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Q1’s $7.8B in game investments and M&A marks largest quarter since 2023 | DDM
The game industry’s motto for all of last year was "survive til 2025." And in some respects, that wasn't just wishful thinking.
While DDM anticipates ongoing layoffs, strategic pivots, and the divestiture of non-core business offerings throughout 2025, the data reveals genuine signs of recovery with investment and M&A trends moving in the right direction.” Additionally, with SPACs, DDM considers the investment value to be what was raised in the transaction, not the company valuation afterward. The exclusion of announced deals may result in a large difference between DDM’s quarterly total and other firms, but DDM said its methodology gives a clearer picture of the money deployed in the last quarter, providing valuable data consistency for companies evaluating game industry investment and acquisitions.
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