Full coverage: Keywords Studios

Accounts filed in the UK show the Irish games company’s revenue grew to near €750m in 2024 but it swung to a notable loss as private-equity firm EQT closed its acquisition.

A year-long strike by video game voiceover performers in Hollywood, including at Keywords-owned Blindlight, has come to an end in a deal with Sag-Aftra.

The Irish video-game services giant saw a bumper exit to EQT last year. Since then, it has continued with job cuts globally and homed in on AI.

Today, the games services firm closed its acquisition by EQT. In the last few months, it has been shedding jobs in some markets to cut costs but unions in Italy are putting up a fight.

Delegates gathered in Dublin recently to thrash out the state of the translation and localisation sector right as the €2.5bn acquisition of Keywords Studios comes to pass.

The Irish video-game services firm is nearing a €2.5bn deal to be taken private. But outside the boardroom, workers in the US and Europe are striking over AI and lay-offs.

In 1999, a couple based in Dublin realised they could grow their small translation business by buying up their partners from around Europe. 62 acquisitions later, the business they started is worth €1.1 billion and is a giant in the computer games industry. How big can it get?