Dec 16, 2021
Partnership
- Roblox
- Virtual Brand Group
- Forever 21
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Dec 17, 2021
Partnership
- Azerion
- Bidstack
Not disclosed
Azerion signs exclusive two-year partnership with Bidstack to bolster ad reach
Dec 16, 2021
Partnership
- Pixelynx
- Globant
Not disclosed
Globant partners with Pixelynx to create music metaverse mobile game
Feb 8, 2022
Merger
- Nexon
Not disclosed
Nexon to Merge subsidiaries Nat Games and Nexon GT
Dec 16, 2021
Partnership
- Flexion Mobile
- 37Games
Not disclosed
Flexion partners with 37Games to release Puzzles & Survival on Amazon, Samsung and Xiaomi
Dec 16, 2021
Partnership
- Next Games
$16.5m
Next Games signs $16.5 million co-development agreement for new mobile game
Dec 15, 2021
Acquisition
- Aniplex
- Delightworks
Not disclosed
Aniplex to acquire Fate/Grand Order developer Delightworks games division
Dec 13, 2021
Investment
- Playtika
- Edge Gaming
$10m
Edge Gaming raises $10 million for user-generated content platform
Dec 15, 2021
Acquisition
- Lucky Kat Studios
- Fragbite Group
$7.9m
Fragbite acquires outstanding shares in Dutch studio Lucky Kat for $7.9 million
Dec 15, 2021
Investment
- Cyball
$1.8m
Cyball raises $1.8 million for football-themed P2E NFT mobile game
Dec 14, 2021
Investment
- Donut Lab
$2.3m
Donut Labs raises a further $2.3 million for Kids vs Zombies
Dec 13, 2021
Partnership
- Huawei
- SocialPoint
Not disclosed
Socialpoint brings Dragon City and Monster Legends to Huawei’s AppGallery
Dec 13, 2021
Partnership
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent brings Spider-Man to PUBG Mobile
Dec 13, 2021
Investment
- Vgames
$141m
Vgames raises $141 million for second games investment fund
Dec 13, 2021
Investment
- Mistplay Publishing
- GrowthCurve Capital
Not disclosed
Mistplay receives "majority" investment to scale play-to-earn platform
Dec 9, 2021
Investment
$7m
Affyn raises $7 million for F2P P2E AR metaverse mobile game
Dec 9, 2021
Partnership
- Roblox
- Ralph Lauren
Not disclosed
Roblox partners with Ralph Lauren for holiday event
Dec 8, 2021
Partnership
- Nexon
- Games Workshop
Not disclosed
Nexon partners with Games Workshop to develop Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Dec 8, 2021
Investment
- Razer
- Hiro Capital
- Frameplay
$8m
Frameplay raises $8 million for seamless, non-disruptive ads
Dec 7, 2021
Investment
- My.Games Venture Capital
- Talerock
- Square Triangle
$2m
MGVC invests $2 million into Square Triangle and Talerock
Dec 7, 2021
Investment
- Green Grey
- Megu Games
$1.1m
Green Grey invests up to $1.1 million in Megu Games
Dec 6, 2021
Investment
- Tamatem Games
$11m
Tamatem Games raises $11 million for MENA expansion, backed by Krafton
Dec 3, 2021
Investment
- 100 Thieves
$60m
Esports group 100 Thieves raises $60 million at $460 million valuation
Dec 2, 2021
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- PROfounders
- 1Up Ventures
- Talewind Studios
$3.4m
Talewind raises $3.4 million for casual Roblox experience Breezy Bay
Dec 2, 2021
Investment
- Gotiva Games
- Kickstart Mobile
$0.3m
Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games
Nov 26, 2021
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Sneaky Panda
$6m
Sneaky Panda raises $6 million for novel 'luck-puzzler' mobile games
Nov 30, 2021
Acquisition
- Homa
- Ducky Games
Not disclosed
Homa Games acquires Ducky Games
Nov 29, 2021
Partnership
- Tencent
- YouTube
Not applicable
PUBG Mobile partners with Google to give players 3 month YouTube Premium trial
Nov 25, 2021
Acquisition
- Gamevil
Not disclosed
Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business
Nov 24, 2021
Acquisition
- Boss Bunny Games
- Waysun Inc.
Not disclosed
Waysun acquires majority share of Boss Bunny Games to lead MENAT publishing operations
Nov 24, 2021
Investment
- Plug In Digital
$75m
Plug In Digital raises $75 million for indie games publishing
Nov 23, 2021
Investment
- Niantic
- Coatue
$300m
Niantic raises $300 million to build out a real-world metaverse
Nov 19, 2021
Investment
- Sisu Game Ventures
- Pocket Burger Games
$1m
UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games
Nov 22, 2021
Partnership
- ZBD
- Viker
Not disclosed
Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games
Nov 22, 2021
Investment
- Supercell
- Frogmind Games
$14.6m
Frogmind rebrands to HypeHype, Supercell invests $15 million
Nov 19, 2021
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- iCandy Interactive
$32.4m
iCandy acquires Lemon Sky Studios for $32.4 million, raises $29.1 million
Nov 18, 2021
Investment
- Makers Fund
- Hiro Capital
- March Capital
- DreamCraft Entertainment
$10m
Solo game development platform DreamCraft raises $10 million
Nov 18, 2021
Investment
- Green Grey
- Pocket Size Games
$2m
Green Grey invests $2 million in US-based indie dev Pocket Size Games
Nov 18, 2021
Acquisition
- Star Stable Entertainment
- Nordisk Games
Not disclosed
Nordisk Games acquires majority stake in Star Stable Entertainment
Nov 17, 2021
Partnership
- Candywriter
- Goodgame Studios
- Stillfront Group
Not disclosed
Stillfront devs Goodgame and Candywriter to launch German version of BitLife
Nov 16, 2021
Investment
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Overwolf
- Griffin Gaming Partners
$75m
Overwolf raises $75 million in Series D funding round
Nov 16, 2021
Investment
- Million Victories
- Griffin Gaming Partners
$3m
French startup Million Victories raises $3 million to scale Million Lords
Nov 16, 2021
Acquisition
- Thunderful
- Early Morning Studio
Not disclosed
Thunderful acquires indie mobile game dev Early Morning Studio
Nov 15, 2021
Investment
- Kabam
- Playstudios
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Huuuge Games
- Sea Group
- Griffin Gaming Partners
- Forte
$725m
Mobile game devs part of blockchain gaming platform Forte's $725 million raise
Nov 11, 2021
Investment
- Griffin Gaming Partners
- Hadi
$5.2m
Turkish dev studio Hadi raises $5.2 million for casual mobile games
Nov 10, 2021
Investment
- Playtertainment
$5m
Playtertainment announces $5 million funding round
Nov 9, 2021
Partnership
- SYBO Games
- Ecologi
Not disclosed
Sybo Games partners with Ecologi to plant 200,000 trees
Nov 9, 2021
Acquisition
- Unity
$1,625m
Unity acquires Weta Digital, its tools and 275 staff for $1.6 billion
Nov 9, 2021
Investment
- Makers Fund
- AudioMob
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
$14m
AudioMob raises $14 million at $110 million valuation
Nov 8, 2021
Investment
- Tencent
- Mod.io
- Lego Ventures
$26m