May 20, 2021
Acquisition
- Ludia
- Jam City
$175m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Animoca Brands raises $88,888,888 to fuel blockchain game growth
May 11, 2021
Investment
- Apptopia
$20m
Apptopia raises $20 million in Series C funding
May 7, 2021
Investment
- BigBrain
$4.5m
BigBrain raises $4.5 million in funding to launch real-money trivia game
May 6, 2021
Investment
- Actera Group
$7m
Ace Games raises $7 million in seed funding
May 6, 2021
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Chartboost
$250m
Zynga acquires adtech outfit Chartboost for $250 million in cash
May 4, 2021
Investment
- Supercell
- Metacore
$180m
Supercell lends Metacore $180 million to scale Merge Mansion
May 5, 2021
Partnership
- Riot Games
- Netflix
Not disclosed
League of Legends animated series Arcane streaming on Netflix this fall
May 5, 2021
Partnership
- East Side Games
- LEAF Mobile
- Game Masons
Not disclosed
East Side Games partners with Game Masons to make sports-themed idle game
Apr 30, 2021
Investment
- Riot Games
- Carry1st
- Konvoy
$6m
Carry1st secures $6 million in Series A funding to scale mobile games in Africa
Apr 30, 2021
Investment
- Founders Fund
- PortalOne
$15m
PortalOne raises $15 million for its mobile game-TV show mash-ups
Apr 29, 2021
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Uncosoft Inc.
- Rollic
Not disclosed
Zynga-owned Rollic acquires High Heels dev Uncosoft
Apr 29, 2021
Investment
- Moloco
Not disclosed
Adtech company Moloco raises more funding at a $1 billion valuation
Apr 27, 2021
Partnership
- King
- Dominos
Not disclosed
King partners with Dominos to bring The Noid to Crash Bandicoot: On the Run
Apr 27, 2021
Partnership
- Sega Sammy Holdings
- Double Jump Toyko
Not disclosed
Sega will launch its first NFTs in summer 2021
Jun 24, 2021
Investment
- Azerion
$242m
€200m
€200m
Azerion raises $242 million via bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm
Apr 23, 2021
Acquisition
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla acquires data viz outfit Slemma
Apr 22, 2021
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- Climax Studios
$60m
Keywords snaps up Climax Studios for up to $60 million
Apr 22, 2021
Investment
- Pragma
$12m
Pragma raises $12 million in Series A funding
Apr 22, 2021
Investment
- Gamevil
$28m
Gamevil gets into blockchain with $28 million Coinone investment
Apr 20, 2021
Investment
- Sisu Game Ventures
- Makers Fund
- Galaxy Interactive
- Lightheart Entertainment
$6.8m
Lightheart Entertainment secures $6.8 million in Series A funding
Apr 30, 2021
Partnership
- Nintendo
- LEGO
Not disclosed
Nintendo is releasing an interactive Luigi LEGO set
Apr 19, 2021
Investment
- Hiber
Not disclosed
Hiber's funding hits $4.5 million, also adds Eros Resmini to board
Apr 15, 2021
Investment
- Jambox Games
- Ludus Venture Studio
$1.1m
Jambox Games raises $1.1 million for its competitive casual gaming platform
Apr 14, 2021
Acquisition
- ByteDance
Not disclosed
ByteDance snaps up Chinese developer C4games
Apr 13, 2021
Investment
- Lego Ventures
Not disclosed
LEGO Ventures invests in learning platform Area9 Lyceum
Apr 13, 2021
Investment
- Epic Games
$1,000m
Epic raises $1 billion at a $29 billion valuation
Apr 13, 2021
Acquisition
- Lightstream
Not disclosed
Creative Solutions snaps up streaming tech specialist Lightstream
Apr 13, 2021
Other
- AppLovin
Not applicable
AppLovin files for IPO at a $30 billion valuation
Apr 9, 2021
Investment
- Tripledot Studios
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
$78m
Tripledot Studios closes $78 million in Series A funding
Mar 31, 2021
Acquisition
- Fingerprint Digital
- Sandbox & Co
Not disclosed
Sandbox buys Fingerprint to create Sandbox Kids
Mar 30, 2021
Investment
- Dapper Labs
$305m
NBA Top Shot company Dapper Labs secures $305 million in funding
Mar 29, 2021
Investment
- 4J Studios
- Blippar
$5m
AR outfit Blippar secures $5 million in pre-Series A funding
May 5, 2021
Partnership
- Ninja Kiwi
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
Not disclosed
MTG acquires Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons
Mar 23, 2021
Acquisition
- Fyber
- Digital Turbine
$600m
Digital Turbine to acquire Fyber for $600 million
Mar 22, 2021
Acquisition
- ByteDance
Not disclosed
ByteDance snaps up Shanghai-based studio Moonton Technology
Mar 18, 2021
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$46.8m
Keywords enters the Australian market with Tanalus Media investment
Mar 12, 2021
Acquisition
- Super League Gaming
Not disclosed
Super League Gaming snaps up live streaming platform Mobcrush
Mar 10, 2021
Acquisition
- LEAF Mobile
$29m
Leaf Mobile submits letter of intent to acquire Truly Social Games
Mar 9, 2021
Acquisition
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games snaps up Capturing Reality
Mar 5, 2021
Investment
- NetEase
- Theorycraft Games
$37.5m
Riot, Blizzard, Valve and Bungie veterans launch new studio Theorycraft Games with backing of NetEase
Mar 3, 2021
Acquisition
- Zynga
Not disclosed