May 25, 2023
Partnership
- YouAppi
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
May 24, 2023
Investment
- Bebopbee
- Bitkraft Ventures
$4m
BebopBee raises $4 million in funding to inspire "real-world connection" through mobile game brands
May 16, 2023
License
- Mobile Premier League
- Carry1st
Not disclosed
Carry1st brings India’s esports Mobile Premier League to Africa
May 11, 2023
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
Not disclosed
Keywords Studios acquires Hardsuit Labs
Apr 26, 2023
Partnership
- Epic Games
- SuperAwesome
Not disclosed
SuperAwesome and Yoti announce new partnership
Apr 26, 2023
Acquisition
- Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft
- Sony
$68,700m
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority blocks the Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal
Apr 25, 2023
Investment
- SuperDuperSecretCo.
$1m
SuperDuperSecretCo raises $1m to make a chess battle royale game
Apr 12, 2023
Investment
- Mediatonic
- Take-Two Interactive
- Amanotes
$2.1m
Reactional Music raises $2.05 million in pre-series A funding round
Apr 11, 2023
Investment
- Invincibles Studio
$1.2m
Soccer Manager creator Invincibles raises £1m for two new games
Apr 6, 2023
Acquisition
- Scopely
- Savvy Games Group
$4,900m
Savvy Games Group acquires Scopely for $4.9 billion
Apr 5, 2023
Investment
$1m
Turkish developer Gleam Games receives $1m investment
Apr 4, 2023
Investment
- Adludio
$2.5m
Adludio raises $2.5M for mobile ad platform with AI technology
Apr 4, 2023
Investment
- Gulliver's Games
$1.5m
Turkish hypercasual developer Gulliver’s Games gains $1.5 million in second-round funding
Apr 4, 2023
Acquisition
- Devolver Digital
Not disclosed
Devolver Digital acquires indie game developer Doinksoft
Mar 30, 2023
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
Not disclosed
Keywords Studios acquires influencer agency Digital Media Management
Mar 21, 2023
Investment
- Mystic Games
$1.3m
Mystic Games seed round aims towards bringing Web3 mobile games "into the mainstream"
Mar 20, 2023
Partnership
- Mintegral
- ByteBrew
Not disclosed
ByteBrew partners with Mintegral to offer ad measurements and tracking tools to users
Mar 20, 2023
Partnership
- Odeeo
- Any Ever
Not disclosed
Odeeo and Any Ever partner to offer new touchpoint for audio campaigns
Mar 15, 2023
Partnership
- Krafton
Not disclosed
S8UL partners with Krafton to launch Road to Valor: Empires in India
Mar 13, 2023
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Jungle
$6m
Brazilian Web3 dev Jungle raises $6 million in funding round
Mar 8, 2023
Investment
$21m
Matchday secures $21 million in seed funding
Mar 7, 2023
Investment
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Believer
$55m
Former Riot Games execs raise $55 million in Series A for new studio Believer
Mar 6, 2023
Partnership
- Immutable
- Mineloader
Not disclosed
Immutable partners with Mineloader to speed up development of Guild of Guardians
Feb 28, 2023
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Sviper
Not disclosed
The Sandbox expands to Germany with acquisition of developer Sviper
Feb 23, 2023
Acquisition
- Headup Games
- Studio Fizbin
Not disclosed
Thunderful acquires Studio Fizbin
Feb 21, 2023
Partnership
- Nine66
- WeMade
Not disclosed
WeMade partners with Nine66 to boost reach and develop talent in Saudi Arabia
Feb 20, 2023
Acquisition
- Mi-Clos Studio
- Supernova Capital
- Little Red Dog Games
Not disclosed
Paul Wedgwood’s Supernova Capital acquires Mi-Clos Studio and Little Red Dog Games
Feb 13, 2023
Investment
$0m
1m
1m
nCore Games invests $1 million in Newgen Gaming
Feb 7, 2023
Acquisition
- Bigger Games
- Original Games
Not disclosed
Original Games acquires Mergedom from Bigger Games
Jan 27, 2023
Partnership
- Wildlife Studios
Not disclosed
Tennis Clash named the official mobile game of Roland-Garros
Jan 24, 2023
Investment
- Makers Fund
$6m
House Of Blueberry Raises $6M To Grow Fashion In The Metaverse
Jan 20, 2023
Partnership
- Pixelynx
Not disclosed
PIXELYNX partners with Vita Motus on new metaverse mobile game ELYNXIR
Jan 20, 2023
Investment
- Sandsoft
- The Tiny Digital Factory
$0m
3.3m
3.3m
Sandsoft invests $3.25 million in The Tiny Digital Factory
Jan 17, 2023
Investment
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Carry1st
$27m
African publisher Carry1st reports $27m funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures
Jan 12, 2023
Acquisition
- QYOU Media
- Maxamtech Digital Ventures
Not disclosed
QYOU Media acquires 51% of Maxamtech Digital Ventures, sets sights on remaining 49%
Jan 12, 2023
Investment
- Nintendo
- Activision Blizzard
- Electronic Arts
- Take-Two Interactive
Not disclosed
Saudi Arabia’s PIF increases its stake in Nintendo to 6%
Jan 11, 2023
Investment
$0m
2.4m
2.4m
Indian developer Giga Fun Studios raises $2.4 million in funding
Jan 6, 2023
Acquisition
- Tencent
- NetEase
- Sony
Not disclosed
NetEase acquires Halo Infinite co-developer Skybox Labs
Dec 22, 2022
Acquisition
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent becomes second-biggest shareholder in South Korean studio Shift Up
Dec 15, 2022
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- LabCom
$1m
Keywords acquires Labcom with initial $1 million cash consideration
Dec 15, 2022
Acquisition
- Jagex
- Gamepires
Not disclosed
RuneScape creator Jagex acquires Croatian studio Gamepires
Dec 13, 2022
Investment
- Pink Games
Not disclosed
Turkish studio Pink Games has $1.2 million valuation after first investment
Dec 9, 2022
Acquisition
- Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft
$0m
68,700m
68,700m
FTC vote to sue to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Dec 8, 2022
Investment
- Founders Fund
- The Mirror
$2.3m
The Mirror platform aims to someday be "akin to a next-gen Roblox"
Dec 7, 2022
Partnership
- Flick
Not disclosed
Flick partners with PlanetPlay as part of environmental commitment
Dec 7, 2022
Acquisition
- Helpshift
- Keywords Studios
$0m
75m
75m
Keywords Studios to acquire Californian company Helpshift for $75 million
Dec 6, 2022
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Pixelynx
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands acquires majority stake in music metaverse platform PIXELYNX
Nov 29, 2022
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Merit Circle
- Ancient8
$0m
15m
15m
Roboto Games raises $15 million in Series A funding round
Nov 23, 2022
Investment
- X-FLOW
- Plummy Games
$6m
X-Flow invests $6 million in casual developer Plummy Games after Star Merge launch
Nov 17, 2022
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Take-Two Interactive
Not disclosed