Apr 14, 2022
Investment
- Coherence
- Griffin Gaming Partners
$8m
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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Apr 11, 2022
Investment
- Epic Games
- Sony
- Lego Ventures
$2,000m
Sony and Lego invest $1 billion each in Epic Games’ metaverse development
Apr 11, 2022
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Eden Games
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands acquires Eden Games to bring blockchain to racing games
Apr 11, 2022
Investment
- GGV Capital
- Cocos
- Agora
$50m
Cocos raises $50 million in Series B ahead of metaverse development project
Apr 7, 2022
Investment
- Ubisoft
- Galaxy Interactive
- Gadsme
$8m
Gadsme raises $8 million for non-intrusive ads, backed by Ubisoft
Apr 7, 2022
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- MTG GAMING
- Legendary Play
$4m
Legendary Play raises $4 million to develop mobile games suite for esports fans
Apr 7, 2022
Partnership
- Gameloft
- Nodwin Gaming
Not disclosed
Gameloft and Nodwin Gaming to launch mobile esports events in India
Apr 6, 2022
Investment
- Sky Mavis
$150m
Sky Mavis raises $150 million, gears up for launch of Axie Infinity: Origin
Apr 6, 2022
Partnership
- InMobi
- Anzu
Not disclosed
Anzu and InMobi partnership brings 3D in-game ads to APAC region
Apr 6, 2022
Acquisition
- Niantic
Not disclosed
Niantic acquires New Zealand-based AR studio NZXR
Apr 5, 2022
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Superbloom
$3m
Superbloom raises $3 million to develop its first mobile game for women
Apr 5, 2022
Investment
- Nazara
- Bitkraft Ventures
$2.5m
Nazara invests $2.5 million in Bitkraft Ventures
Mar 30, 2022
Investment
- Games24x7
$75m
Games24x7 raises $75 million in latest funding round
Apr 4, 2022
Investment
- Kalaari Capital
- Bombay Play
$7m
Bombay Play quadruples valuation in latest funding round
Mar 31, 2022
Investment
- Battlebound
- a16z
$4.8m
Former Riot Games founded Battlebound raises $4.8 million
Mar 31, 2022
Acquisition
- Flexion Mobile
- Audiencly
$10m
Flexion acquires influencer marketing agency Audiencly for $10.4 million
Mar 30, 2022
Partnership
- DeFi Kingdoms
- Ramp
Not disclosed
DeFi Kingdoms and Ramp partner to bring easier cryptocurrency payment options
Mar 30, 2022
Investment
- HTC
- NBCUniversal
- Anzu
$20m
Anzu raises $20 million to further expand in-game ads solutions
Mar 28, 2022
Partnership
- DREST
Not disclosed
Drest brings UK model Kate Moss into fashion mobile metaverse
Mar 25, 2022
Partnership
- Rogue Snail
- Netflix
Not disclosed
Netflix partners with Brazilian indie games dev Rogue Snail
Mar 25, 2022
Partnership
- WeMade Entertainment
- YouAppi
Not disclosed
Wemade and YouAppi partner to market blockchain mobile games
Mar 25, 2022
Partnership
- Game Taco
- FanDuel Group
Not disclosed
FanDuel and Game Taco partner to launch iOS gaming platform
Mar 25, 2022
Acquisition
- Boss Fight Entertainment
- Netflix
Not disclosed
Netflix boosts mobile games approach with acquisition of Boss Fight Entertainment
Mar 22, 2022
Acquisition
- Good Luck Games
- FTX
Not disclosed
FTX acquires Good Luck Games to encourage blockchain integration in games
Mar 24, 2022
Partnership
- Riot Games
- Coca-Cola
Not disclosed
Riot Games and Coca-Cola partner for Wild Rift mobile esports
Mar 24, 2022
Partnership
- Sony
- Krafton
Not disclosed
PUBG Mobile partners with Sony to use Xperia as official smartphone for 2022 tournaments
Mar 23, 2022
Investment
- Makers Fund
- Konvoy
- Gamefam
$25m
Gamefam raises $25 million to develop and publish Roblox games
Mar 23, 2022
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
Not disclosed
EA forms new partnerships to prepare UK children for computing careers
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