International Expansion Chinese publisher iDreamSky opens office in Riyadh for first international expansion
Interview “The MENA region is definitely a focus for Kwalee and we want to build more partnerships there”
November 1, 2023 Brazil Budge PTW to expand into Brazil, producing the company's 44th office Joao Albani will lead the new office expected to employ upwards of 100 local workers
October 5, 2023 Second Studio Trailmix’s new directors blaze a trail with second studio in Berlin Annelie Biernat and Christopher Parschat join as studio director and creative director respectively
September 25, 2023 Acquisition Supercell acquires majority stake in Australian developer Ultimate Studio The acquisition is key in Supercell's aim to expand beyond mobile
September 6, 2023 Acquisition Sumo Group acquires UK developer Midoki to boost live service skills The Tencent subsidiary has picked up the Knighthood developer for an undisclosed sum
August 22, 2023 Acquisition Behaviour Interactive acquires Dutch developer Codeglue The acquisition is Behaviour’s third European expansion in the last six months
June 19, 2023 Webedia Gaming Europe Webedia expands gaming interests with Webedia Gaming Europe Catalina Lou has been appointed to the role of senior vice president of global gaming
June 16, 2023 New Studio Krafton opens new deep learning-focused studio, ReLU Games The studio will be Krafton’s 11th independent developer
March 30, 2023 Weplay Expansion Turkish game investment fund WePlay Ventures expands to Europe and Asia The company has invested in other 15 startups and poured money into mobile
March 20, 2023 New Expansion Dream Games expands with new office in London This marks the first international office for the Turkish studio behind Royal Match
March 17, 2023 Q&a Elena Grigoryan on the struggles and success of My.Games The CSO of My.Games discusses the ongoing changes in the mobile industry and how their company weathered both the pandemic and their departure from Russia
February 23, 2023 Acquisition Thunderful acquires Studio Fizbin The studio, known for their title “Say No! More” has been bought by Headup
February 10, 2023 Milestones Tower of Fantasy’s “Half Anniversary” celebrated by Hotta Studio The open world action-RPG’s unusually early celebration signifies the rapid life-cycle of today's games
January 19, 2023 New Horizons TapNation continues expansion with new offices in Turkiye The mobile publisher is working on two new Web3 games
November 7, 2022 Studio Move Miniclip expands Miniclip Netherlands in move to new offices in Zoetermeer Miniclip has expanded and moved Gamebasics, now Miniclip Netherlands, to purpose-designed refurbished offices in the city of Zoetermeer
October 12, 2022 Affiliates Expanding BlueStacks affiliate programme expands to 57 countries and over 500 mobile game offers More than 2 million games in total available on the Android platform via computer
October 5, 2022 Expansion In Barcelona FunPlus expands its reach in Barcelona The new development studio is intended to strengthen the company's commitment to the city
October 5, 2022 Mwm Expansion MWM opens new business unit focused on US markets The company aims to create a suite of creative apps for mobile devices
October 5, 2022 Expansion In Australia Keywords Studios continues expansion The company is extending its reach in the Australian games market with two new additions
September 1, 2022 A New Competitor? IO Interactive signals interest in the mobile market Excerpts of the annual report state that the company is eyeing a spot in the mobile market
August 26, 2022 Open Beta Google Play Games for PC enters open beta in five countries The open beta catalogue is now available in Thailand and Australia and will come with over 50 titles, which can be played on Windows PCs via a standalone application built by Google
August 23, 2022 Ambitious Expansion Hasbro digital gaming expansion is on the move to making its own video games The manufacturer of Monopoly aim to develop a number of new and original video games and make some games to tie to fantasy and science fiction-themed game developer WotC franchises
August 1, 2022 Tiktok Don't Stop Pangle launches in 12 new territories worldwide Pangle, the ad network of TikTok for Business, is now available in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon
July 7, 2022 Deepening Development Resolution Games opens its first US studio after record growth After five consecutive years of profitability
June 28, 2022 Ottowa Opens For Outsourcing Pingle Game Studio opens Canadian office The Ukrainian outsourcing expert has followed its recently opened London office with a new location in Ottowa
June 16, 2022 Multimedia... Maybe? Nexon eyes a multimedia western expansion for its biggest franchises Discussions between the publisher and independent film and television production company AGBO to translate MapleStory and Dungeon & Fighter beyond games
May 19, 2022 Gearing Up For Germany Microids opens a new office in Germany in expansion plan Opening in its "second most important" European market
May 17, 2022 Spanish Studio Product Madness opening a new studio in Spain Its fifth international studio after expansion in UK, Ukraine, Israel and Poland
March 24, 2022 Located In Lisbon Miniclip establishes new Lisbon office Enters the growing mobile games hub in Portugal
March 17, 2022 Expanding Studios Lockwood opens new office in Cambridge Science Park and expands key development hub Lisbon studio is also expanding
March 17, 2022 Into Android Scuti expands marketplace to Android with solitaire game Mahjong Deluxe Cross-platform rewards
March 15, 2022 Crush It Wildlife Studios is entering the blockchain, NFT, and Web3 space Starting with flagship title Castle Crush
February 25, 2022 Advancing On Apac Riot Games to expand publishing efforts in APAC To focus in on a region with a "strong appetite" for mobile gaming
February 3, 2022 Eastern European Expansion Amber launches new studio in Kyiv Plans to hire over 60 new staff by the end of 2022
January 20, 2022 Supporting Studios Gamigo boosts publishing capacity with new launch department To be led by games publishing experts Marcus Behrens and Marc Berekoven
January 20, 2022 Starting To Spread AviaGames begins global expansion, starting with UK Bringing Solitaire Clash and Bingo Tour to the App Store
January 18, 2022 To Toronto Ogury opens a new office in Toronto Sandra Mackechnie joins as Country Manager
January 18, 2022 Another One Nukebox Studios launches blockchain branch Looking to invest in new evergreen franchises
November 24, 2021 Hutch Hires Hutch appoints three senior hires to further expand operations Bringing experience from Sony, Fuse, Codemasters and more
October 19, 2021 Square Go Poland's second-largest game developer Ten Square enters China on its tenth anniversary In just one week, Poland's second-largest game developer bought an Italian development studio, was granted a license to trade in China AND celebrated its tenth anniversary
September 30, 2021 Funding Boom Startup conglomerate Kepler Interactive raises $120 million from NetEase Another roll-up player rolls up
August 13, 2021 Over The Moon Former King and Z2 developers raise $5 million for Starform studio The funding round investment will be used to scale the company to work on upcoming and future projects
August 12, 2021 Casual Compendium Homa Games expands beyond hypercasual The fast-growing French publisher has started publishing casual board and puzzle games alongside hypercasual titles
July 30, 2021 Seeking Head Of Studio Riot Games set to open new studio in China The League of Legends creator plans to expand its reach
July 22, 2021 Triple Threat Tripledot Studios continues expansion with new office in Barcelona Headed up by former Facebook and Google executive Eran Herzberg
July 21, 2021 No Extra Cost Netflix confirms video game expansion beginning with mobile games "We think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games."
July 15, 2021 Netflix Of Games Netflix sets sights on video games, hires EA Mobile and CCO Mike Verdu First set of games expected to arrive in next 12 months