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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"

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"

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

Animoca Brands acquires digital marketplace Quidd for up to $8 million News Aug 9th, 2019

Animoca Brands acquires digital marketplace Quidd for up to $8 million

$8 million was raised in strategic capital funds

NetEase acquires minority stake Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour News Jul 16th, 2019

NetEase acquires minority stake Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour

Influence of Chinese companies increases at Canadian firm following last year's deal with GAEA

Nexon acquires majority stake in Embark Studios News Jul 2nd, 2019

Nexon acquires majority stake in Embark Studios

Former EA chief design officer and DICE founder Patrick Söderlund heads up the studio

Gumi Cryptos acquires $1.67 million worth of shares in Double Jump.Tokyo News Jun 26th, 2019

Gumi Cryptos acquires $1.67 million worth of shares in Double Jump.Tokyo

As part of this acquisition deal Gumi Cryptos received 891 non-voting shares

Tencent acquires Malmo developer Sharkmob News May 22nd, 2019

Tencent acquires Malmo developer Sharkmob

“We view the future of online gaming the same way and Tencent being a leading internet and games platform gives Sharkmob the reach and resources to be a part of that future"

Rockstar acquires Indian developer Dhruva Interactive for $7.9m News May 13th, 2019

Rockstar acquires Indian developer Dhruva Interactive for $7.9m

Starbreeze sells majority stake in studio for $600k less than it paid

Keywords snaps up work-for-hire mobile development studio Wizcorp for $1m News Apr 23rd, 2019

Keywords snaps up work-for-hire mobile development studio Wizcorp for $1m

Service provider expands footprint in Japan

Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in CCG developer Skytree for $606k News Apr 12th, 2019

Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in CCG developer Skytree for $606k

Developer could work on F1, MLB, Bundesliga or Bayern Munich IPs

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