Summary

  • According to Konvoy’s Q1 industry report, while venture capital (VC) deals were down 6% from Q4 2024, the total funding for Q1 2025 increased by 35% quarter on quarter, amounting to $373m.
  • North America secured 53% of gaming investment, with Asia taking 33% and Europe, buoyed by M&A deals, the rest.
  • With regard to US-Chinese tensions, whilst there are difficulties for US games getting into the Chinese market, Chinese games face no such obstruction in the US.
  • Ubisoft is the latest company to take investment from Tencent, a Chinese conglomerate.
  • Konvoy predicts the games industry will be worth $186bn in 2026.

By Rachel Kaser

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