News Summary

• At the midpoint of 2025, Crunchbase recorded just $627 million in gaming-related venture funding.
• Q2 2025 also proved to be the “weakest quarter in years for gaming investment,” just $223 million.
• Still, the gaming audience keeps growing — 3.2 billion people now play video games worldwide, according to the most recent available Global Games Market Report from Newzoo.
• Big deals are still happening, and gaming remains the largest, fastest-growing form of entertainment.
• But investment hasn’t kept pace, as AI is capturing all the attention.