Mar 23, 2022
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Mar 23, 2022
Partnership
- Skillz
Not disclosed
Skillz signs multi-year partnership with UFC to license branded mobile games
Mar 23, 2022
Partnership
- Krafton
- Solana Ventures
Not disclosed
Krafton and Solana partner to develop blockchain and NFT games
Mar 22, 2022
Partnership
- Netmarble
- Klaytn Foundation
Not disclosed
Netmarble partners with Klaytn to accelerate blockchain ecosystem maturity
Mar 22, 2022
Partnership
- Bayz
- Ignite Tournaments
Not disclosed
Bayz partners with Ignite Tournaments to encourage entry into play-to-earn
Mar 21, 2022
Partnership
- Flexion Mobile
- onemt
Not disclosed
Flexion to publish King’s Choice on alternative app stores
Mar 17, 2022
Investment
- Raine Ventures
- Dorian
$14m
Women-first streaming platform Dorian raises $14 million
Mar 18, 2022
Investment
- Makers Fund
- Trailblazer
$8.2m
Trailblazer raises $8.2 million for Web3-native fantasy universe
Mar 18, 2022
Investment
- Joyride Games
$14m
Joyride raises $14 million to launch Web3 platform for casual Unity developers
Mar 17, 2022
Investment
- Tencent
- RiffRaff Games
Not disclosed
Tencent provides "significant" investment to RiffRaff Games
Mar 17, 2022
Investment
- Third Time Entertainment
$3.5m
Former EA and Zynga veterans raise $3.5 million for blockchain mobile games
Mar 17, 2022
Partnership
- Tilting Point
- Stardust
Not disclosed
Tilting Point and Stardust partner to help indies integrate NFTs
Mar 17, 2022
Investment
- Makers Fund
- FRVR
- Hiro Capital
$76m
Casual games platform FRVR raises $76 million
Mar 17, 2022
Acquisition
- Tripledot Studios
- Live Play Mobile
Not disclosed
Tripledot acquires mobile game livestream platform Live Play Mobile
Mar 16, 2022
Investment
- Lila Games
$10m
Lila Games raises $10 million to develop its first F2P shooter
Mar 16, 2022
Acquisition
- Tilting Point
- Budge Studios
Not disclosed
Tilting Point acquires children's mobile game developer Budge Studios
Mar 15, 2022
Acquisition
- Homa
Not disclosed
Homa Games acquires RisingHigh Academy for hypercasual development
Mar 15, 2022
Acquisition
- Overwolf
- Tebex
$29m
Overwolf acquires server monetisation firm Tebex for $29 million
Mar 14, 2022
Acquisition
- Ten Square Games
$3.5m
Ten Square Games acquires 24.8% of Gamesture for $3.5 million
Mar 11, 2022
Investment
- Krafton
- Loco
$42m
Indian esports and game streaming platform Loco raises $42 million
Mar 11, 2022
Partnership
- SNK Playmore
- Piepacker
Not disclosed
SNK to bring 10 retro games to cloud games platform Piepacker
Mar 10, 2022
Acquisition
- Niantic
- 8th Wall
Not disclosed
Niantic acquires 8th Wall to empower AR metaverse
Mar 10, 2022
Investment
- Makers Fund
$500m
Makers Fund raises $500 million for third investment fund
Mar 10, 2022
Investment
- Scopely
- Burlingame Studios
$20m
Scopely makes $20 million investment in Burlingame Studios
Mar 9, 2022
Investment
- Garena
- Playwind Games
$4m
Playwind Games raises $4 million, backed by Garena
Mar 9, 2022
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Ignite Tournaments
$10m
Ignite Tournaments raises $10 million to create mobile P2E esports platform
Mar 9, 2022
Partnership
- Gold Town Games
- Vorto Gaming
Not disclosed
Vorto Gaming partners up to bring blockchain to Cricket Star Manager
Dec 16, 2021
Acquisition
- Asmodee Digital
- Embracer Group
$3,100m
Update: Embracer Group acquires Asmodee for $3.01 billion
Mar 9, 2022
Partnership
- Bidstack
Not disclosed
Bidstack partners with Xaxis to provide ads across portfolio
Mar 7, 2022
Investment
- Griffin Gaming Partners
$750m
Griffin Gaming Partners raises $750 million for its second fund
Mar 4, 2022
Acquisition
- GameDuell
- Mobile Premier League
Not disclosed
Mobile Premier League expands in Europe with GameDuell acquisition
Mar 4, 2022
Partnership
- Infinity Games
- Nerd Monkeys
Not disclosed
Infinity Games and Nerd Monkeys partner to port more games
Mar 4, 2022
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Tiny Rebel Games
$7m
Tiny Rebel Games raises $7 million for mobile-based Petaverse Network
Mar 3, 2022
Investment
- thatgamecompany
$160m
Thatgamecompany receives $160 million investment to scale operations
Mar 3, 2022
Partnership
- Bidstack
- Total Games
Not applicable
Bidstack partners with Stork Limited to bring in-play ads to mobile farming sim Goodville
Mar 2, 2022
Partnership
- Enthusiast Gaming
Not disclosed
Enthusiast Gaming signs multi-year partnership with digital asset miner Hut 8
Mar 2, 2022
Investment
- Konvoy
- Legends of Learning
$5m
Legends of Learning raises $5 million to be "learning corner" of the metaverse
Mar 1, 2022
Acquisition
- Alictus
- SciPlay
$100m
SciPlay acquires Alictus in $100 million all-cash transaction
Mar 2, 2022
Acquisition
- Next Games
- Netflix
$72m
€65m
€65m
Netflix to acquire Finnish mobile studio Next Games
Feb 28, 2022
Partnership
- NBCUniversal
- Anzu
Not disclosed
NBCUniversal partners with Anzu to expand in games and esports
Feb 24, 2022
Investment
- Potato Play
$5m
Potato Play raises $5 million, launches Merge Restaurant
Feb 23, 2022
Investment
- Index Ventures
- Backbone
$40m
Backbone raises $40 million to bring console and PC games to mobile
Feb 22, 2022
Partnership
- Bidstack
- Game Tap Studios
Not disclosed
Bidstack partners with Game Tap Studios to bring in-game and in-menu ads
Feb 22, 2022
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Chillchat
- Solana Ventures
$1.9m
Chillchat raises $1.85 million for create-to-earn "pocket metaverse"
Feb 18, 2022
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Grease Monkey Games
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands acquires Torque Burnout dev Grease Monkey Games
Feb 17, 2022
Merger
- Netmarble
- Kabam
Not disclosed
Netmarble US studio to join Kabam in merger
Feb 17, 2022
Partnership
- Anzu
- Saber Interactive
Not applicable
Anzu to bring in-game ads to Dakar Desert Rally
Feb 17, 2022
Partnership
- FunPlus
- Creative Art Works
Not disclosed
FunPlus and Creative Art Works launch second character design apprenticeship
Feb 16, 2022
Partnership
- Niantic
- Sony
Not disclosed
Niantic and Sony partner for bring hi-fidelity audio AR
Feb 14, 2022
Acquisition
- Krafton
- 5minlab
$19.9m