Jul 21, 2022
Acquisition
- Pipeworks
- Jagex
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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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
Mighty Kingdom and Lion Studios partner to develop unnamed title
Jun 6, 2022
Acquisition
- Playstack
Not disclosed
Playstack acquires Magic Fuel Games, reunites EA veterans
May 30, 2022
Investment
- Village Studio
$2.3m
€2.1m
€2.1m
Founded by Rovio and Zynga veterans, Village Studio has raised €2.1 million
May 27, 2022
Investment
- Supercell
- Trailmix Games
$60m
Supercell acquires majority stake in Trailmix with $60 million investment
May 27, 2022
Partnership
- Roblox
Not disclosed
Gucci forms permanent presence in Roblox with Gucci Town
May 26, 2022
Investment
- Hiro Capital
- Machinations.io
$3.3m
Game economics platform Machinations.io raises $3.3 million
May 26, 2022
Partnership
- Yield Guild Gaming
- Infinite Arcade
Not disclosed
Infinite Arcade partners with blockchain gaming community YGG SEA
May 24, 2022
Investment
- Firestoke Games
$2.2m
Paul Farley’s Firestoke raises $2.2 million
May 18, 2022
Investment
- Nintendo
Not disclosed
Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquires 5% stake in Nintendo
May 18, 2022
Partnership
- Flexion Mobile
- FunPlus
Not disclosed
Flexion to publish FunPlus’ King of Avalon on alternative app stores
May 17, 2022
Acquisition
- Behaviour Interactive
Not disclosed
Dead by Daylight developer acquires Midwinter Entertainment
May 16, 2022
Acquisition
- Fiddlesticks
- Curve Games
Not disclosed
Curve Games acquires Hue developer Fiddlesticks Games
May 13, 2022
Acquisition
- Exmox
- Testerheld
Not disclosed
exmox acquires Testerheld to develop new portfolio features and content
Apr 28, 2022
Acquisition
- Media and Games Invest
- AxesInMotion
$58m
Media and Games Invest acquires AxesInMotion in entirety for $58 million
Apr 28, 2022
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Aquiris Game Studio
Not disclosed
Horizon Chase devs reach publishing agreement with Epic Games
Apr 28, 2022
Partnership
- WAX
Not disclosed
Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield enters Web3 with WAX Studios partnership
Apr 26, 2022
Partnership
- Tilting Point
- IronSource
Not disclosed
ironSource extends advertising app partnership with Tilting Point
Apr 21, 2022
Investment
- Kakao Games
- Playable Worlds
$15m
Kakao Games invests $15 million in Playable Worlds to develop cloud-native Sandbox MMO
Apr 21, 2022
Partnership
- Facebook Gaming
- Code Coven
Not disclosed
Code Coven and Facebook Gaming’s Game Developer Program will guide under-represented talent
Apr 20, 2022
Investment
- Yomi Games
$2m
Yomi Games raises $2 million to become the "Zynga of Crypto"
Apr 20, 2022
Partnership
- Riot Games
- One Esports
Not disclosed
One Esports partners with Riot Games for Wild Rift Champions SEA promotional campaign
Apr 19, 2022
Investment
- Monster League Studios
$2m
Monster League Studios raises $2 million for blockchain-based esports platform
Apr 19, 2022
Investment
- GIC
- Coda
$690m
Coda Payments receives $690 million in further funding
Apr 19, 2022
Investment
- Spoilz
$0.7m