New report says the games industry is “showing signs of a recovery”

DDM’s Games Investment Review reports “sizeable uptick” in investments, recovering ground lost in 2023

The games industry is “showing signs of a recovery” from “record-breaking layoffs, closures, and business turmoil.”

That’s according to DDM’s Games Investment Review, which reports “a sizeable uptick” in investments, recovering ground lost in 2023.

Whilst mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remain “low” – even taking out last year’s anomalous $68.7bn generated by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision – and not a single quarter in 2023 surpassed $1.3 billion, both Q1 and Q2 in 2024 have “each reached over $2.2bn.” Continue reading.