Aug 31, 2022
Acquisition
- Dire Wolf Digital
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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Aug 31, 2022
Acquisition
- Quantic Dream
- NetEase
Not disclosed
NetEase acquires French studio Quantic Dream
Aug 30, 2022
Acquisition
- Roblox
- TriplePlay
Not disclosed
Video game platform Roblox has acquired virtual gamified social events company TriplePlay
Aug 30, 2022
Acquisition
- Square Enix
- Crystal Dynamics
- Embracer Group
Not applicable
Embracer finalises acquisition of Square Enix assets
Aug 29, 2022
Acquisition
- Naughty Dog
- Insomniac Games
- Sucker Punch
- Neon Koi
- PlayStation Studios
Not disclosed
PlayStation Mobile makes its first acquisition
Aug 26, 2022
Acquisition
- Bossa Studios
- tinyBuild Games
- Konfa Games
$5.4m
TinyBuild Games acquires Konfa Games and Bossa Games IP for a total of $8.4 million
Aug 23, 2022
Investment
- Something Wicked, Inc.
- NetEase Games
$13.2m
NetEase Games invests $13.2 million in Jeff Gardiner's new studio, Something Wicked
Aug 22, 2022
Investment
- Riot Games
- Stratosphere Games
- Skycatcher LLC
- 1Up Ventures
$3m
€3m
€3m
Stratosphere Games raises $3 million in recent investment round
Aug 25, 2022
Investment
- WePlay Ventures
$0m
0.5m
0.5m
njoyKidz receives first investment round on a $5 million valuation
Aug 23, 2022
Investment
- Pinpin Team
- Azur Games
Not disclosed
Azur Games invests in French studio Pinpin Team
Aug 18, 2022
Acquisition
- Tripwire Interactive
- Embracer Group
Not disclosed
Embracer Group announces several acquisitions and new operative group
Aug 18, 2022
Acquisition
- Exmox
- Aonic
$100m
Aonic acquires exmox for nearly $100 million dollars
Aug 18, 2022
Partnership
- Adverty
- Yazle
Not disclosed
Adverty and Yazle announce in-game ad partnership
Aug 17, 2022
Partnership
- Niantic
Not disclosed
Niantic launches New Voyager apprenticeship program in partnership with Tech Elevator
Aug 15, 2022
Merger
- AppLovin
- IronSource
- Unity
Not disclosed
Unity rejects AppLovin acquisition and reaffirms its commitment to ironSource merger
Aug 15, 2022
Investment
- Alibaba
- HoYoverse
- AppLovin
- IronSource
- Unity
- ByteDance
Not disclosed
Unity attracts major, local investors as it expands into the Chinese market
Aug 11, 2022
Partnership
- Xsolla
- Adikteev
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with Adikteev to accelerate game monetisation
Aug 2, 2022
Partnership
- Tencent
- Logitech
Not disclosed
Tencent is developing a handheld cloud gaming console
Aug 1, 2022
Partnership
- AppLovin
- Appodeal Stack
Not disclosed
Appodeal Stack’s in-app bidding solution BidMachine is officially supported by AppLovin MAX
Jul 28, 2022
Partnership
- Stardust
Not disclosed
Alternative financing for game developers from Stardust and Sanlo Partnership
Jul 26, 2022
Investment
- Mighty Bear Games
- Ancient8
$10m
Mighty Bear Games raises $10 million to launch Web3 games
Jul 26, 2022
Investment
- Embria
- 10K Riders
$0.5m
F2P publisher 10K Riders secures half-a-million dollar investment
Jul 22, 2022
Investment
- WePlay Ventures
Not disclosed
L8 Studios closes pre-seed investment round
Jul 21, 2022
Acquisition
- Pipeworks
- Jagex
Not disclosed
Jagex makes its first acquisition with Pipeworks Studios
Jul 18, 2022
Partnership
- Amazon
- Riot Games
Not disclosed
Riot Games and Amazon Web Services team up on esports content
Jul 14, 2022
Partnership
- Microsoft
- Netflix
Not disclosed
Netflix and Microsoft partner for new subscription plan
Jul 14, 2022
Acquisition
- Spotify
Not disclosed
Spotify acquires Heardle for an undisclosed sum
Jul 13, 2022
Merger
- IronSource
- Unity
Not disclosed
Unity and ironSource announce merger
Jul 12, 2022
Partnership
- Unity
- Pocketful of Quarters
Not disclosed
Unity certifies Pocketful of Quarters to bring blockchain SDK to developers
Jul 11, 2022
Investment
- XR Games
$7,000,000m
XR Games raise $7 million in funding round
Jul 8, 2022
Acquisition
- Nix Hydra Games
- Dorian
Not disclosed
Dorian acquires fellow women-founded developer Nix Hydra
Jul 7, 2022
Acquisition
- Kongregate
- Gamaga
Not disclosed
Kongregate acquires Gamaga to work closely on NFT and blockchain games
Jul 6, 2022
Investment
- NetEase
- Something Random
Not disclosed
NetEase takes its first steps into Polish games market with latest investment
Jul 6, 2022
Acquisition
- Verve Group
- Dataseat
Not disclosed
Mobile DSP Dataseat acquired by Verve Group
Jun 30, 2022
Investment
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Soba
$13.6m
Soba raises $13.6 million in seed round to help gamers make games
Jun 28, 2022
Acquisition
- Playtika
$8,500m
Joffre Capital acquires 25.7% stake in Playtika
Jun 22, 2022
Investment
- Lumikai
- CloudFeather Games
$1.3m
CloudFeather Games raises $1.25 million in seed funding round
Jun 21, 2022
Partnership
- The Sandbox
Not disclosed
TIME and The Sandbox partner to build metaverse destination, TIME Square
Jun 21, 2022
Investment
- Lumi Interactive
$6.8m
Lumi Interactive raises $6.74 million for “crowdhealing” mobile game
Jun 21, 2022
Investment
- Square Enix
- Blacknut
Not disclosed
Square Enix invests in cloud gaming company Blacknut
Jun 16, 2022
Acquisition
- Sugar
- Uncapped
Not disclosed
Uncapped acquires gaming finance provider Sugar for undisclosed amount
Jun 15, 2022
Partnership
- MSA
- Tamatem Games
Not disclosed
MSA Novo invests in Tamatem Games' Chinese expansion
Jun 14, 2022
Investment
- Play Ventures
- Odeeo
$9m
Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner
Jun 14, 2022
Acquisition
- King
Not disclosed
Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion
Jun 10, 2022
Partnership
- Ustwo games
- Netflix
Not disclosed
Desta: The Memories Between announced in Netflix partnership
Jun 8, 2022
Acquisition
- iCandy Interactive
- Flying Sheep Studios
$2.1m
iCandy sets sights on the metaverse with a 60% stake in Flying Sheep Studios
Jun 8, 2022
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- Forgotten Empires
$32.5m
Keywords Studios enters conditional $32.5 million acquisition of Forgotten Empires
Jun 6, 2022
Investment
- Supercell
- Oxalis Games Ltd
$4.5m
Exclusive: Supercell breaks ground with first investment in NFT gaming
Jun 6, 2022
Investment
- Play Ventures
- Cypher Games
$3.2m
Turkish mobile puzzle games developer Cypher Games raises $3.2 million
Jun 6, 2022
Partnership
- Mighty Kingdom
- Lion Studios
Not disclosed