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Carv raises $10M series A to simplify data monetization for gamers GAMING TRENDS Apr 26th, 2024

Carv raises $10M series A to simplify data monetization for gamers

Carv has been profitable since December 2023 with a monthly revenue surpassing $1 million

Kwalee moves into casual games for Text Express: Word Adventure NEW PARTNERSHIPS Apr 22nd, 2024

Kwalee moves into casual games for Text Express: Word Adventure

Kwalee has partnered with Story Giant Games to become the new publisher of the award-winning puzzle game

Multi-million funding to ignite growth for UK games studios INVESTMENT NEWS Apr 19th, 2024

Multi-million funding to ignite growth for UK games studios

The UKGF's £3 million initiative will provide grants of up to £150,000 to 22 promising games companies in the UK

Date Type Companies involved Size
Jun 23rd, 2020 acquisition Ready At Dawn
Meta
Oculus 		Not disclosed
Facebook acquires Lone Echo developer Ready At Dawn for Oculus Studios
Jun 22nd, 2020 acquisition Sensor Tower Not disclosed
Sensor Tower acquires StayFree and ActionDash apps to bolster its data offering
Jun 15th, 2020 investment SockMonkey Studios $0.3m
SockMonkey Studios secures a £250,000 investment to launch its first game
Jun 15th, 2020 partnership as NetEase
Warner Bros. 		Not disclosed
NetEase teams up with Warner Bros for The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War
Jun 15th, 2020 partnership Huuuge Games Not disclosed
Huuuge Games teams up with Universal Games for a Trolls game
Jun 8th, 2020 partnership Riot Games Not disclosed
Riot Games forms partnership with Crisis Text Line to battle mental health
Jun 5th, 2020 acquisition Animoca Brands
iCandy Interactive 		Not disclosed
Animoca Brands finalises the sale of its mobile games library to iCandy
Jun 4th, 2020 acquisition Playrix
Cateia Games 		Not disclosed
Playrix welcomes Cateia Games to its Croatia team
Jun 3rd, 2020 acquisition Rovio Not disclosed
Rovio acquires Darkfire Games for an undisclosed figure
Jun 2nd, 2020 investment LootLocker $0.3m
Swedish firm LootLocker raises $250,000 in seed funding
Jun 2nd, 2020 merger Homa Not disclosed
Homa Games absorbs free-to-play mobile games specialist IRL Team
May 29th, 2020 partnership Sega
Paramount Digital Entertainment 		Not disclosed
Sega and Paramount Pictures reteam for Sonic the Hedgehog film sequel
May 29th, 2020 partnership Electronic Arts
NFL 		Not disclosed
Update: EA secures NFL license for Madden games until May 2026
May 28th, 2020 investment Carry1st $4m
Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa
May 26th, 2020 investment as Marvelous Europe
Tencent 		$65m
Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous
May 21st, 2020 partnership N3TWORK
SuperGaming
MeeWow Games 		Not disclosed
MeeWow Games and Supergaming gain access to N3twork’s $50 million Scale Partnership
May 21st, 2020 investment as Small Giant Games
MyGamez 		Not disclosed
MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch
May 20th, 2020 investment AdInMo $500,000m
Advertisement platform AdInMo secures $500,000 in funding
May 15th, 2020 acquisition Apple Not disclosed
Apple acquires virtual reality specialist NextVR
May 15th, 2020 partnership Rooster Teeth
The Yogscast 		Not disclosed
Rooster Teeth forms strategic partnership with The Yogscast
May 15th, 2020 acquisition Sumo Digital
Lab42 		Not disclosed
Sumo Digital purchases Snooker 19 studio Lab42
May 14th, 2020 acquisition Machine Zone
AppLovin 		Not disclosed
AppLovin acquires Game of War developer Machine Zone
May 12th, 2020 investment Twitter
CrossInstall 		Not disclosed
Twitter acquires playable ad outfit CrossInstall
May 12th, 2020 partnership BBC
Kaigan Games
Maze Theory 		Not disclosed
BBC partners with Maze Theory and Kaigan Games for new Doctor Who mobile game
May 12th, 2020 partnership Kinda Funny
Media Indie Exchange 		Not disclosed
Media Indie Exchange partners with Kinda Funny for digital indie event Guerrilla Collective on June 6th-8th
May 8th, 2020 Rogue Games Not disclosed
Rogue Games raises $2 million to expand to console games
May 6th, 2020 license Sony Pictures Entertainment
East Side Games 		Not disclosed
East Side Games teams up with Sony for The Goldbergs mobile game
May 6th, 2020 acquisition Koch Media
THQ Nordic
Embracer Group 		Not disclosed
Embracer Group subsidiaries THQ Nordic and Koch Media trade IPs in new deal
May 5th, 2020 acquisition Unity Technologies Not disclosed
Unity acquires scripting tool Bolt
May 5th, 2020 investment AppLovin
Redemption Games 		Not disclosed
AppLovin invests in Supercell-backed developer Redemption Games
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