Top 10 Most Expensive Video Games Acquisitions of All Time
Blog Andrew Joseph 29 Sep , 2025 0
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As time goes by, many mature industries tend to consolidate, and the video game business is no exception. Large companies are traded for huge amounts of money.
But what is the biggest buyout? In this post, we will be in the top 11 most expensive video game acquisition of all time, Microsoft's Gargantuan $75.4 billion contract to buy Activision Blizzard, the largest gaming deal in history. It is also one of the largest acquisitions in all markets, from oil and energy to technology. The second place is the surprise announcement of EA selling to the investor consortium for $55 billion.
Microsoft actually listed three times, the most of all single companies, spending more than $80 billion in video game acquisitions since 2014. Another trend on this list is Saudi Arabia. The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has a savvy game that pays $4.9 billion to buy excellence. Then, in 2025, Scopely paid $3.5 billion to buy Pokemon Go. Also in 2025, PIF is also part of the above-mentioned investor consortium that purchased EA.