May 14, 2020
Acquisition
- Machine Zone
- AppLovin
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
May 12, 2020
Investment
- CrossInstall
Not disclosed
Twitter acquires playable ad outfit CrossInstall
May 12, 2020
Partnership
- BBC
- Kaigan Games
- Maze Theory
Not disclosed
BBC partners with Maze Theory and Kaigan Games for new Doctor Who mobile game
May 12, 2020
Partnership
- Kinda Funny
- Media Indie Exchange
Not disclosed
Media Indie Exchange partners with Kinda Funny for digital indie event Guerrilla Collective on June 6th-8th
May 6, 2020
License
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- East Side Games
Not disclosed
East Side Games teams up with Sony for The Goldbergs mobile game
May 6, 2020
Acquisition
- Koch Media
- THQ Nordic
- Embracer Group
Not disclosed
Embracer Group subsidiaries THQ Nordic and Koch Media trade IPs in new deal
May 5, 2020
Acquisition
- Unity Technologies
Not disclosed
Unity acquires scripting tool Bolt
May 5, 2020
Investment
- AppLovin
- Redemption Games
Not disclosed
AppLovin invests in Supercell-backed developer Redemption Games
May 4, 2020
Investment
- Sensor Tower
$45m
Sensor Tower secures $45 million investment from strategic partnership with Riverwood Capital
May 1, 2020
Acquisition
- Goodbye Kansas Studios
- Bublar Group
$5.7m
Bublar Group acquires Goodbye Kansas
Apr 29, 2020
Investment
- AuthorDigital
$5.5m
AuthorDigital launches new IP development studio Adept Games
Apr 29, 2020
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
Not disclosed
Google and EA partner to bring Star Wars, FIFA and Madden NFL to Stadia
Apr 28, 2020
Acquisition
- Jagex
$530m
Asset firm Macarthur Fortune Holding acquires Jagex for $530 million
Apr 28, 2020
Acquisition
- Scopely
- PierPlay
Not disclosed
Scopely acquires Scrabble GO developer PierPlay
Apr 27, 2020
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Huya
Not disclosed
Tencent acquires majority share of Huya
Apr 24, 2020
Other
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
Tilting Point signs multi-year publishing deal with GameBear for Nova Empire: Space Commander
Apr 24, 2020
Acquisition
- Candywriter
- Agnitio Capital
- Stillfront Group
$74.4m
Stillfront Group acquires BitLife developer Candywriter for $74 million
Apr 23, 2020
Investment
- Reworks
$4.3m
€4m
€4m
Finnish studio Reworks raises $4.3 million led by EQT Ventures
Apr 21, 2020
Partnership
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games partners with US rapper Travis Scott for Fortnite virtual tour
Apr 15, 2020
Acquisition
- Sega
- Demiurge Studios
Not disclosed
Demiurge becomes an independent studio after its co-founder buys it back from Sega
Apr 15, 2020
Partnership
- Supersonic Studios
- ITI (MarkApp)
Not disclosed
Supersonic Studios partners with ITI to help publish Japanese games internationally
Apr 15, 2020
Investment
- Nifty Games
- March Capital
$12m
Nifty Games closes $12 million series A funding round as it reveals NFL licensing agreement
Apr 15, 2020
Investment
- Nitro Games
$4.5m
Nordisk Film Games becomes largest shareholder in Nitro Games following $4.5 million investment
Apr 14, 2020
Investment
- Sony
- Bilibili
$400m
Sony invests $400 million in streaming platform Bilibili
Apr 14, 2020
Partnership
- The Walt Disney Company
- Kabam
Not disclosed
Kabam soft-launches action-RPG Disney Mirrorverse in the Philippines
Apr 9, 2020
Partnership
- Tamatem Games
- Nanobit d.o.o.
Not disclosed
Tamatem secures strategic partnership with Nanobit for launch of Hollywood Story in the MENA region
Apr 9, 2020
Partnership
- Hasbro
- Homa
Not disclosed
Homa Games partners with Hasbro on NERF Epic Pranks! and more
Apr 2, 2020
Investment
- Play Ventures
- StarBerry Games
- byFounders
$1.1m
Idle Coffee Corp dev StarBerry raises $1.1 million
Apr 3, 2020
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Bad Robot Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games reveals details of J.J. Abrams' mobile game Spyjinx, launches beta
Mar 30, 2020
Acquisition
- Colopl
$14.9m
Colopl acquires Steins;Gate creator Mages for $14.9 million
Mar 27, 2020
Partnership
- Twitch Interactive
- Enthusiast Gaming
Not disclosed
Enthusiast Gaming joins forces with Twitch to raise money against COVID-19
Mar 27, 2020
Partnership
- Huawei
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent and Huawei partner for cloud games platform
Mar 25, 2020
Partnership
- Crytek
Not disclosed
Crytek teams up with Google to bring the Cryengine to Android
Mar 20, 2020
Investment
- Mainframe Industries
$8.1m
€7.6m
€7.6m
Finnish studio Mainframe Industries raises $8.1 million for cloud gaming
Mar 19, 2020
Investment
- London Venture Partners
- Robin Games
$7m
Robin Games raises $7 million to bring mobile gaming to 'underserved women audience'
Mar 17, 2020
Acquisition
- Miniclip
- Outplay Entertainment Ltd
- Eight Pixels Square
Not disclosed
Miniclip acquires Derby-based developer Eight Pixels Square from Outplay Entertainment
Mar 17, 2020
Partnership
- Glu Mobile
Not disclosed
Glu Mobile releases MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2020 after one month in soft-launch
Mar 17, 2020
Investment
- Super Evil Megacorp
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Bazooka Tango
$2.5m
New studio Bazooka Tango launched by Vainglory creators
Mar 17, 2020
Acquisition
- BackFlip
- DECA Games
Not disclosed
Deca Games adds DragonVale to its live ops portfolio
Mar 10, 2020
Partnership
- Nintendo
- LEGO
Not disclosed
Update: LEGO reveals new Super Mario playset with interactive Mario toy
Mar 12, 2020
Partnership
- Roblox
- BBC
Not disclosed
Roblox partners with BBC Studios on Doctor Who in-game items
Mar 10, 2020
Other
- Simogo
- Annapurna Interactive
Not disclosed
Indie developer Simogo signs publishing deal with Annapurna Interactive
Mar 10, 2020
Acquisition
- Unity Technologies
Not disclosed
Unity Technologies acquires AI specialist Artomatix
Mar 10, 2020
Acquisition
- DDM
Not disclosed
Digital Development Management acquires Digi-Capital's data platform
Mar 10, 2020
Partnership
- 2K
- NFL
Not disclosed
2K Games and NFL announce multi-year partnership to develop "non-simulation football experiences"
Mar 10, 2020
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
- Adidas
Not disclosed
Google and Adidas partner for smart insoles that track performance in FIFA Mobile
Mar 10, 2020
Partnership
- Reality+
Not disclosed
Reality Gaming Group partners with Nagemon to bring gacha to Reality Clash
Feb 6, 2020
Partnership
- Tencent
- KFC Gaming
Not disclosed
Update: Tencent's Arena of Valor lets players unlock KFC's Colonel Sanders via meal loot drop in Taiwan
Mar 5, 2020
Acquisition
- Playrix
- Plexonic
Not disclosed
Playrix acquires Armenian casual games studio Plexonic
Mar 5, 2020
License
- Zynga
- Warner Bros.
- Portkey Games
Not disclosed