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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

Auctus Capital Partners and Remote Control to invest in European games companies INVESTMENT NEWS Apr 18th, 2024

Auctus Capital Partners and Remote Control to invest in European games companies

Their Prestiged fund will invest in financially stable game companies with earnings before interest, taxes, and more (EBIT) ranging from $531,000 to $21.2 million.

A16Z doubles gaming investment with $600M fund as part of $7.2B fundraise INVESTMENT NEWS Apr 17th, 2024

A16Z doubles gaming investment with $600M fund as part of $7.2B fundraise

“There’s never been a better time to build a game startup than today," said A16Z partner Jonathan Lai

Date Type Companies involved Size
Jan 5th, 2018 investment Cortopia $2.5m
Mobile VR developer Cortopia raises $2.48 million to expand magic dueling game Wands
Jan 3rd, 2018 merger as Nexon Not disclosed
Nexon merges development studios Ndoors and Nexon Red
Jan 3rd, 2018 acquisition Apple
Buddybuild 		Not disclosed
Apple acquires app development platform Buddybuild
Jan 2nd, 2018 partnership as Niantic
NetEase 		Not disclosed
Niantic readies Pokemon Go for China launch
Jan 2nd, 2018 acquisition Sumo Digital
CCP 		Not disclosed
CCP sells Newcastle studio to Sumo as it pivots away from VR
Dec 20th, 2017 partnership Disruptor Beam
Tilting Point 		Not disclosed
Disruptor Beam and Tilting Point form strategic partnership on UA campaign for Star Trek Timelines
Dec 20th, 2017 partnership Reality Gaming Ltd
Gizer 		Not disclosed
AR developer Reality Gaming Group partners with eSports app Gizer to bring tournaments to Reality Clash
Dec 19th, 2017 partnership Wargaming
Gunslinger Studios 		Not disclosed
Industrial Toys spin-off Gunslinger Studios partners with Wargaming Mobile to publish upcoming mobile RPGs
Dec 18th, 2017 investment Like a Boss Games $1.6m
Mobile start-up Like a Boss Games secures $1.6 million funding for multiplayer sports title
Dec 18th, 2017 acquisition The Walt Disney Company
21st Century Fox
FoxNext 		$52,000m
Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox in $52 billion deal
Dec 15th, 2017 partnership as Reliance Games
World Wrestling Entertainment 		Not disclosed
Reliance Games partners with WWE on branded fighting game WWE Mayhem
Dec 14th, 2017 investment Raw Fury Games $0.6m
Indie publisher Raw Fury secures $600k investment to release more games on Switch
Dec 14th, 2017 partnership Unity Not disclosed
Unity partners with testing firm Pearson VUE to roll out Unity Certification tests globally
Dec 14th, 2017 partnership as Tilting Point
Nukebox Studios 		$18m
Food Truck Chef developer Nukebox Studios partners with Tilting Point on $18 million UA campaign
Dec 13th, 2017 investment nWay $11m
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay secures $11 million investment round
Dec 13th, 2017 investment Skillz $25m
Mobile eSports company Skillz raises $25 million
Dec 13th, 2017 acquisition Keywords Studios
Sperasoft 		$27m
Keywords Studios picks up work-for-hire developer Sperasoft for $27 million
Dec 12th, 2017 investment as Nazara $27.9m
India's 54th richest man acquires minority stake in Nazara for $27.9 million
Dec 12th, 2017 partnership Wooga GmbH
HeyHuman 		Not disclosed
Wooga and marketing agency HeyHuman target younger players with new Pearl's Peril influencer campaign
Dec 12th, 2017 license Jam City
Warner Bros. 		Not disclosed
Jam City seals licensing deal for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game
Dec 8th, 2017 partnership VirtTrade Not disclosed
Digital trading card specialist VirtTrade signs three year partnership with Discovery Channel
Dec 7th, 2017 partnership Animoca Brands
AppOnboard 		Not disclosed
Animoca gets revenue boost for Crazy Kings with AppOnboard's Rewarded Demo zones
Dec 7th, 2017 partnership Razer
Super Evil Megacorp 		Not disclosed
Super Evil Megacorp forms strategic partnership with Razer to advance mobile eSports
Dec 7th, 2017 partnership PlayRaven
Improbable 		Not disclosed
PlayRaven becomes first mobile game developer to use SpatialOS through partnership with Improbable
Dec 7th, 2017 partnership Creative Mobile
FoxNext 		Not disclosed
FoxNext partners with Creative Mobile on mobile game The X-Files: Deep State
Dec 7th, 2017 acquisition Goodgame Studios
Stillfront Group 		$318m
€270m
Stillfront acquires Hamburg-based strategy game developer Goodgame Studios for $318 million
Dec 5th, 2017 investment Stanga Games $0.5m
Underworld Football Manager dev Stanga Games raises $500,000
Dec 4th, 2017 investment Strange Quest $2.2m
Ex-King staff raise $2.2 million for new Swedish studio Strange Quest
Dec 4th, 2017 partnership NHN Entertainment Corp.
FoxNext 		Not disclosed
NHN Entertainment partners with Sony Pictures on soft-launched Jumanji mobile game tie-in
Dec 1st, 2017 acquisition Cheetah Mobile
Immobile Games 		Not disclosed
Finnish dev Immobile sells Early Access game SkidStorm to Cheetah Mobile after pirated version goes viral in China
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