Private equity circles Xbox after five straight quarters of falling revenue A group of unnamed private equity firms weighed a buyout of Xbox, the gaming division of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), at a valuation of $100.0B to $150.0B, The Information reported on Oct 20, citing people familiar with the ...

US-based AI English-learning ppa Buddy.ai has secured a $15m user acquisition (UA) facility from New York-based Braavo Capital. The company draws the money as it buys users and repays each advance from the revenue those users generate, without giving up equity. Braavo says it has committed over $60m to ...

Türkiye-based mobile games developer Flow Games has raised $46m in a round led by Tencent (SEHK: 700), which provided about three-quarters of the amount, with Makers Fund, Arcadia Gaming Partners, and Ludus Ventures also participating. It is the studio’s second round after a $2.5m Seed led by Ludus ...

Drawing on Aream & Co.’s financial advisory experience and InvestGame’s data intelligence, the Video Game Market Update Q3 2026 breaks down where deals closed, capital concentrated, and platform growth persisted in the global gaming market. Here’s what defined Q3 2026: M&A deal count stayed ...

US-based social role-playing game developer Gardens Interactive has raised more than $35m in a Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with further closes expected before the end of October. This funding round brought Gardens’ total funds raised to $70.8m, according to InvestGame ...

Germany-based game tech company Exit Games, the developer of the Photon multiplayer engine, has bought back the ~10.5% stake held by Firy (NYSE: FIRY), formerly Skillz, for $55m in cash. The sale closed on Oct 2, 2026. Skillz invested $50m in Jul’21 to use Photon in its mobile tournaments. With the ...

US-based frontier AI lab General Intuition has raised $220m at a $6.2B valuation, backed by Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, Seven Seven Six, Point72, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst. The valuation nearly tripled from $2.3B at its June announcement (Series A, $320m round). With the $133.7m Seed of ...