China-based tech company Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) is divesting its full stake in China-based mobile games developer Lingxi Games to Hong Kong-based private equity firm Trustar Capital, according to an internal staff memo from Lingxi CEO Zhou Bingshu dated Aug 17, 2026 (independently reviewed by Reuters). ...

China-based games and AI company Kunlun Wanwei (SZSE: 300418) is selling 99% of Beijing Xianlai Huyu to Beijing Xinglan Huyu for $111.2m (RMB 750m), thereby exiting the mobile card-and-board games publishing business entirely. The business being sold is F2P digital mahjong and card games, not real-money ...

US-based global storytelling platform WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ: WBTN), the parent company of Naver Webtoon, is making a strategic investment in RI Games Holdings, the owner of the game studios GrayGames and Offbeat. The deal closes in two tranches: a first closing of 2,999 shares (about 20% of RI ...

UK-based mobile games developer and publisher Tripledot Studios has acquired Israel-based hybrid-casual mobile publishing label Supersonic from Unity Software (NYSE: U) for $40m in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. Unity’s Q2’26 Form 10-Q records the sale as completed on Aug 4, 2026. Supersonic ...

India-based gaming holding Nazara Technologies (NSE: NAZARA) has closed the acquisition of 100% of Spain-based mobile games developer Bluetile Games and its affiliated player-engagement platform BestPlay Systems for a fixed all-cash consideration of $303.0m. The two businesses became step-down ...

US-based tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Jul 6, 2026 that it is divesting four first-party Xbox game studios, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine Productions, alongside cutting approximately 3,200 jobs, roughly 20% of its division, split between 1,600 immediate ...

Drawing on Aream & Co.’s financial advisory experience and InvestGame’s data intelligence, the Q2 2026 Gaming Market Update breaks down where deals closed, capital concentrated, and platform growth persisted in the global gaming market. Here’s what defined Q2 2026: M&A kept ...