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17 pages
Games Investment Review: Q1 2025 Executive Summary Report
Global gaming investment and M&A activity reached $7.8 billion across 245 transactions in Q1 2025, marking the highest quarterly total since late 2023.
Investment value surged 370% quarter-over-quarter to $4.4 billion, largely driven by a single $3.0 billion mid-to-late-stage investment in Infinite Reality.
New fund announcements hit a three-year peak of $21.8 billion, with 65% of that capital concentrated within just five major funds.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Market Analysis
+1
Digital Development Management
Mar 2025
Report
13 pages
Gaming CEO Survey: 2024 in Review
Industry leadership is optimistic for 2025, with 98% of executives expecting consumer spending to increase or remain stable.
AI adoption is widespread, with 84% of companies already implementing the technology across functions like art, game design, and engineering.
The M&A landscape is expected to intensify, as 71% of executives anticipate more deal-making opportunities in 2025 compared to the previous year.
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Investment
Mergers & Acquisitions
+1
Aream & Co
Jan 2025
Report
12 pages
Financing Video Games: Spain
Investment agreements (IAs) serve as a hybrid financing model for Spanish developers, bridging the gap between equity and debt by granting investors shareholder-like rights without requiring immediate capital increases.
Unlike traditional bank loans, IAs replace fixed repayment schedules with returns tied directly to project profitability, often including conversion mechanisms that turn credit into equity if revenue targets are missed.
IAs typically structure capital as lump-sum or milestone-linked payments, with returns defined by a percentage of commercial revenues, such as a €100 investment targeting a €120 return.
Investment
Funding
Europe
AEVI
Jan 2025
Report
29 pages
InvestGame Q4'24 Report (Unknown Time)
The gaming industry is shifting toward long-term, objective-driven transactions, evidenced by a strong Q4 2024 M&A market and a 22% year-over-year increase in private investment funding.
Venture capital is pivoting away from game development studios in favor of platform and technology startups, forcing corporate venture arms to become the primary source of studio financing.
The work-for-hire sector is seeing major consolidation, underscored by the $2.8 billion buyout of Keywords.
Market Analysis
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
+1
InvestGame
Jan 2025
Report
17 pages
Characteristics and Implications of K-Contentization of Foreign Original Remakes: Focusing on Recent Drama Case Studies
Korean producers are increasingly using foreign-original remakes as a risk-management strategy to combine proven intellectual property with local production expertise for global OTT distribution.
The market has shifted from early, unofficial Japanese manga adaptations to a diverse 2020–2025 surge of genre-rich content sourced from the US, UK, France, Spain, and Sweden.
Successful adaptations, such as 'The World of the Married,' achieved peak viewership of 28.4% by prioritizing deep cultural translation over rigid adherence to the original source material.
Market Analysis
Investment
South Korea
+1
KOCCA – Korea Creative Content Agency
Jan 2025
Report
19 pages
Global Gaming M&A and Growth Financing Advisory: Q1 2025
Q1 2025 saw 48 M&A deals totaling $4.4 billion, headlined by Scopely’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Niantic’s games division.
The private placement market recorded 149 deals worth $3.5 billion, with capital primarily flowing into mobile developers and AI-integrated entertainment platforms.
The Drake Star Gaming Index rose 16.37% in Q1 2025, though performance remains volatile across the top 35 public gaming companies.
Market Analysis
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
+2
Drake Star
Jan 2025
Report
28 pages
Global Gaming Report 2025
The gaming M&A market reached a landmark $161 billion in total disclosed value across 759 announced deals in 2025.
Netflix announced a major $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. and its gaming division, which triggered a hostile $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount–Skydance.
A consortium led by PIF completed a $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts (EA) in September 2025.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
Market Analysis
+1
Drake Star Partners
Jan 2025
Report
8 pages
Dynamics of Gaming Deals
Global gaming VC investment peaked at $5.3 billion across 186 deals in 2021 before contracting sharply to $874 million in 2023.
The decline in total capital was primarily driven by a scarcity of Series A-plus growth-stage funding, even as early-stage financing remained relatively stable.
A modest market rebound is underway in 2024, supported by the entry of new funds and expectations for higher returns despite ongoing user-acquisition challenges.
Investment
Funding
Market Analysis
+1
The Games Fund
Jan 2025
Report
17 pages
Taxation in the Video Game Sector: Spain
Resident video game companies in Spain are subject to a 25% corporate income tax rate, while qualifying start-ups can access a reduced 15% rate for four tax periods.
The Canary Islands offer a highly competitive 4% corporate tax rate and exemptions on property-transfer and IGIC taxes for companies meeting specific investment and employment criteria.
R&D and technological innovation expenses qualify for a 12% tax credit, capped at 25–50% of total tax liability, alongside a patent-box regime that reduces the taxable base for advanced software.
Investment
Game Publishing
Europe
AEVI
Jan 2025
Report
31 pages
Sports Tech Market 2025
The sports tech market reached a record $200 billion in total deal value across 1,026 announced transactions in 2025.
M&A activity was dominated by two mega-deals: Netflix's $82.7 billion proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and Saudi PIF/Silver Lake's $55 billion acquisition of EA.
Private placements hit a record $14.3 billion in 2025, a 1.5x growth in value since 2023, despite the total number of financing deals declining to 500.
Market Analysis
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
+1
Drake Star Partners
Jan 2025
Report
20 pages
Global Gaming Report Q2 2025
Public gaming equities significantly outperformed the broader market in H1 2025, with the Drake Star Gaming Index rising 28% compared to a 5% gain in the S&P 500.
Private-market financing reached $3 billion across 110 placements in H1 2025, bolstered by major exits such as Dream Games’ $2.5 billion minority stake sale to CVC.
M&A activity remains steady with 46 deals recorded in H1 2025, including Krafton’s $516 million purchase of ADK and Epic Games’ acquisition of AI studio Loci.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
Global
+1
Drake Star
Jan 2025
Report
13 pages
Interview with Frank Kang, Associate Partner at Antler: Malaysia
Korean entertainment and content startups must treat Southeast Asia as a primary growth engine rather than a peripheral market to achieve sustainable expansion.
Success requires deep localisation through local 'co-pilots' to navigate fragmented linguistic, regulatory, and payment landscapes in key hubs like Jakarta, Manila, and Bangkok.
Revenue models should shift toward mobile-wallet-driven micro-transactions, live-commerce, and hybrid free-plus-premium structures to align with local consumption habits.
Monetization
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
+1
KOCCA – Korea Creative Content Agency
Jan 2025
Report
15 pages
Insurance in the Video Game Sector: Spain
Spanish video game developers face critical financial and legal exposures from project delays, software bugs, cyber-attacks, and intellectual property infringements.
Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) and Errors & Omissions (E&O) policies are essential to mitigate risks related to contractual failures and professional errors.
Cybersecurity insurance is required to address specific threats including ransomware, data-protection breaches, and the transmission of computer viruses.
Game Development
Investment
Europe
AEVI
Jan 2025
Report
17 pages
La Fiscalidad en el Sector de los Videojuegos: España
Video game companies in Spain can access a 12% tax deduction for qualifying R&D+i expenses, which increases to 45% for projects developed in the Canary Islands.
Start-ups meeting ENISA criteria qualify for a reduced 15% corporate tax rate for four years, along with exemptions from advance payments and deferred tax liabilities.
The standard corporate income tax (IS) rate in Spain is 25%, while personal income tax (IRPF) for self-employed professionals ranges from 19% to 47%.
Investment
Market Forecast
Europe
AEVI
Jan 2025
Report
139 pages
The Game Industry of Poland: 2025
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Market Analysis
Employment
Investment
+2
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Jan 2025
Report
26 pages
Global Sports Tech Market Report H1 2025
The global sports tech market reached a total deal value of $51.9 billion in H1 2025 across 503 announced or closed transactions.
M&A activity dominated the sector with $32.2 billion in disclosed deal value across 233 deals, led by TSG Consumer’s $1.5 billion acquisition of EōS Fitness.
Private placements hit a record $6.6 billion across 239 deals, highlighted by Infinite Reality raising $3 billion and DAZN securing $1.8 billion.
Market Analysis
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment
+1
Drake Star Partners
Jan 2025
Report
8 pages
Global Gaming Industry Takes Center Stage
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Market Analysis
Market Forecast
Investment
+1
Morgan Stanley
Jan 2025
Presentation
17 pages
Financial Results 9M24
PCF Group reported a net loss of PLN 33.3 million for 9M 2024, widening from a PLN 13.4 million loss in the same period last year.
Total revenue grew to PLN 131.9 million from PLN 111.3 million, driven by the release of Bulletstorm VR and increased Work-for-Hire activity.
Adjusted EBITDA dropped to negative PLN 1.7 million, down from a positive PLN 8.5 million in 9M 2023.
Investment
Market Analysis
Europe
PCF Group
Nov 2024
Report
21 pages
Game Developer Collective Survey Results: November 2024
As of November 2024, the game development sector is defined by a growing disparity between studios capable of expanding their technology stacks and those forced to defer spending due to tightening budgets.
Developers increasingly view the adoption of diversified software tools, cloud platforms, and ancillary technologies as the primary pathway to improving productivity and output.
Intensifying cost pressures across global regions are creating a challenging commercial environment that limits the ability of many studios to invest in new innovation.
Market Analysis
Game Development
Investment
+1
Game Developer Collective
Nov 2024
Report
36 pages
Gaming Industry Report: Q3 2024
The global gaming market reached a valuation of $188 billion in 2024, representing a 2.1% year-over-year growth.
Public gaming ETFs outperformed the S&P 500 year-to-date, posting gains between 22% and 36% compared to the S&P's 21%.
Venture funding in Q3 2024 totaled $517 million across 92 deals, marking a 1% increase in funding despite a 14% decline in deal volume quarter-over-quarter.
Market Analysis
Investment
Funding
+5
Konvoy
Oct 2024
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