News Bandai Namco subsidiary Bandai Namco Online to be dissolved and merged with parent company Existing IP will transfer to Bandai Namco Nov. 21, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Nazara Technologies to earmark $100m towards M&A activity Company aims to acquire game studios globally as it plans to focus on the Indian and North American games market March 19, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Playtika earmarks up to $1.2bn for mergers and acquisitions CEO says "Our DNA was always M&A, and we did very well with M&As in the last 10 years" Feb. 27, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: Gaming M&A activity reached $76.7bn in 2023 The year also saw investment transactions decrease by 69% year-over-year across 616 deals Feb. 22, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News CD Projekt Red uninterested in being acquired Adam Kiciński says "We are passionate about what we do. We value our independence" Jan. 3, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Ukraine approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard Regulators said the European Commission's cloud gaming competition concerns are not relevant to the country April 28, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Gaming deals since 2020 over $115bn InvestGame expects investments, M&A and more to "remain more or less table in 2023" Feb. 20, 2023 James Batchelor
Opinion What happens if Activision Blizzard stays independent? | Opinion Competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic seem poised to raise objections to Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition; what happens if the deal is blocked? Nov. 25, 2022 Rob Fahey
News InvestGame: From Q1 to Q3 gaming deals hit $37bn The figure was reached across 246 transactions that included M&A activity, private investments, and public offerings Nov. 17, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Unity has completed its merger with IronSource CEO John Riccitiello assures company will still support all developers, but notes benefits are "particularly strong" for mobile studios Nov. 7, 2022 James Batchelor
News Global Top Round launches M&A department Games startup accelerator will assist with companies looking to sell, or raise money for acquisitions Nov. 4, 2022 James Batchelor
News DDM: Gaming investments hit $2.2bn during Q3 The period also saw M&A transactions fall by 65% year-over-year across 66 deals Nov. 3, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News CMA calls on the public for its views on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard UK regulator said that open comments can also be provided for its eventual provisional findings Oct. 20, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Fourth Floor acquires video production company Explosive Alan Media division will continue to operate as a separate business and work closely with Fourth Floor Creative Oct. 7, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Phil Spencer says Xbox will continue M&A activity to remain competitive The Xbox boss also said that due to these economic times it wouldn’t be right to increase the price of the Xbox Sept. 16, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Zynga finalizes purchase of Storemaven The gaming firm adds the mobile business platform as it continues to expand its business offerings Sept. 12, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Embracer finalizes purchase of Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal The firm now owns the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief franchises and a back catalogue of over 50 titles Aug. 26, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News DDM: Gaming investments reached $4.8bn during Q2 The period also saw M&A transactions increase by 135% year-over-year across 59 deals Aug. 3, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau