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… It has been just under a year since a group of investors including Saudi Arabia's state-backed Public Investment Fund PIF Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners—the latter of which is the investment firm established by U.S. president Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner— announced their intention to… …
… From more than $12 billion in 2021, the video game industry had just $2.4 billion in investment funding in 2024, according to Crunchbase . Crunchbase reported in June that 2025 was not "shaping up as a strong year for gaming startup funding." Funding hasn't yet reached pre-pandemic levels. …
… Bryant Francis , Senior Editor , GameDeveloper.com June 24, 2026 3 Min Read Image via Denmu San Francisco-based video game investment house Denmu has announced the founding of a new $50 million investment fund to finance and support "the next generation of iconic video games." The firm aims to prov… …
… Griffin said it is eschewing equity-based investments to "offer a better way of getting capital into the hands of indie studios." "In recent years, the success of indie developers in achieving breakout hits with comparatively modest budgets has made clear both the need for and the opportunity in fa… …
… Saudi Arabia's state-backed Public Investment Fund PIF will reportedly control a 93.4 percent stake in the Battlefield and EA Sports FC maker if all goes the plan—and the remainder will go to other investors including Silver Lake and Affinity Partners—the latter of which is the investment firm esta… …
… He currently writes for Game Developer, a leading B2B publication for the video game industry. …
… His byline has appeared in notable print and digital publications including Edge, Stuff, Wireframe, International Business Times, and PocketGamer.biz. …
… Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com August 4, 2026 2 Min Read Logo via EA / Photograph via PIF EA Sports FC and Battlefield publisher EA has been taken private by an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund PIF . …
… The hope is that the next big boost for Brazilian game developers is the creation of a "public fund mechanism" to create funds for game development backed by tax payments. …
… Bin Salman, who is also expanding into the video game industry through state-backed investment fund PIF, continues to face questions over alleged links to the murder of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. …
