News Supercell acquires majority stake in Trailmix The mobile giant has invested $60 million in the London studio May 30, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
Opinion Is there an end in sight for the industry's merger mania? | Opinion Enormously expensive acquisitions of industry giants have become commonplace in recent years -- but economic factors may be about to stamp on the brakes. May 27, 2022 Rob Fahey
News Next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 doubles CD Projekt's Q1 profits PlayStation version accounted for majority of post-update sales, studio now primarily focused on story expansion May 27, 2022 James Batchelor
News 12 live-service games, $300m PC sales, "aggressive" mobile strategy: PlayStation lays out its plans Platform holder details growth priorities as it expands beyond PlayStation 5 May 26, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Belgian government introducing tax shelter for games by 2023 Long-awaited tax incentive offers returns to investors and make it easier for studios to fund their games May 26, 2022 James Batchelor
News Firestoke raises $2.2m in seed funding New UK publisher aims to expand portfolio and grow team ahead of first launches May 23, 2022 Danielle Partis
News Take-Two completes Zynga acquisition Deal closed May 23, mobile firm officially a subsidiary of publishing giant May 23, 2022 Danielle Partis
News Ubisoft reportedly unlikely to sell for less than €60 per share Some shareholders are said to be holding out until the Assassin's Creed publisher's stock reaches €100 May 23, 2022 James Batchelor
News EA reportedly had acquisition talks with NBCUniversal, Amazon, Apple, Disney The FIFA publisher has been "persistent in pursuing a sale" in recent years, sources reported May 23, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Games account for 32% of Tencent's $21.3bn Q1 revenues Profits are down, execs expect slow approvals from Chinese game regulators to continue May 20, 2022 James Batchelor
News Thunderful sees 85% drop in operating profits, but revenues are up Swedish publisher describes Q1 as a “weak first quarter with positive signals” May 20, 2022 Danielle Partis
News Skybound Entertainment secures fresh investment from Hiro Capital, Knollwood Advisory and more Walking Dead IP holder also adds industry veteran Ian Livingstone to its board of directors May 19, 2022 James Batchelor
News Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund buys 5% stake in Nintendo The PIF said that it acquired this stake "for investment purposes" May 18, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Following sale of Western devs, Square Enix wants to acquire and establish new studios The Japanese company also shared its ambition to accelerate investment in blockchain, AI, and the cloud May 16, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Sega's COVID recovery continues as sales rise 15.6% to $2.5bn Publisher confirms third Sonic movie, expects 13 million game sales this year, and says 'Super Games' will arrive in 2026 May 13, 2022 James Batchelor
News Strong year for Square Enix as Final Fantasy 14 offsets non-MMO game decline The company's Digital Entertainment category saw a 6% increase in net sales to $2.1 billion May 13, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Yu-Gi-Oh drives record year for Konami with profits up 25% to $626m Publisher generated $2.3 billion in revenue, expects further growth across the board next year May 12, 2022 James Batchelor
News Ubisoft has "everything we need to remain independent," says CEO CFO skirts around NFT question but says future tech will provide "very meaningful value propositions for players" May 12, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Resident Evil Village drives Capcom to fifth year of record profits Publisher reports net sales of $846.3 million, sold a record number of games at 36.2 million May 11, 2022 James Batchelor
News Bandai Namco's profit rose almost 50% in FY2022 Sales were also on the rise, up 20% to $6.8 billion May 11, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Roblox Q1 revenues rise to $537.1m But bookings dipped 3% to $631.2 million May 11, 2022 James Batchelor
News Unity Q1 2022 revenue up 36% to $320m But guidance for Q2 and full financial year has been lowered May 11, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Nintendo sales dip 3.6% to $13.1bn due to semiconductor shortage Profits remained flat at $3.7 billion, platform holder announces 10-1 stock split May 10, 2022 James Batchelor
News PlayStation sales rise slightly to $20.7bn as PS5 nears 20m shipments Sony's new gen console shipped 11.5 million units during FY2021 May 10, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Rovio sees 26% increase in group revenues to €85m Mobile firm sees another record rise in earnings driven by Angry Birds franchise April 29, 2022 Danielle Partis