Jun 24, 2021
Investment
- Azerion
$242m
€200m
€200m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Zynga snaps up cross-platform studio Echtra Games
Mar 3, 2021
Acquisition
- AdColony
- Digital Turbine
$375m
Digital Turbine signs agreement to acquire AdColony
Mar 2, 2021
Acquisition
- Vungle
- GameRefinery, a Liftoff company
Not disclosed
Vungle snaps up analytics specialist GameRefinery
Feb 23, 2021
Acquisition
- IronSource
- Luna Labs
Not disclosed
IronSource picks up creative management platform Luna Labs
Feb 23, 2021
Investment
- Miniclip
Not disclosed
Miniclip makes strategic investment in Green Horse Games
Feb 22, 2021
Acquisition
- Netmarble
- Kung Fu Factory
Not disclosed
Netmarble snaps up a majority stake in Kung Fu Factory
Feb 19, 2021
Acquisition
- Lucid Sight, Inc
Not disclosed
Lucid Sight snaps up multiplayer game engine Colyseus
Feb 18, 2021
Acquisition
- Codemasters
- Electronic Arts
$1,200m
EA completes its purchase of Codemasters
Feb 9, 2021
Investment
- My.Games
$1.5m
My.Games invests $1.5 million in Pizza Club Games
Feb 9, 2021
Acquisition
- Electronic Arts
- Glu Mobile
$2,100m
EA snaps up Design Home creator Glu Mobile
Feb 8, 2021
Acquisition
- East Side Games
- LEAF Mobile
$125m
Leaf Mobile snaps up East Side Games for $125 million
Feb 4, 2021
Acquisition
- Phoenix Games
- SmileyGamer
Not disclosed
Phoenix Games acquires match-three mobile studio SmileyGamer
Feb 3, 2021
Acquisition
- Com2uS
- AllM
Not disclosed
Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM
Feb 3, 2021
Acquisition
- Embracer Group
Not disclosed
Embracer Group picks up Aspyr Media for potential $450m
Jul 2, 2021
Merger
- Playstudios
- Acies Acquisition Corp
Not disclosed
Playstudios to go public after merging with Acies Acquisition Corp
Feb 1, 2021
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
Not applicable
Sumo Group snaps up indie outfit PixelAnt Games for £250k
May 12, 2021
Investment
- Tencent
- Don't Nod
$36.4m
€30m
€30m
Tencent backs Life is Strange maker Dontnod
Jan 25, 2021
Acquisition
- Sulake
- Azerion
Not disclosed
Azerion fully acquires Habbo Hotel dev Sulake
Jan 25, 2021
Investment
- Together Labs
$35m
IMVU Inc. secures $35 million in funding
Jan 25, 2021
Acquisition
- Jagex
- The Carlyle Group
Not disclosed
RuneScape dev Jagex has been acquired by The Carlyle Group
Jan 21, 2021
Acquisition
- Team17
$0m
£12m
£12m
Team17 secures Golf With Your Friends in £12m acquisition
Jan 21, 2021
Acquisition
- Opera
- YoYo Games
$10m
Opera snaps up YoYo Games for $10 million
Jan 20, 2021
Acquisition
- Miniclip
- Gamebasics
Not disclosed
Miniclip acquires Online Soccer Manager dev Gamebasics
Jan 14, 2021
Acquisition
- 505 Games
Not disclosed