Playstack has been acquired by VantageCo Limited pending shareholder approval. It continues to publish and support games including UNBEATABLE, with a major update and DLC scheduled for July 27.
Playstack, the indie game publisher behind hits like Balatro, has been acquired for about 1.124 billion British pounds (roughly 24 billion yen). The buyer is VantageCo Limited, a subsidiary of Integrated Media Company, which owns GameSpot, Metacritic, Fandom, and Fanatical. Playstack's parent company TruFin conditionally agreed to sell 84.5% of its Playstack shares on May 21. The deal is expected to close after shareholder approval. Playstack CEO and founder Harvey Elliott stated that the organization and operations will remain unchanged and that it will continue to deliver high-quality indie games.
Despite the acquisition, Playstack continues active game support. On June 26, publisher D-CELL GAMES released a version 2.0 update for the rhythm adventure game UNBEATABLE, adding bug fixes, a retry function, and assist mode improvements. A free update on July 27 will add Japanese and Simplified Chinese language support. The game will also receive its first major DLC, "THE JAMIE PAIGE CONTENT COMPANION," on the same day, including over 12 songs, two new characters, two new stages, and a bird-watching feature. A Nintendo Switch 2 version, including the DLC and language support, will launch on July 27. UNBEATABLE is already available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S and holds a "Very Positive" rating on Steam.
Playstack's upcoming titles include action RPG Mortal Shell II, delivery game PACS, survival sandbox RPG Lorn Vale, and fishing game About Fishing. The company also released the puzzle game One Move Away on May 29. The acquisition and continued game support indicate that Playstack's operations remain ongoing under new ownership.
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Jun 26
Publisher D-CELL GAMES released a version 2.0 update for the rhythm adventure game UNBEATABLE on June 26, adding bug fixes, a retry function, and assist mode improvements. On July 27, the game will receive its first major DLC, "THE JAMIE PAIGE CONTENT COMPANION," which includes over 12 songs, two new characters, two new stages, and a bird-watching feature. The same day, a free update will add long-awaited Japanese and Simplified Chinese language support. A Nintendo Switch 2 version, including the DLC and language support, will also launch on July 27. UNBEATABLE is set in a world where music is illegal; players follow protagonist Beat, a band vocalist, through a story mode blending exploration and two-lane rhythm gameplay. On Steam, the game holds a "Very Positive" rating based on roughly 5,500 reviews, 92% of which are positive. The 2.0 update also makes the ending theme "WAY BACK WHEN" playable and adds three free characters to arcade mode. The game is already available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
May 31
Playstack, the indie game publisher behind hits like Balatro, has been acquired for about 1.124 billion British pounds (roughly 24 billion yen). The buyer is VantageCo Limited, a subsidiary of Integrated Media Company, which owns major gaming media outlets GameSpot, review aggregator Metacritic, wiki hosting service Fandom, and PC game store Fanatical. Playstack's parent company TruFin announced on May 21 that it had conditionally agreed to sell 84.5% of its Playstack shares to VantageCo. The deal is expected to close after shareholder approval. Playstack CEO and founder Harvey Elliott stated that the company's organization and operations will remain unchanged, and that it will continue to deliver high-quality indie games. Upcoming titles from Playstack include action RPG Mortal Shell II, delivery game PACS, survival sandbox RPG Lorn Vale, and fishing game About Fishing from the developers of Arctic Eggs. The company also released the puzzle game One Move Away on May 29.