owns 24% of Game Science's shares.

The company Pearl Abyss will no longer own CCP Games. It has announced that it is selling the studio back to its management.

Digital Bros. has purchased the intellectual property rights to Wuchang: Fallen Feathers from Chengdu Lingze Technology Co. Ltd, which is also known as Leenzee, for approximately $4.6 million

Digital Bros is the parent company of publisher 505 Games, which released the soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers last year. The company announced a deal with the developers of the game from the Chinese studio Leenzee.

Recently, the portal Insider Gaming found out that about 50 specialists from the Assassin's Creed Hexe team were removed from the game's development. They were reportedly given three months to find positions in other Ubisoft teams, or else they would be laid off. Company representatives commented on this matter in a statement to IGN

In 2024, a group of former employees from Gearbox Publishing decided to establish their own publishing company — Cooldown Games. For nearly two years, it operated with indie status and has now become part of the Polish company People Can Fly.

People Can Fly, a developer headquartered in Warsaw, has completed the acquisition of Cooldown Games. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

Banijay Group has officially become the majority owner of Tipico Group. It has completed the deal announced in October 2025

In 2024, a group of former employees from Gearbox Publishing decided to establish their own publishing company — Cooldown Games. It operated independently for nearly two years before becoming part of the Polish company People Can Fly.

Atari has a new addition to its team

This information was shared by the company "M.Video" in a conversation with the newspaper "RBC"

How many people lost their jobs is unknown

Firstpoint VC, a new venture capital firm, has emerged with a €50 million fund aimed at supporting startups in the AI-driven gaming and entertainment sectors.

A US court sentenced one of the defendants in the case involving the hacking of accounts on the fantasy sports platform DraftKings to 30 months in prison.

GamesIndustry.biz is set to hold The Games Investment Panel at Game Republic's Indie Games Summit, which will take place during MCM London Comic Con next month.

The fantastic action game Pragmata has surpassed its first major milestone. As Capcom announced, it took only two days from the game's release to achieve sales in the millions.

This information became known from the documents shared online by Intrepid Studios founder Steven Sharif during his legal dispute with the studio’s investors.

Roblox has consented to a settlement exceeding $12 million with the state of Nevada, which incorporates enhanced measures for safeguarding children.

A scandal continues to surround the studio behind Ashes of Creation

Ilkka Paananen, CEO and co-founder of Supercell, is set to be honored with a BAFTA Fellowship at this year's BAFTA Game Awards