Jun 25, 2021
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- VeVe.me
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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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
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