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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires EJoy and sets up new games division News Oct 2nd, 2017

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires EJoy and sets up new games division

One of China's richest companies formally enters the games arena

Taptica cements position in Japan by acquiring marketing firm Adinnovation News Jul 18th, 2017

Taptica cements position in Japan by acquiring marketing firm Adinnovation

Partnership leads to complete acquisition

Line launches games publishing division after NextFloor acquisition News Jul 10th, 2017

Line launches games publishing division after NextFloor acquisition

NextFloor CEO Min Kyu Kim to head up new unit

Chinese developer NetDragon buys LA educational games studio JumpStart News Jul 5th, 2017

Chinese developer NetDragon buys LA educational games studio JumpStart

Plans to utilise IP and partnership with Dreamworks

Nexon completes iDCC acquisition to establish Nexon Thailand News Jun 29th, 2017

Nexon completes iDCC acquisition to establish Nexon Thailand

Builds upon 49% stake and established Southeast Asian presence

1 Silicon Studio acquires real-time global illumination tool Enlighten from ARM subsidiary Geomerics News Jun 15th, 2017

Silicon Studio acquires real-time global illumination tool Enlighten from ARM subsidiary Geomerics

Where does that leave Geomerics?

Level-5 acquires Keiji Inafune's studio Comcept News Jun 14th, 2017

Level-5 acquires Keiji Inafune's studio Comcept

Currently developing mobile title Dragon Colonies

Why Tencent’s M&A strategy is smarter than gotta buy ‘em all Comment & Opinion May 26th, 2017

Why Tencent’s M&A strategy is smarter than gotta buy ‘em all

Second Pocket Gems deal was beginning of the end

Keywords splashes $6 million on Asian art services provider Red Hot CG News May 22nd, 2017

Keywords splashes $6 million on Asian art services provider Red Hot CG

Picks up new offices in China and Indonesia

1 Tencent acquires 9.9% stake in Chinese mobile games developer Seasun for $142 million News Apr 25th, 2017

Tencent acquires 9.9% stake in Chinese mobile games developer Seasun for $142 million

Deal made in two parts by subsidiary Image Frame Investment

South Korea’s DoubleU Games splashes $825 million on social casino dev Double Down News Apr 19th, 2017

South Korea’s DoubleU Games splashes $825 million on social casino dev Double Down

London firm IGT sees a $325 million profit from previous buyout

Netmarble plots $4.4 billion acquisition spending spree after May 2017 IPO News Apr 18th, 2017

Netmarble plots $4.4 billion acquisition spending spree after May 2017 IPO

Mobile games publisher goes public on May 12th

iCandy Interactive acquires Singapore mobile dev Inzen for $4.4 million to gain access to China market News Apr 13th, 2017

iCandy Interactive acquires Singapore mobile dev Inzen for $4.4 million to gain access to China market

Inzen gains access to iCandy's 17 million players too

1 Chinese chemical firm back in for $1 billion Talking Tom developer Outfit7 after missing out first time around News Mar 7th, 2017

Chinese chemical firm back in for $1 billion Talking Tom developer Outfit7 after missing out first time around

Second sale on the cards

Chinese chemical firm acquires Talking Tom developer Outfit7 for €1 billion News Jan 20th, 2017

Chinese chemical firm acquires Talking Tom developer Outfit7 for €1 billion

Developer put up for sale in late 2016

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