US-based game engine company Unity (NYSE: U) held recent talks to be acquired by a consortium including private equity firm Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, Reuters reported on Nov 5, citing people familiar with the matter. Silver Lake and PIF approached Unity in recent ...

India-based AI-native media and entertainment company EloElo Group has raised $80m in a Series C led by Hornbill Capital and NBCUniversal, announced on Nov 4. That brings its total funding to $130m. MIT Investment Management Company joined, along with existing investors Play Ventures, Kalaari Capital, ...

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 ...