In 2005, the company had several games planned, including Mercury, The King of Fighters Neowave and Pool Paradise International.

On 20 April 2007, the company announced the completion of their acquisition by UTV Software Communications, a media conglomerate based in India.

On 21 April 2009, Ignition announced that they would be publishing Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Wii in North America.

Ignition Entertainment also published The King of Fighters XII in North America and Europe for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during Summer 2009.

This announcement followed the widespread allegations of sexual harassment by former boss Paul Steed and mismanagement of company funds.