Aug 4, 2021
Acquisition
- CrazyLabs
- Firescore Interactive
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Aug 3, 2021
Investment
- UnusuAll
$3.6m
Spanish casual startup Unusuall raises $3.6 million, led by Garena
Aug 3, 2021
Investment
- Exit Games
- Skillz
$50m
Skillz partners with multiplayer tech company Exit Games, invests $50 million
Aug 3, 2021
Acquisition
- Netmarble
- SpinX Games
$2.2m
Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
Aug 2, 2021
Acquisition
- Plarium
- Futureplay
Not disclosed
Plarium acquires Finnish mobile studio Futureplay to grow casual presence
Aug 2, 2021
Partnership
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games teams with Ariana Grande for Fortnite’s Rift Tour
Jul 29, 2021
Acquisition
- Blowfish Studios
- Animoca Brands
$6.6m
Animoca Brands acquires Australian indie developer Blowfish Studios
Jul 29, 2021
Investment
- Udo Games
$0.4m
Turkish indie studio Udo Games raises $420,000 to begin self-publishing
Jul 27, 2021
Partnership
- Rovio
- World Health Organisation
Not disclosed
Rovio and the World Health Organisation are encouraging healthy living via Angry Birds
Jul 27, 2021
Investment
- Lumikai
- Eloelo
- Waterbridge Ventures
$2.1m
Indian social mobile gaming platform Eloelo raises $2.1 million
Jul 27, 2021
Partnership
- Sony
- HoYoverse
Not disclosed
Sony and MiHoYo partner to bring Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy to Genshin Impact
Jul 22, 2021
Investment
- Pixonic
$0.5m
Former Pixonic CEO raises $500,000 for new games social network
Jul 21, 2021
Partnership
- FlowPlay
- Zoom Video Communications
Not disclosed
Zoom partners with social casino dev FlowPlay to launch in-app games
Jul 20, 2021
Investment
- Tilting Point
- General Atlantic
$325m
Tilting Point raises $235 million to accelerate studio acquisition strategy
Jul 19, 2021
Investment
- Tag Games
- Scopely
- Pixel Toys
- Omnidrone
$50m
Scopely invests $50 million into Omnidrone, Pixel Toys and Tag Games
Jul 20, 2021
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Tencent
$1.3m
Tencent buying UK studio Sumo Group for $1.3 billion
Jul 15, 2021
Investment
- Genvid Technologies
$113m
Genvid raises $113 million to launch Genvid Entertainment and more massive interactive live events
Jul 9, 2021
Investment
- The Games Fund
- Vandrouka Games
- Purple Games
- Hypemasters
- Jarvi Games
$2,960,000m
The Games Fund invests in Hypemasters, Vandrouka, Purple and Jarvi Games
Jul 9, 2021
Partnership
- Huawei
- CrazyLabs
Not disclosed
CrazyLabs partners with Huawei to bring four new games to AppGallery
Jul 8, 2021
Partnership
- Animoca Brands
- Skybound
Not disclosed
The Walking Dead marches on blockchain UGC platform The Sandbox
Jul 8, 2021
Acquisition
- Koukoi Games
- SciPlay
Not disclosed
SciPlay acquires Om Nom: Run developer Koukoi Games
Jul 7, 2021
Partnership
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Roblox
Not disclosed
Roblox strikes deal with Sony Music to bring more artists to the gaming platform
Jul 7, 2021
Partnership
- Tencent
- Krafton
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Not disclosed
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
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