--- title: Playstack CEO doesn't want to rock the boat after... description: UK game publisher Playstack, known for publishing Balatro and Abiotic Factor, has been acquired at 84.5% by Integrated Media Company (IMC) — also owner of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/playstack-ceo-doesn-t-want-to-rock-the-boat-after-majority-buyout-1q9wtenxu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Playstack CEO doesn't want to rock the boat after majority buyout | daily.dev og:description: UK game publisher Playstack, known for publishing Balatro and Abiotic Factor, has been acquired at 84.5% by Integrated Media Company (IMC) — also owner of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/playstack-ceo-doesn-t-want-to-rock-the-boat-after-majority-buyout-1q9wtenxu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1q9wtENxU.png og:image:alt: Playstack CEO doesn't want to rock the boat after majority buyout og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Playstack CEO doesn't want to rock the boat after majority buyout **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UK game publisher Playstack, known for publishing Balatro and Abiotic Factor, has been acquired at 84.5% by Integrated Media Company (IMC) — also owner of GameSpot and Fandom — in a deal valuing the company at ~£125 million. CEO Harvey Elliott says the acquisition won't change Playstack's lean, focused model: the team of ~70 will stay roughly the same size, the hit-rate-focused publishing strategy continues, and studio acquisitions are possible but not a priority. Elliott also dismissed concerns about a conflict of interest with GameSpot covering Playstack titles, citing journalistic integrity on both sides. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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