M&A and Investment

Analysts at Aream & Co. prepared a report on gaming deals in the second quarter of 2026. According to their observations, the investment market significantly revived during this period.

In the first half of 2026, Steam generated $11.1 billion, according to data from the analytics company Alinea Analytics. Its semi-annual revenue has never been this high before

While the head of Sony is selling his shares, the head of tinyBuild is buying more. Alex Nichiporchik, the CEO of tinyBuild, announced the purchase of an additional 430,000 shares of tinyBuild for 46,950 pounds sterling ($62,800)

Employees of Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) are planning a demonstration outside the company's Edinburgh headquarters this weekend. The protest is in reaction to a fan event that was advertised as "all-expenses-paid."

Xbox has revealed significant layoffs as part of a broader restructuring initiative it had previously disclosed. A total of 3,200 employees, accounting for 20% of the Xbox workforce, are set to lose their jobs. Of those, 1,600 positions are being cut today, as detailed in an internal email from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma that was also shared on X

The United Videogame Workers union (UVW-CWA) has established a hardship fund to support industry employees in the United States and Canada who have been impacted by layoffs

Google Corporation has decided to support African indie studios that want to release games on Google Play. To this end, it has launched a special fund called the Indie Games Fund Africa.

Scopely, the company behind the mobile hit MONOPOLY GO!, has made new investments. It has backed a Japanese studio called Studio AuKnow

Kepler Interactive, the company that released Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sifu, and a host of other games, has expanded its portfolio. It has acquired a stake in another publisher — Oro Interactive

Union members at Rockstar have voiced concerns about possible gender pay disparities, overtime conditions outlined in contracts, and how bonuses are managed

The winners of the national content competition, organized by the Internet Development Institute (IRI), have been announced. This year, the list includes 152 projects, nine of which are games.

Xbox has withdrawn from an agreement to finance and distribute IO Interactive's online fantasy role-playing game, known by the codename Project Fantasy. This decision could potentially result in job cuts.

TinyBuild, the publisher of Hello Neighbor, Potion Craft, The King is Watching, and many other games, has gained a new shareholder. That shareholder is the venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners.

Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital firm, has acquired a 3.24% equity stake in the developer and publisher TinyBuild.

TinyBuild, the publisher of Hello Neighbor, Potion Craft, The King is Watching, and many other games, now has a new shareholder. That would be the venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners.

Japanese developer lemorion_1224, the creator of the "friendslop" hit Meccha Chameleon, quickly shared fresh information about the game's sales as well

Venture capital entity Vgames is introducing a new $10 million Indie Fund

It has been announced that another gaming fund has been established. It was created by the investment company Denmu.

Vyking Ventures announced a strategic investment in PlayAIO, a company specializing in data and artificial intelligence solutions for the iGaming industry

Nexon has decided to support independent developers from South Korea. To do this, it took an unusual step by joining forces with the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and launching a multi-million dollar fund.

The Chinese giant Tencent is preparing to divest some of its gaming assets in Japan, reports Bloomberg, citing sources.

Chinese giant Tencent is preparing to divest some of its gaming assets in Japan, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Dmitry Svetlov, the creative director of the game studio Odd Meter, known for the art-house game Indika

The Russian retailer "M.Video" shared sales statistics for Electronic Arts' football simulators in their stores. The number turned out to be not that large—since 2011, it has sold less than a million copies of the games.

No sooner had the Japanese solo developer lemorion_1224 announced 2 million copies sold of Meccha Chameleon than the game's sales increased by another million

Pearl Abyss continues to share the successes of the action-adventure game Crimson Desert. The company announced reaching a new sales milestone on social media

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.