Drawing on Aream & Co.’s advisory work and InvestGame’s transaction intelligence, the Q1 2026 Gaming Market Update breaks down where deals closed, capital concentrated, and platform growth persisted in the global gaming market. Here’s what defined Q1 2026: M&A surged to its ...

Japan-based technology group LY Corporation (TYO: 4689), owner of the LINE messaging platform and Yahoo! Japan, is acquiring management control of South Korea-based multi-platform game publisher Kakao Games Corp. (KOSDAQ: 293490) through a capital injection of ~$201m (KRW 300B) in new equity and debt ...

Canada-based Behaviour Interactive has acquired The Fun Pimp, a US-based PC & Console game developer best known for the title 7 Days to Die, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is Behaviour’s sixth studio acquisition since May’22 and its first purchase of a scaled, revenue-generating ...

Nazara Technologies (NSE: NAZARA), India’s publicly listed gaming company, has agreed to acquire a 50% controlling stake in Spain-based casual mobile gaming company Bluetile Games S.L. (formerly Playvalve S.L.) and its rewarded-engagement platform, BestPlay Systems S.L., for an upfront ...

NCSOFT’s $202m JustPlay Bet Anchors Its Casual Gaming Expansion NCSOFT (KRX: 036570), the South Korea-based video games developer and publisher behind the Lineage franchise and Guild Wars 2, is acquiring a 70% stake in Germany-based mobile platform company JustPlay for ~$202m (KRW 301.6B). The ...

US-based games, IP, and toy company Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) has priced a $400m public offering of 4.65% senior unsecured notes due 2031, with net proceeds of ~$397m. Closing is expected on or about Mar 12, 2026. Proceeds will primarily redeem Hasbro’s 3.55% notes due Nov’26 ($497m outstanding), ...

Chinese gaming giant Tencent (SEHK: 700) is reportedly in talks to acquire a small stake in Hong Kong-based casual mobile game developer Hungry Studio, according to Bloomberg. Discussions have been ongoing for several months and could result in an investment announcement, although no final decision has ...