Private studio and publisher funding fell another 55%+ by dollars and deal counts
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Severe contraction in private investment
Context of previous years' funding levels or market conditions driving this decline
That private funding is essential measure of industry health
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Verwandte Claims aus Cluster Industry Retrenchment And Restructuring
Despite three straight years of industry growth, a new record high for revenues, and a smattering of new hits each year, private funding for gamemakers fell another 55% in 2025
Major gamemakers continued to whittle their portfolios, cancelling even more of their pipeline in 2025 and shutting down scores of still-operating titles
EA cancelled Black Panther and shut down Cliffhanger Games as part of sharpening focus and putting creative energy behind significant growth opportunities
Amazon Games was gutted amid 14,000 layoffs with work on first-party games and MMOs scaled back
Ubisoft cancelled 6 games, including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake