After a lengthy back-and-forth with international industry regulators, Microsoft finally closed its 68.7 billion U.S. dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, making it the biggest M&A deal in the PC and console gaming segment of 2023. Devolver Digital's purchase of System Era Softworks for 40 million U.S. dollars was ranked second.
Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2023, by value
(in million U.S. dollars)
Company (date)
Acquirer
Date
Value in m USD
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA
Company description
Country
Activision Blizzard
Microsoft
13 Oct 23
68,700
7.9x
23.6x
Console/MMO/mobile developer/publisher
USA
System Era Softworks
Devolver Digital
1 Nov 23
40
5.7x
10.5x
Console/PC games developer
USA
Fall Damage
Fragbite Group
17 Oct 23
38.3
0.6x
4.7x
Console/PC games developer
Sweden
Digital Eclipse
Atari
6 Nov 23
19.8
-
-
Vintage re-released console/PC games developer
USA
Night Dive Studios
Atari
15 May 23
19.5
6.5x
-
Console/PC games developer and game engine provider
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DDM. (September 24, 2024). Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496904/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value/
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DDM. "Biggest Console/Pc Gaming Segment Mergers and Acquisitions (M&a) Worldwide in 2023, by Value (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496904/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value/
DDM, Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496904/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], DDM, September 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496904/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value/
