Monday, 1 June 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 1 June 2026.
General2 stories
Business2 stories
Balatro owner Playstack sold to subsidary of parent company of Fandom and Gamespot (Integrated Media Company)
- Previous owner Turin told investors it had agreed to sell its 84.5 percent stake in the UK publisher to VantageCo, a direct subsidiary of IMC, for £112.4 million ($151 million)
NetEase Q1 Results
- For the three months ending March 31, 2026:
- Net revenues: RMB30.6 billion ($4.4 billion), up 6.1% year-on-year
- Games and related value-added services net revenues: RMB25.7 billion ($3.7 billion), up 6.9% year-on-year
- Online games revenue: approximately RMB25.1 billion, up around 7% year-on-year