Jul 7, 2021
Partnership
- Tencent
- Krafton
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jul 2, 2021
Investment
- Activision Blizzard
- Playstudios
$100m
Update: Activision Blizzard clarifies stake in social casino dev Playstudios
Jul 2, 2021
Investment
- Fundamentally Games
- Dream Harvest
- Buzz Capital
Not applicable
Buzz Capital invests $594,000 in Dream Harvest and Fundamentally Games
Jul 2, 2021
Partnership
- Ubisoft
- Meta
Not disclosed
Facebook partners with Ubisoft on cloud gaming service, exceeds 1.5 million users
Jul 2, 2021
Acquisition
- Team17
- StoryToys
$22.5m
Team17 acquires educational app developer StoryToys for $26.5 million
Jul 2, 2021
Acquisition
- PlaySimple
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
$360m
MTG acquires Indian word game studio PlaySimple for $360 million
Jul 1, 2021
Investment
- Samsung
- Animoca Brands
- Razer
- Scopely
$50m
Animoca Brands raises $50 million from investors such as Scopely and Samsung
Jul 1, 2021
Investment
- SYBO Games
- Hiber
- Bumble Ventures
- EQT Ventures
- Konvoy
$15m
Mobile UGC platform Hiber raises $15 million
Jun 30, 2021
Merger
- IronSource
- Thoma Bravo
Not disclosed
Update: IronSource goes public following $11.1 billion valuation
Jun 30, 2021
Partnership
- Gameloft
- Epik
Not disclosed
Gameloft launching first NFTs within Asphalt 9
Jun 30, 2021
Investment
- Green Grey
- Developers Unknown
$4m
Green Grey invests $4 million into Developers Unknown's third-person shooter Mercs
Jun 29, 2021
Investment
- Index Ventures
- Makers Fund
- Dream Games
$155m
Dream Games valued at $1 billion after closing $155 million funding round
Jun 28, 2021
Investment
- Hiro Capital
- Krafton
- Lumikai
- Loco
$9m
Indian esports app Loco raises $9 million via seed round
Jun 25, 2021
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- VeVe.me
Not disclosed
Marvel partners with mobile collectables app VeVe for NFTs
Jun 24, 2021
Acquisition
- Azerion
- Whow Games
Not disclosed
Azerion acquires social casino developer Whow Games
Jun 23, 2021
Acquisition
- Electronic Arts
- Playdemic
- Warner Bros.
$1.4m
EA acquires Golf Clash developer Playdemic for $1.4 billion
Jun 23, 2021
Partnership
- Sega
- Mojang
Not disclosed
Mojang and Sega partner to bring Sonic the Hedgehog to Minecraft
Jun 21, 2021
Investment
- Rovio
- Gutsy Animations
$6m
Rovio gains exclusive rights for Moomin mobile games
Jun 17, 2021
Investment
- Nazara
$2.7m
Nazara buys a majority stake in MENA publisher Publishme
Jun 16, 2021
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Yield Guild Gaming
$4m
Yield Guild raises $4 million to expand its mobile-focused blockchain gaming model
Jun 16, 2021
Investment
- Lingokids
$30m
Educational games platform Lingokids raises $40 million for expansion
Jun 15, 2021
Acquisition
- Vungle
- JetFuel
Not disclosed
Vungle acquires JetFuel to boost influencer marketing
Jun 14, 2021
Partnership
- Hasbro
- Niantic
Not disclosed
Niantic partners with Hasbro to launch Transformers: Heavy Metal in 2021
Jun 11, 2021
Investment
- Triple Dragon
- Hungri Games
$1.1m
Istanbul-based Hungri Games raises $1.1 million, opening new UK studio
Jun 9, 2021
Acquisition
- Voodoo
- Bidshake
Not disclosed
Voodoo acquires user-acquisition expert Bidshake
Jun 7, 2021
License
- Supercell
- Space Ape Games
Not disclosed
Update: Space Ape Games and Supercell collaborate for Boom Beach: Frontlines
Jun 8, 2021
Acquisition
- King
- Midoki
- Phoenix Games
Not disclosed
Phoenix Games takes over Knighthood publishing rights from King
Jun 8, 2021
Acquisition
- Yoozoo Games
- Sina Corp
$447m
Sina Corp is looking at acquiring an 18% stake in Yoozoo Games
Jun 8, 2021
Acquisition
- Godzilab
- Stillfront Group
Not disclosed
Stillfront acquires idle role-playing game Crush Them All from Godzilab
Jun 4, 2021
Investment
- Sisu Game Ventures
- Quicksave Interactive
- Konvoy
$1.3m
Quicksave Interactive raises $1.3 million to scale its HTML5 games
Jun 3, 2021
Acquisition
- Skillz
- Aarki
$150m
Skillz acquires Aarki for $150 million
Jun 3, 2021
Investment
- Clickwork Games
$1.2m
Estonian developer Clickwork Games raises $1.2 million to "rejuvenate" idle genre
Jun 2, 2021
Acquisition
- Nordeus
- Take-Two Interactive
$378m
Take-Two scores Top Eleven developer Nordeus for $378 million
Jun 2, 2021
Investment
- Comunix
- March Capital
$30m
Comunix raises $30 million to scale video chat mobile game Pokerface
Jun 1, 2021
Acquisition
- Playdigious
- Fragbite Group
Not disclosed
Dead Cells mobile publisher Playdigious acquired by Fragbite Group
May 24, 2021
Investment
- Riot Games
- Garena
- London Venture Partners
- Hiro Capital
- Double Loop Games
$8m
Double Loop raises $8 million for its first game for unconsidered gamers
May 25, 2021
Acquisition
- Supersonic Software
- Miniclip
Not disclosed
Miniclip continues its own mini-rollup, acquiring Supersonic Software
May 24, 2021
Acquisition
- Sensor Tower
Not disclosed
Sensor Tower acquires Pathmatics
May 21, 2021
Investment
- Embracer Group
$890m
Embracer is looking to spend $2 billion on another 20 deals
May 20, 2021
Investment
- Focus Home Interactive
$86m
Focus Home Interactive raises $86 million for further acquisitions
May 20, 2021
Acquisition
- Ludia
- Jam City
$175m
Update: Ludia confirms Jam City acquisition
May 19, 2021
Acquisition
- Vungle
- TreSensa
Not disclosed
Vungle's third big acquisition is cloud-based ad creative outfit TreSensa
May 19, 2021
Acquisition
- GSN Games
- Game Taco
Not disclosed
Game Taco snaps up GSN Games' Worldwinner
May 18, 2021
Investment
- The Game Band
- Makers Fund
- 1Up Ventures
$3m
The Game Band raises $3 million to launch Blaseball on mobile
May 18, 2021
Acquisition
- Kalypso Media
- Bulwark Studios
- Kasedo Games
Not disclosed
Kasedo Games acquires majority shareholding in Warhammer 40,000 developer Bulwark Studios
May 17, 2021
Partnership
- All3Media
- Qiiwi Games
Not disclosed
Qiiwi Games partners with All3Media for Midsomer Murders game
May 17, 2021
Investment
- Madfinger Games
- Nuverse
$6m
Madfinger Games raises $6 million from Nuverse
May 17, 2021
Partnership
- Xbox Game Studios
- Tencent
Not applicable
Microsoft partners with Call of Duty: Mobile developer Timi Studios on mysterious project
May 14, 2021
Acquisition
- Krafton
Not disclosed
Krafton snaps up mobile games studio Dreamotion
May 13, 2021
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$88.8m