Shifting Shares Shift Up’s projected valuation up to $2.3 billion after Goddess of Victory: Nikke’s success
January 16, 2024 Macrosoft Microsoft talk AI and topple Apple, making them the world’s biggest public company Microsoft shares were up 3% last week while Apple’s were down by 3%, enough of a tip to put neck-and-neck Microsoft over the top
November 1, 2023 Acquisition Achieved Modern Times Group takes 100% ownership of PlaySimple Modern Times Group has seen a successful 2023 and goes from strength to strength with this latest deal
October 27, 2023 Stock Purchase Tencent acquires two million shares in Goddess of Victory: Nikke makers Shift Up Subsidiary Aceville spent ₩79.9 billion on the purchase following Wemade divesting itself of all Shift Up shares
September 26, 2023 Surging Shares Capcom: "We wanted to get on mobile sooner" as shares rise 6% Monster Hunter Now supports a surge in shares; it looks like mobile is the way to go
September 14, 2023 Square Deal Square Enix shares drop 30% after lacklustre Final Fantasy roll-out Is there such a thing as spinning a franchise too far? Square Enix may have just found out
September 12, 2023 Seven Knights Success Netmarble strikes back with a sudden surge in share value Seven Knights Idle Adventure helps turn things around for the developer
July 6, 2023 Stocks Embracer Group fixes financial woes with a $182 million share issue After recent financial surprises, the company has taken corrective measures… leading to a devalued stock price that's 14% down
June 23, 2023 Investment Flexion gains new shareholder in Alta Fox Capital The Texan firm has invested an undisclosed amount in the publisher
April 17, 2023 Deal Diary Sega & Rovio: Four key dates to watch The deal isn't out of the woods yet. Here are the important moments to pencil into your calendar
March 7, 2023 Buying Back Modern Times Group has repurchased 176,970 of its class B shares The company’s repurchase programme aims to increase shareholder value and optimise capital structure
February 28, 2023 Financials Azerion sees positive year of growth following acquisitions The company will be cancelling the majority of treasury shares to concentrate on cash liquidity rather than stocks
February 6, 2023 Sales Rovio are officially in talks with Playtika, and others, for a potential sale A recent statement on Rovio’s investors page indicates that the Angry Birds developer may also be in talks with other interested buyers
February 2, 2023 Sinking Shares Shares in EA have plummeted more than 10% this week Following news of cancellations and a delay
January 20, 2023 Mergers & Acquisitions Playtika offers $737.5m to acquire Angry Birds developer Rovio Israeli-based Playtika have sweetened their offer to acquire Rovio, as the latter remains reliant on their flagship franchise
January 12, 2023 Qyou Acquisition QYOU Media acquires 51% of Maxamtech Digital Ventures, sets sights on remaining 49% The majority stake has been acquired for an undisclosed amount
September 19, 2022 War In Ukraine Azur Games sells Russian and Belarusian assets The sale comes as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine
August 4, 2022 Stocks And Shares Tencent reportedly seeking larger stake in Ubisoft The rumoured stake raise will see Tencent become the single largest shareholder in the company
June 9, 2022 Stakes And Shares Saudi Arabia acquires 8.1% of Embracer Group with $1 billion stake Via subsidiary Savvy Gaming Group
May 23, 2022 Acquisition Interest Ubisoft holders want €60+ per share for potential sale At the time of writing, Ubisoft’s share price is €48.29 (roughly $51)
March 31, 2022 Combine And Continue Flexion acquires influencer marketing agency Audiencly for $10.4 million Will explore new revenue and UA opportunities in a wider market
February 15, 2022 Studio Shares Krafton acquires Smash Legends dev 5minlab for $19.9 million 100 per cent of shares acquired
January 4, 2022 Trillion Triumph Apple becomes first company to reach $3 trillion market value Share price reached a high of $182.88
December 15, 2021 Acquisition Agreement Fragbite acquires outstanding shares in Dutch studio Lucky Kat for $7.9 million Acquired for €5 million in cash and €2 million in Fragbite shares
August 18, 2021 Three Of A Kind More acquisitions made by Embracer with Demiurge Studios, Fractured Byte and SmartPhone Labs The trio was purchased through Embracer subsidiary Saber Interactive
August 13, 2021 Five-year Payout Rovio acquires Turkish hypercasual studio Ruby Games $10 million will first be paid for 20% of shares
August 11, 2021 Krafton Crumbles Krafton shares fall by 20% following IPO debut The decline is the worst seen in South Korea since 2004
August 3, 2021 Quite The Gamble Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion "We expect to fortify our competitive edge…"
June 8, 2021 $447 Million Sina Corp is looking at acquiring an 18% stake in Yoozoo Games Encouraged by games growth under COVID-19 pandemic
January 25, 2021 Welcome To The Family Tencent acquires majority stake in Don't Starve dev Klei Entertainment "This partnership helps us navigate a changing industry, and helps us focus on what we do best: making unique experiences that no one else can"
October 19, 2020 Going Public Playtika looks to go public as it confidentially files for an IPO Could be valued at $10 billion
August 20, 2020 Top Of The World Apple becomes the first US company to be worth $2 trillion Follows a surge in share prices
August 11, 2020 Too Much Pay EA shareholders vote against its exec compensation payment plan It is rare for a plan like this to be rejected
May 26, 2020 Splashing Cash Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous "In comparison to Western companies, there is a widening abyss in terms of development capability and financial clout"
May 15, 2020 Future Acquisitions Keywords Studios is raising $122 million to purchase businesses struggling with the pandemic "This is likely to result in an increased number of acquisition opportunities for Keywords Studios"
April 15, 2020 Subject To Approval Nordisk Film Games becomes largest shareholder in Nitro Games following $4.5 million investment Funds will go towards more shooter games
March 3, 2020 Give It Up Zordix acquires Hungarian mobile developer Invictus Games 100 per cent of shares purchased by Sweden studio
February 19, 2020 A Bigger Share Kwalee pays out $1.3 million in staff bonuses through profit share scheme Launched in October 2018
December 10, 2019 Super Jump Nintendo's stock price jumps to 19-month high following China Switch launch Console is region-locked however
November 15, 2019 Gotta Collect 'em All Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital Invests in Sheffield co-developer
September 5, 2019 Share This Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio “The third and final phase of the turnaround project is to secure additional funding”
July 9, 2019 No Sale Update: South Korea's Nexon no longer up for sale following lack of buyers CEO Jungju Kim apparently wasn't impressed by the list of companies who stepped forward
June 26, 2019 Acquisition 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
June 14, 2019 Fund Raise Update: Stillfront Group to raise $53 million from directed share issue; seeks up to $106m from bond loan Company wants to add cash to its M&A warchest
June 7, 2019 Divesting Shares Tencent sells $56m worth of Glu Mobile shares Chinese publisher reduces stake in US developer to 14.46 per cent
May 21, 2019 Drastic Measures Report: Nippon Ichi Software unable to pay staff following Disgaea RPG technical issues Firm looking to sell off stock shares at low price
March 12, 2019 China Tencent starts the road to recovery after a rocky 2018 with a $40 billion boost in share value The publisher’s share value has already grown 10 per cent in 2019 so far
March 6, 2019 Ubi-free Vivendi sells off last Ubisoft shares as takeover plans come to an end Media conglomerate was in position for hostile takeover in 2018