Jan 17, 2024
Partnership
- Steel Media Ltd
- Kwalee
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jan 8, 2024
Investment
- Griffin Gaming Partners
- Second Dinner
$100m
Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner raises $100 million
Jan 4, 2024
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Huya
$81m
Tencent sells app store to Huya ahead of Chinese crackdown
Dec 20, 2023
Investment
- Marcos Gaming
Not disclosed
Marcos Gaming completes pre-seed round to bolster Indian Esports
Dec 21, 2023
Partnership
Not disclosed
Trinity Gaming India, Lenovo, Intel, and YouTube join forces to bolster the Indian creator economy
Dec 21, 2023
Partnership
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Naraza Technologies snags deals with four developers as it ramps up new publishing arm
Dec 20, 2023
Partnership
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
Tilting Point, Hilfiger Ventures and Brandible prepare to launch AI fashion game
Dec 18, 2023
Other
- Embracer Group
Not disclosed
Embracer Group secures credit and loan extension to 2025 as it restructures to clear debt
Dec 18, 2023
Investment
- Barnyard Games
$3.4m
Barnyard Games raises $3.4m in seed round to make games for Fortnite
Dec 18, 2023
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- Improbable
- The Multiplayer Guys
$96.8m
Keywords Studios acquires The Multiplayer Group for £76.5M
Dec 15, 2023
Investment
$15m
W4 Games raises $15 million to boost Godot engine development and services
Dec 13, 2023
Investment
- Allstar
$12m
Zynga and Activision Blizzard-backed Allstar raises another $12 million for content creation tools
Dec 13, 2023
Investment
- Supercell
- Small Giant Games
- MyGamez
$1.6m
Supercell co-founder supports $1.6M funding round in Chinese publisher MyGamez
Dec 12, 2023
Partnership
- Zynga
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Chocs away! Word With Friends 2 lands Wonka movie multimedia promo
Dec 11, 2023
Acquisition
- Zach Gage
- Hearst
Not disclosed
Zach Gage and Orta Therox’s puzzle platform Puzzmo acquired by Hearst Newspapers
Dec 5, 2023
Investment
- GameTree
$1.7m
Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers
Nov 29, 2023
Partnership
- NCSOFT
- Sony
Not disclosed
Sony sets sights on mobile in strategic partnership with NCSoft
Nov 23, 2023
Investment
- Korea Investment Partners
- Play Ventures
- The Games Fund
- Kek Entertainment
$8m
KEK Entertainment raises $8M in seed round to build "platform-agnostic IP"
Nov 27, 2023
Investment
- Matr1x
$10m
NFTs incoming: Matr1x doubles funding to $20M ahead of its debut Web3 mobile launch
Nov 22, 2023
Investment
- Layer AI
$1.8m
Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production
Nov 14, 2023
Other
- SBI Holdings
$659m
SBI Holdings reveals ¥100BN fund to bolster Web3 in Japan
Nov 9, 2023
Investment
- Noice
$21m
Games livestreaming start-up Noice raises $21 million
Nov 7, 2023
Investment
Not disclosed
Following 200M downloads, Blacklight Studio Works concludes its maiden funding round
Nov 7, 2023
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$50m
Animoca Brands partners with Saudi Arabia in $50M deal to bring Web3 to NEOM
Nov 6, 2023
Investment
- TapNation
$16.1m
TapNation generates $16.1 million in latest funding round
Nov 6, 2023
Partnership
- Playrix
- Digital Turbine
- Aptoide
Not disclosed
Gardenscapes joins forces with alternative game distribution platform Catappult
Oct 31, 2023
Investment
- Playbite
$1m
Casual games hub Playbite nabs $1 million in funding
Oct 31, 2023
Investment
- Funstop
$1.5m
Developer Funstop secures $1.5 million funding from Indian investors
Oct 26, 2023
Investment
- Griffin Gaming Partners
- Harmony Games
$3m
Harmony Games raises $3M in seed round to build an AI puzzle game
Oct 19, 2023
Other
- Azur Games
- Tastypill
Not disclosed
Azur Games to acquire portfolio of US hypercasual game publisher Tastypill
Oct 19, 2023
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Makers Fund
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Forge
$11m
Riot-backed Forge raises $11M to launch a platform rewarding gamer communities
Oct 18, 2023
Investment
- Krafton
- One Store
$14.8m
PUBG maker Krafton invests $14.8 million in alternate app store One Store
Oct 16, 2023
Partnership
- AdInMo
- ZBD
Not disclosed
AdInMo’s ZBD partnership will pay players Bitcoin in exchange for ad views
Oct 16, 2023
Acquisition
- Pole to Win
Not disclosed
Pole to Win’s SIDE acquires Star Trek: Fleet Command audio studio Vibe Avenue
Oct 13, 2023
Acquisition
- Metacore
Not disclosed
Metacore to acquire Merge Mansion and Clash of Clans animators studio Piñata
Oct 5, 2023
Acquisition
- Snowprint Studios AB
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
Not disclosed
Modern Times Group acquires Pocket Gamer Award winner Snowprint Studios
Oct 5, 2023
Investment
- Activision Blizzard
- Riot Games
- Krafton
- Studio Sai
$7m
Krafton invests $7M in former Riot and Blizzard artist’s Studio Sai
Sep 29, 2023
Acquisition
- Playtika
$300m
Playtika closes acquisition of Innplay Labs
Sep 27, 2023
Investment
- Omada
$7.5m
Omada raises $7.5M for a sports game with a twist: tackling gambling addiction
Sep 27, 2023
Acquisition
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla announces acquisition of multiplayer platform AcceleratXR
Sep 25, 2023
Investment
- Supercell
- Ultimate Studio
Not disclosed
Supercell acquires majority stake in Australian developer Ultimate Studio
Sep 20, 2023
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Spectarium
$5.4m
Spectarium raises €5M in Seed Round to bolster personalised AI RPG Myths
Sep 15, 2023
Acquisition
- Youda
- Playtika
- VGAMES
$300m
Playtika set to acquire Innplay Labs for up to $300 million
Sep 12, 2023
Investment
- Mythic Protocol
$6.5m
Mythic Protocol raises $6.5M towards blockchain, collaboration and cross-platform ambitions
Sep 12, 2023
Investment
- Xterio
- GamePhilos
$8m
Zynga, FunPlus and NetEase veterans receive $8M investment for NFT dinosaur game
Sep 11, 2023
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$20m
Animoca Brands raises $20 million towards a new metaverse project
Sep 11, 2023
Investment
- Nazara
$49m
Nazara to expand after latest $49M investment
Sep 6, 2023
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Midoki
Not disclosed
Sumo Group acquires UK developer Midoki to boost live service skills
Aug 22, 2023
Acquisition
- Behaviour Interactive
- Codeglue
Not disclosed
Behaviour Interactive acquires Dutch developer Codeglue
Aug 21, 2023
Partnership
- Remote Control Productions GmbH
Not disclosed