<![CDATA[Business of Games]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mOoM!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21e0956f-bacc-4d30-8a03-c1117f6528a7_500x500.pngBusiness of Gameshttps://businessofgames.icartic.comSubstackTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:38:04 GMT<![CDATA[3 new gaming funds launched last week + $1B ad-tech raise]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/3-new-gaming-funds-launched-lasthttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/3-new-gaming-funds-launched-lastMon, 29 Jun 2026 18:22:52 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Dubai 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

1. Funding & M&A: $10M → Playtika veterans secure funding for AI-powered mobile app operations platform

» Fund Launch:
2. $163M → Nexon Korea launches fund for early-stage game developers (5-year commitment)
3. $50M → Denmu raises fund to fuel game makers
4. $10M → VGames launches new Indie Fund

5. Adjacent Capital: $1B → AppsFlyer raises from Moloco, Google, Meta and Unity — ad measurement infra

» New Studio Launches & Spinouts:
6. TRAILMARK Games launches
7. Orixa Games launches
8. 34BigThings spins out from Embracer Group

The money is moving up the stack: Less into individual studios, more into funds, infra, and platforms.

Where do you think gaming capital flows next?

Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
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]]><![CDATA[Hottest game dev opportunity in 2026 is not remake or remaster or reboot.]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/hottest-game-dev-opportunity-in-2026https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/hottest-game-dev-opportunity-in-2026Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:39:42 GMTNintendo has shipped 19M units of Switch2 last year, 3rd party software sales has hit 2.3B. If you have the licensing slot, this is the biggest single-platform to port.

YouTube Playables, a platform with 2B MAUs, Unity, Godot, Cocos, PlayCanvas has SDK support.

2 formats, 2 platforms. Which port would you ship first?
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]]><![CDATA[UGC trends: your teen-targeted UGC games have a 12-month shelf life.]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/ugc-trends-your-teen-targeted-ugchttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/ugc-trends-your-teen-targeted-ugcWed, 24 Jun 2026 17:27:12 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

The “we’re a game, not a social platform” defence has a 12-month shelf life.

  1. UAE: under-15 ban, 12months clock started on June 18th. Behavioural ads to minors prohibited.

  2. UK: under-16 ban, Spring 2027 deadline. Livestreaming and stranger-contact restrictions

Regulators stopped tightening social media. They’re tightening games now.

If your DAU under 16 sits in voice chat, party systems, UGC creation, or co-op-with-strangers loops, your product just got a deadline.
Not your legal team. Your product.

Planning to reprioritize your tickets in JIRA? Or are you still betting the legal definition holds?

Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
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]]><![CDATA[$17.7M+ Games Funding, UA Financing & M&A Moves — Last Week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/177m-games-funding-ua-financing-andhttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/177m-games-funding-ua-financing-andMon, 22 Jun 2026 17:31:12 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding & M&A:

  1. $2.4M → AutoVRse (VR simulation) raises from Singularity AMC and Lumikai

  2. $1.34M → Breaking Change closes funding, UK games dev software

  3. Spektra Games receives investment from APY Ventures (Türkiye) → undisclosed

  4. Voltage acquires OperaHouse anime studio → undisclosed

  5. PULLUP Entertainment divests Douze Dixièmes to founding partners → undisclosed


6. UA Financing: $14M → Luni secures financing from PvX Partners
7. Adjacent Capital: Affle acquires AdColony assets from Digital Turbine - ad tech, gaming adjacent

Another week, another PvX UA financing round. Luni’s $14M proves this is now a permanent funding pillar. Not a trend.

What’s your read on UA financing going mainstream?

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]]><![CDATA[Trending game review: Clash of Critters]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/trending-game-review-clash-of-crittershttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/trending-game-review-clash-of-crittersThu, 18 Jun 2026 18:28:00 GMTHey friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Clash of Critters Stats:

  • Grossing rank: 1,519 on launch day, up to 129 by May 30

  • Download rank: top 6 on May 27, down to ~217 today

  • Daily IAP: flat under $10K in soft launch, then a 20x spike to a $222K peak, now holding at $200K

Most gamedevs chase the download line, here they found the spenders and retained them while the tourists churned.


Design 101 says avoid genre mash-ups, too many mechanics. Clash of Critters is the counterexample, has 4 genres under one hood:

  • Grid lane defense: session depth

  • Pinball progression: pacing (just like Monopoly Go!)

  • Tatari collection: gacha

  • Cozy base building: personalization

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]]><![CDATA[$52.8M+ Games Funding, UA Financing & M&A Moves — Last Week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/528m-games-funding-ua-financing-andhttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/528m-games-funding-ua-financing-andMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:34:21 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding & M&A:
1. ~$29M → Anima Kitchent closes late-stage round (Spain, animation studio)
2. $20M → Board raises Series A, physical-digital gaming device
3. €3.5M → CardNexus closes seed led by Piton Capital
4. Roblox acquires Morpheus AI, undisclosed
5. Secret Mode acquires Chained Together from Anegar Games, undisclosed

6. Debt Financing: $57M → Nazara Technologies raises debt
7. UA Financing: $20M → Two Desperados secures UA financing from PvX Partners
8. Adjacent Capital: $7M → Sony Innovation Fund leads WeRize pre-Series C, fintech, gaming adjacent
9. Studios & Ecosystem: Jin Universe Studios launches with backing to fund debut title Aether Dawn


Roblox buying an AI company! They are focusing on building tools that makes experience. The platform isn't just hosting games anymore. What's your read on Roblox acquiring Morpheus AI?

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]]><![CDATA[Can India build its own Peak Games?]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/can-india-build-its-own-peak-gameshttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/can-india-build-its-own-peak-gamesFri, 12 Jun 2026 17:47:06 GMTHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore ❤️

After Apple game recession and hypercasual genre crash, devs and studios moved to hybridcasual. Turkey is leading the race there with the puzzle game genre, with all Peak DNA.

Indian studios with experience in RMG, ludo/board, and fantasy do not mint hybridcasual founders. What other genres are we shining now?

What would it take to build the Indian Peak Games/puzzle games?
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]]><![CDATA[$39.3M+ Games Funding, IPO Pricing & Ecosystem Moves — last week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/393m-games-funding-ipo-pricing-andhttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/393m-games-funding-ipo-pricing-andMon, 08 Jun 2026 17:06:01 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

  1. Funding & M&A: $39.3M → Atari acquires Crossy Road creator Hipster Whale

  2. Funding & M&A: Honig Games closes pre-seed — Behold Ventures led, IBB Ventures participated — undisclosed

  3. IPO Watch: Liftoff Mobile prices IPO at $3.83B valuation — second attempt, first delayed in 406#

  4. Fund Launch: AMF Capital launches — independent UA financing fund — Akin Babayigit & Makers Fund — size undisclosed

  5. Adjacent Capital: ~$200M → Tripo AI raises for AI 3D and world model tech — gaming adjacent

  6. Developing Story: TruFin conditionally agrees to sell 84.5% stake in Playstack — not closed

  7. Crowdfunds: Star Citizen crosses $1B in crowdfunding — sci-fi universe still building

  8. Studios & Ecosystem: Saga sells crypto branch — pivots to AI-driven digital characters

UA financing now has its own named fund.
What’s your thought on Liftoff’s second IPO attempt?

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]]><![CDATA[What dominated global charts in May26?]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/what-dominated-global-charts-in-may26https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/what-dominated-global-charts-in-may26Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:47:13 GMTHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗

From top downloads to breakout revenue earners, a snapshot of May26 WW global chart:

Top Grossing Titles: Honor of Kings at no.1 with $155M+ rev (up sharply from $138M in April), followed by Whiteout Survival with $105.2M+ rev, followed by Royal Match at no.3 with $105.1M+ rev

Top Downloads: Arrows: Puzzle Escape at no.1 with 28.6M+, followed by Arrows GO! at no.2 with 23.8M+, Free Fire: Undersea Mystery at no.3 with 21M+ downloads


Games to Track in June:

  1. Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story sits at no.5 revenue with $96.1M+, its second-best month on record. Will it become a top-4 in June?

  1. Brawl Stars, back in the top 15 rev at $38.2M, its best month since December 2024. Supercell’s live ops cadence is reactivating a base most assumed had plateaued.

  2. Royal Kingdom, the only title charting in both lists (no.11 downloads at 10.3M+, no.14 revenue at $39.6M+). Dream Games is quietly proving it can run two match-3 franchises in parallel.


vs April, What Shifted:

  1. Block Blast!’s streak ends. After four straight months at no.1, HungryStudio’s puzzle leader drops to no.4 (19.5M downloads). Not a collapse, but the first real crack in its run.

  2. The arrow puzzle takeover. Arrows: Puzzle Escape (no.1) and Arrow Puzzle: Tap Puzzle Games (no.10) share the same publisher, Miniclip, with Arrows GO! at no.2. One mechanic, three top-10 slots, near-zero IP spend.

  3. Last War: Survival’s revenue drops. IAP fell roughly 30% to $80.7M (no.10, down 8 spots), its lowest since March 2024.


Charts are curated monthly at iCartic.com
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]]><![CDATA[HoYoverse, Decart, Goldenpeak and Lumikai: 4 gaming moves from this week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/hoyoverse-decart-goldenpeak-and-lumikaihttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/hoyoverse-decart-goldenpeak-and-lumikaiMon, 01 Jun 2026 18:39:20 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. $400K → Lumikai backs Meta Fashion in pre-seed round

  2. Goldenpeak acquires majority stake in Ampere Analysis — undisclosed

Adjacent Capital

  1. $300M → Decart raises — tech leaders back as both customers and investors — AI, gaming adjacent

  2. $14.7B → HoYoverse reportedly investing in AI over next three years — multi-year plan, unconfirmed (developing story)

Quiet week on pure gaming capital, but HoYoverse betting the next platform is AI — not a game engine — is worth your attention. What’s your read on HoYoverse’s AI play? Drop it below 👇

Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
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]]><![CDATA[Roblox's as an UA channel]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/robloxs-as-an-ua-channelhttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/robloxs-as-an-ua-channelFri, 29 May 2026 17:28:00 GMTHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore ❤️

I’ve been in the gaming space for 13 years now. Recently, I’m noticing a lot of Roblox experience development and queries.

These are from Studios, with a motive of using Roblox as a UA Channel to target their future audience.

Recently. I also noticed that Starbreeze is exploring the Roblox platform for its games.

What are your thoughts on using Roblox as a UA channel for your IP?
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]]><![CDATA[4 gaming moves last week — Acquisitions, IPO eyes, and a new studio forms]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/4-gaming-moves-last-week-acquisitionshttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/4-gaming-moves-last-week-acquisitionsMon, 25 May 2026 17:24:22 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. Bragg Gaming Group acquires Drayton International — accelerates games-first strategy, undisclosed

  2. StreamElements in acquisition talks — shutdown speculation triggered discussions (developing story)

IPO Watch

  1. NODWIN Gaming eyes $100-200M fundraise ahead of IPO — target announced, round not closed (appeared 416#)

Studios & Ecosystem

  1. Cosmic Division launches — new studio from Harry, ex-Housemarque game director

Quiet week on disclosed capital. What are you tracking this week?

Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
tCARe, CARtic P

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]]><![CDATA[Grand Games, GreaterThan, AppMagic and Nazara: 10 gaming deals from last week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/grand-games-greaterthan-appmagichttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/grand-games-greaterthan-appmagicMon, 18 May 2026 16:21:45 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.


Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. $100M → GreaterThan Group launches investment platform for gaming studios

    1. Former NetEase investment head Simon Zhu launches GreaterThan Group to back top gaming teams.

  2. 70M → Grand Games raises Series B

    1. A major studio funding round and one of the week’s biggest disclosed deals.

  3. Rs 93 Cr → Zerodha buys Nazara Technologies stake

    1. A fresh India gaming signal amid a major promoter exit.

  4. $8M → Origin Lab raises seed round

    1. Building licensed game-world data infrastructure for world models and multimodal AI.

  5. $5M → Odd Meter raises for next project

    1. The Indika developer secures funding for its next title.

  6. Undisclosed → Soloband Games secures Series A from Zubr Capital

    1. Fresh capital for the studio’s next phase of growth.

  7. Undisclosed → Sensor Tower acquires AppMagic

    1. Market intelligence consolidation for mobile apps and games.

  8. Undisclosed → Veroplay acquires Moving Eye Games and Swamp Attack

    1. Portfolio expansion through studio and IP acquisition.


Studios & Ecosystem

  1. GreaterThan backs Arcanaut Studios

    1. Casey Hudson’s Arcanaut Studios is among GreaterThan’s first investments.

  2. Stupendium Softworks launches

    1. A new indie studio from an industry veteran and YouTube musician.


Adjacent Capital

  1. $56B → eBay rejects GameStop bid

    1. A gaming-adjacent corporate move that did not land, but is still worth tracking.

This week’s pattern: AI infrastructure, mobile intelligence, India exposure, and founder-led studios are all pulling attention.

Which deal surprised you most this week?

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tCARe, CARtic P

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]]><![CDATA[12 gaming deals, $68.2M+ moved last week ]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/12-gaming-deals-682m-moved-last-weekhttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/12-gaming-deals-682m-moved-last-weekMon, 11 May 2026 16:33:59 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. $56M → Astrocade raises to expand AI-powered game creation platform

  2. $7M → Kohort raises to build UA AI agents for mobile

  3. $3.2M → Chance Studios raises for trading card collectibles platform

  4. $2M → Mindtail Games raises for AI-driven puzzle games (Türkiye)

  5. Supercell fully acquires Metacore (Merge Mansion) — undisclosed

  6. EasyWin closes second seed at $20M valuation — raise undisclosed, backed by private EU investor

  7. Mistplay acquires MAF’s MyChips — boosts rewarded play platform

  8. InMobi acquires MobileAction — mobile growth platform

  9. Atari acquires exclusive rights to first five Wizardry games and IP — undisclosed

  10. CCP Games rebrands to Fenris Creations — Google takes minority stake

Fund Launch

  1. $100M → Griffin Gaming Partners launches project financing fund for indie games

Adjacent Capital

  1. $55B → GameStop submits bid to acquire eBay — corporate M&A, gaming adjacent

Studios & Ecosystem

  1. Starbreeze partners with Gamefam — new Payday game coming to Roblox

  2. Studio Ricochet launches — former heads of Gearbox Studio Quebec

Which deal surprised you most this week?

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]]><![CDATA[3 years. 1 studio. $6M+ yearly revenue. 1 big pivot incoming.]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/3-years-1-studio-6m-yearly-revenuehttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/3-years-1-studio-6m-yearly-revenueFri, 08 May 2026 17:40:07 GMTHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗

Joined JuegoStudio, when we were a small team of devs with more ambition than resources.

Watched this place grow in slow motion. One ship at a time, one teammate at a time, one client relationship at a time.

Some things I'll always carry:
▸ first-time PMs and QA folks I got to bring into the industry, many now running their own teams
▸ Clients who trusted a small studio and stayed long enough to become partners
▸ late-night Skype-turned-Slack/WhatsApp threads where the best ideas actually happened

Easy to talk about 13 years as a number, harder to talk about the hundreds of small moments that actually built the place.

The studio I joined isn't the studio I'm in today.
We've grown into a $6M+ business, and making a deliberate move into AA, PC-first.

The next chapter is the most excited I've been in years. It puts me back in the spot where I have to build us from zero to 1M, all over again.

But before the next chapter, the people who made this one possible. Teammates who became family. Clients who became friends. Advisors who shaped how I think. You know who you are. Thank you :)

13 years down. Back to building from zero to 1M. Let's go.

Would love to hear from anyone else marking a milestone this year → what's the one lesson you're taking into the next chapter?


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]]><![CDATA[Unity AI is not Muse 2.0]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/unity-ai-is-not-muse-20https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/unity-ai-is-not-muse-20Wed, 06 May 2026 15:02:35 GMTHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗

In 2026, everyone has an AI suite. So does Unity, but they already tried this in 2023 under the name Muse.
They killed it in 2024, during their stint with cost cuts and restructuring.

What does Muse do: Help you with texture and sprite generation. Sat outside the editor - more of a side product, not part of your workflow.


How Unity AI is different from Muse:

  1. Built into the Unity Editor

  2. AI Gateway for third-party model integration, MCP server for IDE & external LLM access

  3. Asset generators: materials, sounds, cubemaps, 2D & 3D

It’s available for devs with Unity6 license. Share your thoughts after checking it.

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]]><![CDATA[What dominated global charts in Apr26?]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/what-dominated-global-charts-in-apr26https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/what-dominated-global-charts-in-apr26Tue, 05 May 2026 09:57:55 GMTHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗

From top downloads to breakout revenue earners, a snapshot of April 26 WW global chart:

Top Grossing Titles: Honor of Kings at no.1 with $138M+ rev (up from $133M in March), followed by Last War: Survival with $114M+ rev, followed by Whiteout Survival with $109M+ rev

Top Downloads: Block Blast! at no.1 with 23.8M+, followed by Free Fire: Undersea Mystery with 22.7M+, Arrows - Puzzle Escape debuts at no.3 with 20.9M+ downloads

Games to Track in May:

  1. Arrows franchise – Explosive dual entry with Arrows - Puzzle Escape at no.3 (20.9M+) and Arrows GO! at no.5 (16.1M+). Combined 37M+ downloads in 1month.

  2. Royal Kingdom – Dream Games debuts at no.9 downloads with 12M+, early traction mirrors Royal Match’s launch pattern.

  3. Honkai: Star Rail – Climbs to no.14 revenue at $36M+, miHoYo’s turn-based RPG building sustainable revenue quietly while competitors chase live service trends


vs March — What Shifted:

  1. Block Blast! locks a 4-month streak at no.1 downloads (23.8M in April vs 25.6M in March) — slight decline but still dominant, proving staying power over viral spikes

  2. Arrows franchise reshapes the download chart — 37M+ combined installs from two titles, the biggest puzzle breakthrough since Block Blast’s own rise

  3. Honor of Kings revenue growth — $138M+ (up from $133M) — not just maintaining, actually growing after years of dominance

  4. Royal Match back above $100M threshold at no.4 — Dream Games’ match-3 evergreen refuses to fade, now testing Royal Kingdom as potential second franchise

  5. Puzzle and casual games own 8 of top 10 download slots — the market has spoken: simple mechanics, massive global reach

What pattern are you seeing in your market?

Charts curated monthly at iCartic.com
tCARe, CARtic P

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]]><![CDATA[6 gaming moves, $469.6M+ last week — most of it adjacent. ]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/6-gaming-moves-4696m-last-week-mosthttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/6-gaming-moves-4696m-last-week-mostMon, 04 May 2026 16:19:24 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. $4.6M → Digital Bros acquires Wuchang: Fallen Feathers IP

  2. Soloband Games closes Series A led by Zubr Capital — undisclosed

  3. Distinct Possibility Studios (Reaper Actual) closes additional funding — undisclosed

Adjacent Capital

  1. $335M → Modern Times Group confirms PlaySimple IPO filing targeting Mumbai listing — filing, not a closed raise

  2. $110M → Sereact raises Series B to build action-simulating robots — robotics, gaming adjacent

  3. $20M → Metasports Interactive secures non-dilutive UA financing

Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
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]]><![CDATA[UA financing is the new VC. 10 gaming deals, $77M+ last week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/ua-financing-is-the-new-vc-10-gaminghttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/ua-financing-is-the-new-vc-10-gamingMon, 27 Apr 2026 17:28:22 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. $62.9M → Sanrio launches in-house publishing label Sanrio Games

  2. $11M → LightFury Games raises — backed by MS Dhoni, Bumrah & Pandya

  3. $3.1M → Spill Games closes seed (Centre Court Capital, PeerCapital)

  4. Tamatem acquires Playable Factory — moves into AI-enabled ad tech

  5. Atari acquires Implicit Conversions — brings classic games to new platforms

  6. People Can Fly acquires Cooldown Games — undisclosed

Non-Traditional one

  1. $58M → Firstpoint VC launches fund for AI gaming startups in emerging markets

  2. $10.5M → PvX closes UA financing round

  3. $4.5M → Uplane raises seed — AI replaces marketing agencies

  4. $2M → Smash Games secures UA financing to scale Animal Suika

Sanrio entering publishing is bigger than it looks.
LightFury is the most interesting Indian gaming bet in years.
Playtika partners Bingo Blitz with Shortical — serialised storytelling meets gameplay.

Which of these moves are you tracking?

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]]><![CDATA[5 gaming deals, $83.7M+ moved last week]]>https://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/6-gaming-deals-837m-moved-last-weekhttps://businessofgames.icartic.com/p/6-gaming-deals-837m-moved-last-weekMon, 20 Apr 2026 17:04:48 GMTHey Friends, greetings from Bangalore 💗

Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.

Funding, Investments & M&A

  1. $30M → Reforged Studios secures strategic investment from MEP Capital

  2. £28.5M → UK Government pledges for UK Games Fund

  3. $10.7M → Packz raises in total funding for digital trading cards

  4. $4M → Mission Control Games closes pre-seed for casual mobile

  5. $3M → Enad Global 7 signs LOI to acquire Cold Iron Studios


Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
tCARe, CARtic P


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