- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
May 11, 2026
Investment
$70m
Grand Games raises $70m Series B to scale hybridcasual games
May 11, 2026
Partnership
- Esports World Cup Foundation
Not disclosed
Esports Foundation and JioBLAST launch India Rising pathway to Esports World Cup
May 8, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Gamefam teams up with Borussia Dortmund for FIFA Super Soccer on Roblox
May 7, 2026
Acquisition
Not disclosed
InMobi acquires mobile growth platform MobileAction
May 7, 2026
Investment
$7m
Exclusive: Kohort raises $7m to build UA AI agents for mobile
May 7, 2026
Investment
- Sequoia Capital
- Astrocade
$56m
Astrocade raises $56m to expand AI-powered games creation platform
May 7, 2026
Investment
$100m
Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100m indie games fund
May 6, 2026
Investment
Not disclosed
Eve Online studio CCP rebrands to Fenris Creations as Google takes minority stake
May 6, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Savvy Games Group and Roblox sign MoU to grow Saudi Arabia’s game development ecosystem
May 6, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
EA signs multi-year licensing and partnership deal with Brazilian Football Confederation
May 6, 2026
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Mistplay acquires MAF’s MyChips to boost rewarded play platform
May 5, 2026
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Supercell to acquire Merge Mansion studio Metacore as 160 jobs could be cut
May 5, 2026
Acquisition
$55m
GameStop submits $55bn bid to acquire eBay
May 5, 2026
Partnership
- Roblox
- Starbreeze
- Gamefam
Not disclosed
Starbreeze partners with Gamefam for new Payday game on Roblox
May 5, 2026
Investment
$3.2m
Turkish mobile studio Mindtail raises $2m for AI-driven puzzle games
May 1, 2026
Acquisition
$120m
Pearl Abyss sells EVE Online studio CCP Games to management in $120m deal
Apr 29, 2026
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Atari acquires Implicit Conversions to expand retro game preservation efforts
Apr 27, 2026
Investment
Not disclosed
Soloband Games raises Series A led by Zubr Capital to scale flagship title
Apr 24, 2026
Investment
$10.5m
PvX raises $10.5m as user acquisition financing scales
Apr 23, 2026
Investment
$3.1m
Spill Games raises $3.1m seed round to scale systems-driven mobile games studio
Apr 22, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Playtika expands into microdrama with Bingo Blitz and Shortical collaboration
Apr 22, 2026
License
Not disclosed
VGW launches Monopoly Match as it enters match-3 puzzle market
Apr 22, 2026
Investment
$58m
Firstpoint VC launches $58m fund to back AI-driven gaming startups in emerging markets
Apr 21, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Sega and Rovio expand Angry Birds licensing with WildBrain
Apr 21, 2026
Acquisition
- Tamatem Games
- Playable Factory
Not disclosed
Tamatem acquires ad tech firm Playable Factory in AI-first shift
Apr 20, 2026
Investment
$2m
Smash Games secures $2m UA financing to scale Animal Suika
Apr 17, 2026
Investment
$30m
Reforged Studios secures $30m to scale global games IP platform
Apr 15, 2026
Investment
- General Catalyst
- Mission Control Games
- Arcadia Gaming Partners
$4m
Mission Control Games launches with $4m pre-seed to rethink casual puzzle design
Apr 13, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
CookieRun: Kingdom launches KPop Demon Hunters crossover with limited-time event
Apr 10, 2026
Investment
$2.5m
Cloud gaming firm Playruo raises $2.5m
Apr 10, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Five studios come together to form Nova Assembly
Apr 7, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Codfish Academy partners with Dear Villagers to launch game pitching clinic in Portugal
Apr 3, 2026
Other
- Quantic Lab
- Embracer Group
Not disclosed
Quantic Lab exits Embracer Group to operate as an independent company under founder ownership
Apr 2, 2026
Acquisition
$198m
LY Corp acquires majority stake in Kakao Games with $198m investment
Apr 1, 2026
Partnership
- Esports World Cup Foundation
$20m
Esports Foundation selects 40 clubs for $20m partner program ahead of 2026 Esports World Cup
Apr 1, 2026
Investment
$53.6m
Nazara raises over $50m to fund acquisitions and AI-led expansion
Apr 1, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Tetris and Space Invaders team up for first-ever in-game crossover event
Mar 31, 2026
Investment
Not disclosed
Maxim Krippa becomes co-owner of Burny Games expanding long-term investment role
Mar 31, 2026
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Mistplay completes acquisition of Connected Rewards to link gameplay with real-world loyalty programs
Mar 30, 2026
Acquisition
$206m
Asmodee acquires ATM Gaming in €180m deal to expand social board game portfolio
Mar 25, 2026
Acquisition
- Headup Games
- Reforged Studios
Not disclosed
Reforged Studios acquires Headup to expand global publishing footprint
Mar 23, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Supercell partners with Taika Waititi to launch new character in Brawl Stars
Mar 23, 2026
Partnership
- Epic Games
- The Walt Disney Company
Not disclosed
Epic Games opens Star Wars tools to creators as branded content push expands inside Fortnite
Mar 20, 2026
Acquisition
- Moonton
- ByteDance
- Savvy Games Group
$6,000m
ByteDance to sell Moonton to Savvy Games Group in $6bn deal
Mar 20, 2026
Partnership
Not disclosed
Supercent and Sumo Digital sign strategic MOU to co-develop next-generation mobile titles
Mar 19, 2026
Investment
$400m
Afrime Studios enters seed round after raising $400,000 to build afrofuturistic RPG Unyverse
Mar 18, 2026
Acquisition
$100.3m
Nazara to acquire a 50% controlling stake in Bluetile and BestPlay in $100m deal