M&A and Investment

Competing companies Unity and Epic Games have unexpectedly announced a partnership agreement. They have decided to make their platforms more open.

Nearly 60% of children in the United States intend to request gaming-related items for Christmas, with 43% seeking in-game currency.

Layoffs will take place as part of a restructuring that will begin in the near future.

The median salary is lower—$129,000.

Now it belongs to the Chinese company SUD, which is developing a cloud platform for gamifying applications.

Sega has announced it will increase the salaries of its Japanese workforce by approximately 10%, which includes a rise in starting salaries for new recruits.

Sharkmob studio is preparing to conduct layoffs at its Malmö division. The company disclosed this in a statement to the GamesIndustry portal

The Electronic Arts (EA) report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shed light on the size of the payments due to its executives as a result of the upcoming sale of the company. For instance, it was revealed that CEO Andrew Wilson is set to receive a rather substantial sum.

Industry veteran Alyssa Kollgaard has developed Publisher Pathfinder, a tool designed to connect game developers with publishing partners and investors suitable for their projects.

The Japanese company announced such plans in a presentation dedicated to its medium-term business strategy.

Nintendo has announced its financial outcomes for the six months concluding on September 30, highlighting significant growth in both hardware and software sales after the launch of the Switch 2.

The Taiwanese publisher Neon Doctrine is set to merge with its sister firm Raw Fury, a move described as part of a "broader restructuring."

Italian indie game developer Stormind Games, known for the Remothered series and their contribution to Mafia: The Old Country's Sicilian location alongside 2K Games and Hangar 13, has successfully secured new funding to support the creation of upcoming titles.

Yesterday, the market capitalization of skins for the evergreen hit Counter-Strike 2 dropped from $5.9 billion to $4.2 billion. Today, it's fallen even further. The reason is a new game feature that allows skins to be exchanged for others. We provide a detailed account of the situation with commentary from an expert

Update, October 17, 2025: Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield 6 achieved sales of more than seven million copies in its first three days on the market

The upcoming sale of Electronic Arts (EA) to a group of investors has attracted the attention of two American senators. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have expressed “deep concern” over the deal, particularly disturbed by the inclusion of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) the buyers.

The upcoming sale of Electronic Arts (EA) to a group of investors has caught the attention of two American senators. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have expressed "deep concern" about the deal, as they are unsettled by the presence of the Saudi Arabian Sovereign Wealth Fund among the buyers

As of November 3, 2025, Gregg Street, the studio head, announced that Fantastic Pixel Castle will now shut down on November 17

The popularity of Delta Force — with the game's daily active user base recently exceeding 30 million people — prompted Tencent to make changes to its strategy. In a conversation with Bloomberg, Leo Yao, managing director of Timi J3 Studio, the developer of the game, mentioned that the holding company now intends to focus more on creating its own shooters for PC

Fragbite has sold Playdigious to the venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners for $12.2 million (€10.5 million)

The lineup for the Investment Summit at MCM London Comic-Con, now including the EGX gaming event, has been finalized. ReedPop, the organizer, has also announced that the event, scheduled for Friday, October 24, will conclude with an industry networking reception. The summit will showcase a diverse talent roster featuring current and former GI.biz staff.

Former managers of Sony's gaming division gave an interview to The Game Business portal, in which they shared memories of working at the company in the 1990s. Among other things, they talked about two deals that fell through

Recently, the analytics company Niko Partners published a report on the Southeast Asian gaming market*. We've selected the key findings.

The game's authors—two Italian developers from the Panik Arcade studio—announced this on its Steam page

Tom Stone is the former managing director of TT Games, having led the company for nearly 18 years. He recently officially unveiled a new studio called Second Star Games

Electronic Arts (EA) has confirmed rumors about the decision to go private. The company has indeed reached an agreement with a group of investors for its buyout — under the terms of the deal, the company’s valuation will be 55 billion dollars.

Update: Electronic Arts has announced an agreement to be purchased by a consortium of investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners

The CEO of Jagex, the developer behind the iconic MMORPG RuneScape, Jon Bellamy, gave an interview to the portal The Game Business. During the conversation, he touched on the topic of AA games and their commercial potential.

Polish studio Bloober Team released a report for January-June 2025. It stated that it earned only 67,000 zlotys ($18,500) in its home market over six months. This accounts for 0.15% of its revenue worldwide

Midwest Games, headquartered in Wisconsin, has raised $2 million in funding aimed at "redefining game publishing support" and "supporting underrepresented developers."

The head of the ID@Xbox program, Chris Charla, in an interview with Eurogamer, mentioned that this year Microsoft has invested in the Game Pass subscription more than ever before. However, he did not disclose the exact amount of investment.

Chris Charla, the head of ID@Xbox, has disclosed that Xbox has undertaken its most significant investment in Game Pass so far, scheduled for 2025

Half of the applications currently being distributed on RuStore were created by foreign developers, claims the store's head Dmitry Pankrushev. He disclosed this information in an interview with TASS at the Kazan Digital Week 2025 forum

This number was mentioned by the game's author, Oleg Kazakov, during an interview with IXBT Games at the sidelines of the "CONFA 2025" festival

The analytical platform AppMetrica shared data with App2Top regarding the popularity of various mobile game monetization models in Russia during the first half of 2025.

Testronic, a quality assurance firm, has obtained a "significant" infusion of funds. The company plans to utilize this investment to "accelerate growth and future-proof its worldwide operations." Additionally, the funding will aid in "strengthening" its leadership team

AppQuantum has announced the launch of AppQuantum VC, its own strategic investment fund focusing on mobile games

Ubisoft experienced minor layoffs. In a statement to the media, the company said it parted ways with nine employees as part of a restructuring that resulted from the establishment of a new subsidiary in collaboration with Tencent.

On August 20, 2025, the Chinese action game Black Myth: Wukong finally arrived on Xbox consoles, exactly one year after its release on PC and PlayStation. Rickard Linder, head of the analytics company Alinea Analytics, shared on LinkedIn that the launch took place without much fanfare

Applications are now open for the sixth round of A16Z Speedrun's startup accelerator program, a venture capital initiative.

Recently, the shareholders of Thunderful Group approved the sale of 81.7% of the Swedish holding company to Atari. In an interview with GamesIndustry, Atari CEO Wade Rosen discussed why he decided to go through with this deal.

The company now owns a 57% stake

Recently, the shareholders of Thunderful Group approved the sale of 81.7% of the Swedish holding to Atari. In an interview with GamesIndustry, Atari CEO Wade Rosen explained why he decided to proceed with this deal

Shareholders of Thunderful Group have given the green light to a transaction that results in Atari becoming the principal shareholder of the Swedish firm

Crystal Dynamics studio announced a new round of layoffs on LinkedIn. This time, they did not disclose the number of affected employees

Sony plans to raise the price of the PlayStation 5 in the United States starting tomorrow, August 21

In the '90s, ego and emotions buried Hasbro's ambitions in the video game sector. Now it's transforming its business with a focus on developing its own titles and centralized management by Wizards of the Coast. More about the company's new strategy and financial standing can be found in our comprehensive article

According to analysts from Alinea Analytics, the update that added a desert biome and a major discount significantly boosted sales of the cooperative climbing hit, Peak.

On June 12, the studio Flazm and publisher Polden Publishing released the railroad economic puzzle game Train Valley Origins on Steam. According to Kirill Oreshkin, co-founder of Polden Publishing, "the game didn't do well at all"

VG Insights announced on LinkedIn that the new installment of Mafia sold that many copies.