Overview

• The video game industry achieved $7.8 billion in combined investments and M&A during Q1 2025, the largest quarterly growth since Q4 2023.
• AI investments reached $3.1 billion, marking a 2,288% increase in value and a 14% rise in volume compared to Q3 2024.
• Blockchain-related investments totaled $372.2 million, reflecting a 74% growth in value despite a 50% drop in transaction volume.
• M&A activity rose to 55 transactions, the highest volume since 2022, though total value declined by 34% to $3.3 billion due to undisclosed deal terms.
• Sterling Select’s $3 billion investment in Infinite Reality, a leader in AI and extended reality, was a key driver of the quarter’s financial rebound.