💰 Gaming M&A hit $161 BILLION in 2025
That’s 14x higher than 2024.
Here's where the money went 👇
🎮 The mega deals:
Electronic Arts (EA) went private for $55B (leveraged buyout)
Netflix announced $82.7B acquisition of Warner Bros. Entertainment (including WB Games)
Scopely bought Niantic, Inc.'s games business for $3.5B
Tripledot Studios scooped up AppLovin's gaming division for $800M
📱 Mobile wasn't left out:
CVC & Blackstone dropped $2.5B into Dream Games
ZBD raised $40M to bring real-money payments natively into games
MoneyTime closed $3M seed to scale play-to-earn rewards
Turborilla secured $5M UA credit through Metica
💡 What does this mean for 2026?
PE firms are circling more public gaming companies for take-privates
UA funds are coming back to help scale mid-stage mobile studios
AI, UGC, and tools remain the hot investment themes
And everyone's watching GTA 6 (November 2026)
The 💰 is flowing again. 🚰