Latest Deals

Date Type Companies involved Size
Dec 12th, 2014 investment Qualcomm
Chukong Technologies
Not disclosed
Qualcomm invests in Chukong as part of its strategic Chinese fund
Dec 10th, 2014 investment Yodo1
Alibaba
KTplay
Not disclosed
Alibaba invests in Chinese mobile social platform KTplay as it builds out gaming network
Dec 5th, 2014 partnership Namco Bandai Games
Roadhouse Interactive
Not disclosed
Bandai Namco partners with Roadhouse for new western-focused mobile RPG
Nov 27th, 2014 partnership Adways
beBit
Not disclosed
Adways China links with beBit to crack Chinese mobile advertising market
Nov 18th, 2014 partnership Yeahmobi
VKontakte
Not disclosed
YeahMobi signs social media marketing deal with VKontakte
Nov 25th, 2014 acquisition Gamevil
Waplesoft
Not disclosed
Gamevil levels up, acquiring Korean RPG dev Waplesoft
Nov 24th, 2014 partnership Adways
Latis Global Communications
Adways Korea
Ncloud24
Not disclosed
Adways, Latis and Ncloud24 partner up to provide global launch pad for Korea devs
Nov 19th, 2014 investment Tencent
Alibaba
Huayi Brothers
$450m
Rivals collaborate: Tencent and Alibaba both invest in film/TV outfit Huayi Brothers
Nov 19th, 2014 partnership Spacetime Studios
Golden Gate Games
Not disclosed
Spacetime's MMOG Arcane Legends coming to China courtesy of Golden Gate Games
Nov 17th, 2014 partnership Gamevil
XL Games
Not disclosed
Gamevil and XL Games combine to release ArcheAge
Nov 13th, 2014 partnership Sega
Gumi Asia
Not applicable
Sega and Gumi join forces to release Chain Chronicle in the west
Nov 13th, 2014 investment Tencent
LINE Corporation
4:33 Creative Lab
$110m
LINE and Tencent invest $110 million Korean startup 4:33 Creative Lab
Nov 5th, 2014 acquisition Ankama
Wizcorp
Not disclosed
French media outfit Ankama acquires Wizcorp for its HTML5 expertise
Oct 31st, 2014 license Ubisoft
Future Games of London – A Ubisoft Studio
OurPalm
Not disclosed
OurPalm signs China publishing deal with Ubisoft over Hungry Shark Evolution
Oct 30th, 2014 partnership MyGamez
China Unicom
Not disclosed
MyGamez kicks off gaming for China Unicom's set-top boxes with Tunnel Ground
Oct 29th, 2014 partnership Unity Technologies
NHN Entertainment Corp.
Not disclosed
Unity signs global alliance with Korean giant NHN Entertainment
Oct 29th, 2014 acquisition PlayPhone
GungHo Online Entertainment
Not disclosed
Rumour: GungHo Online buys 70% stake in PlayPhone to gain US and emerging markets reach
Oct 27th, 2014 partnership GungHo Online Entertainment
17-Bit Studios
Not disclosed
No big puzzle: GungHo continues western push with 17-BIT deal
Oct 21st, 2014 partnership GREE
KDDI Corporation
Not applicable
GREE agrees publishing partnership with carrier KDDI
Oct 16th, 2014 partnership Rovio
GungHo Online Entertainment
Not applicable
GungHo and Rovio plan two week Angry Birds and Puzzle & Dragons crossover
Oct 13th, 2014 partnership Gamevil
8elements
Not disclosed
Gamevil partners with 8elements to open southeast Asia office in Singapore
Oct 10th, 2014 partnership GREE
LINE Corporation
Epic Voyage
Not disclosed
Passing the baton: GREE sets up a joint venture to make games for LINE
Oct 8th, 2014 investment Cloudcade
IDG Capital Partners
$1.6m
IDG Capital drops $1.55 million on Cloudcade to drive F2P innovation
Sep 16th, 2014 partnership SkyMobi
China Telecom
Not disclosed
SkyMobi looks to expand its instore reach to over 100,000 operator shops in China
Sep 11th, 2014 investment Animoca Brands
Crosby Capital
$10m
Chinese investment group spends $10 million to acquire Star Girl franchise for fashion retail opportunities
Sep 11th, 2014 partnership Adult Swim
Game Insight
SkyMobi
Shiny Box Games
Not disclosed
SkyMobi brings Battle Towers, Major Mayhem and Dungeon Quest to China
Sep 10th, 2014 partnership Halfbrick Studios
iDreamsky
Tencent
Not disclosed
Halfbrick and iDreamsky bring a new version of Fruit Ninja to Tencent's mobile platform
Sep 2nd, 2014 partnership Tencent
Hoolai Games
Not disclosed
Hoolai tests the hardcore appetite of WeChat players with War of Immortals
Jul 31st, 2014 partnership Qihoo 360 Technology Co.
Goodgame Studios
Not disclosed
Qihoo 360 signs up Goodgames' Empire: Four Kingdom for China release
Aug 22nd, 2014 partnership Tencent
King
Not disclosed
Peak Candy Crush delayed as Tencent releases King's top grosser in China
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