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Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM News Feb 3rd, 2021

Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM

The deal includes mobile games subsidiary Funflow

Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon Comment & Opinion Jan 8th, 2021

Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon

Prior to this, its last purchase was Monolith Soft in 2007

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince might acquire a majority stake in SNK News Nov 26th, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince might acquire a majority stake in SNK

Through the Electronic Gaming Development Company

Com2uS purchases Out of the Park Developments News Oct 13th, 2020

Com2uS purchases Out of the Park Developments

"We expect OOTP to become a key part of our officially-licensed sports management product lineup"

JetSynthesys acquires Real Cricket developer Nautilus Mobile News Oct 6th, 2020

JetSynthesys acquires Real Cricket developer Nautilus Mobile

"With the online gaming industry skyrocketing, the acquisition also sets the ball rolling on our plan to deepen our foray into cricket esports"

Report: Tencent closing in on Leyou Tech Holdings acquisition News Aug 24th, 2020

Report: Tencent closing in on Leyou Tech Holdings acquisition

Follows a long list of suitors for the Hong Kong company

Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem News Jul 1st, 2020

Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem

"Go is a representative brain game that requires a high level of concentration and numeracy"

Tencent acquires majority share of Huya News Apr 27th, 2020

Tencent acquires majority share of Huya

It owns at least 50.1 per cent

Colopl acquires Steins;Gate creator Mages for $14.9 million News Mar 30th, 2020

Colopl acquires Steins;Gate creator Mages for $14.9 million

Bolstering the mobile publisher with a raft of niche IPs

Free Fire studio Garena acquires Phoenix Labs for an estimated $150 million News Jan 29th, 2020

Free Fire studio Garena acquires Phoenix Labs for an estimated $150 million

100 developers now under "Garena family"

TikTok owner ByteDance picks up Beijing AI developer LevelupAI News Jan 10th, 2020

TikTok owner ByteDance picks up Beijing AI developer LevelupAI

Expanding its games portfolio even further

Nexon sells off mobile developer Gloops for one Japanese yen News Jan 2nd, 2020

Nexon sells off mobile developer Gloops for one Japanese yen

Japanese studio was purchased for approximately $470 million in 2012

Animoca Brands snap ups Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay for $7.69 million News Dec 16th, 2019

Animoca Brands snap ups Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay for $7.69 million

Animoca "immensely excited about the nWayPlay platform"

Rumours suggest iDreamsky is attempting a leveraged buyout of Leyou News Dec 9th, 2019

Rumours suggest iDreamsky is attempting a leveraged buyout of Leyou

Deal reported worth $1.4 billion

Deca Games plays F2P’s long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE News Oct 17th, 2019

Deca Games plays F2P’s long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE

Including Knights and Dragons and Crime City

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