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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

Animoca raises $3.3 million and acquires German developer Stryking News Apr 5th, 2019

Animoca raises $3.3 million and acquires German developer Stryking

Picks up studio initial $1.1m deal that could rise to $3.3m

Nexon shortlists five bidders including Kakao and Tencent News Mar 4th, 2019

Nexon shortlists five bidders including Kakao and Tencent

Formal bidding process starts in early April

Report: EA, Amazon and Comcast all submit acquisition bids for publisher Nexon News Feb 27th, 2019

Report: EA, Amazon and Comcast all submit acquisition bids for publisher Nexon

New challengers join a growing collection of suitors

Netmarble on Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves" News Feb 19th, 2019

Netmarble on Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves"

Been execs remain coy on exactly how a deal might be structured

Com2uS acquires 51.9 per cent stake in South Korean developers Day7 News Feb 18th, 2019

Com2uS acquires 51.9 per cent stake in South Korean developers Day7

Developer is known for story-based games

Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in bid for Nexon News Feb 15th, 2019

Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in bid for Nexon

Deal could be made official as soon as February 21st

Indian learning platform Byju’s buys out US games firm Osmo for $120 million News Feb 5th, 2019

Indian learning platform Byju’s buys out US games firm Osmo for $120 million

Osmo will help the online education firm craft learning content for younger students

South Korea’s Kakao considers $9bn Nexon bid News Feb 5th, 2019

South Korea’s Kakao considers $9bn Nexon bid

Potentially one of the companies biggest acquisitions

Netmarble forming consortium to acquire Nexon News Jan 31st, 2019

Netmarble forming consortium to acquire Nexon

Serious contender for $9bn-valued publisher

Chinese outfit GAEA snaps up 20% stake in Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour Interactive News Oct 17th, 2018

Chinese outfit GAEA snaps up 20% stake in Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour Interactive

The pair are currently co-developing a Game of Thrones game for mobile

Tencent invests $318 million in Chinese video-sharing company Bilibili News Oct 4th, 2018

Tencent invests $318 million in Chinese video-sharing company Bilibili

Publisher acquires 12.3 per cent of shares in a company that dabbles in running League of Legends and Overwatch esports teams

Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in AI accelerator Zeroth for $1m News Oct 2nd, 2018

Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in AI accelerator Zeroth for $1m

Publisher underwrites $2m worth of investment into Zeroth SPC

Chinese tutoring services provider snaps up chidren's apps developer Dr. Panda News Sep 28th, 2018

Chinese tutoring services provider snaps up chidren's apps developer Dr. Panda

Companies to work on "new models for future education"

South Korean publisher Pearl Abyss acquires Eve Online studio CCP for $425 million News Sep 6th, 2018

South Korean publisher Pearl Abyss acquires Eve Online studio CCP for $425 million

Icelandic studio claims it will maintain independence while supporting Pearl Abyss' current and future projects

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