Jul 1, 2020
Investment
- Discord
$100m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jun 29, 2020
Partnership
- SNK Playmore
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title
Jun 26, 2020
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$2.5m
Keywords acquires development studio Coconut Lizard
Jun 25, 2020
Partnership
- Amazon
- Pearl Abyss
Not disclosed
Pearl Abyss renews its partnership with Amazon for free Black Desert Mobile content
Jun 25, 2020
Partnership
- Lockwood Publishing
Not disclosed
Lockwood Publishing partners with World of Dance for Avakin Life content
Jun 24, 2020
Partnership
- Tencent
- The Pokemon Company
Not disclosed
Tencent and The Pokémon Company debut Pokémon Unite
Jun 23, 2020
Acquisition
- Ready At Dawn
- Meta
- Oculus
Not disclosed
Facebook acquires Lone Echo developer Ready At Dawn for Oculus Studios
Jun 22, 2020
Acquisition
- Sensor Tower
Not disclosed
Sensor Tower acquires StayFree and ActionDash apps to bolster its data offering
Jun 15, 2020
Investment
- SockMonkey Studios
$0.3m
SockMonkey Studios secures a £250,000 investment to launch its first game
Jun 15, 2020
Partnership
- NetEase
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
NetEase teams up with Warner Bros for The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War
Jun 15, 2020
Partnership
- Huuuge Games
Not disclosed
Huuuge Games teams up with Universal Games for a Trolls game
Jun 8, 2020
Partnership
- Riot Games
Not disclosed
Riot Games forms partnership with Crisis Text Line to battle mental health
Jun 5, 2020
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- iCandy Interactive
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands finalises the sale of its mobile games library to iCandy
Jun 4, 2020
Acquisition
- Playrix
- Cateia Games
Not disclosed
Playrix welcomes Cateia Games to its Croatia team
Jun 3, 2020
Acquisition
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Rovio acquires Darkfire Games for an undisclosed figure
Jun 2, 2020
Investment
- LootLocker
$0.3m
Swedish firm LootLocker raises $250,000 in seed funding
Jun 2, 2020
Merger
- Homa
Not disclosed
Homa Games absorbs free-to-play mobile games specialist IRL Team
May 29, 2020
Partnership
- Sega
- Paramount Digital Entertainment
Not disclosed
Sega and Paramount Pictures reteam for Sonic the Hedgehog film sequel
May 29, 2020
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
- NFL
Not disclosed
Update: EA secures NFL license for Madden games until May 2026
May 28, 2020
Investment
- Carry1st
$4m
Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa
May 26, 2020
Investment
- Marvelous Europe
- Tencent
$65m
Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous
May 21, 2020
Partnership
- N3TWORK
- SuperGaming
- MeeWow Games
Not disclosed
MeeWow Games and Supergaming gain access to N3twork’s $50 million Scale Partnership
May 21, 2020
Investment
- Small Giant Games
- MyGamez
Not disclosed
MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch
May 20, 2020
Investment
- AdInMo
$500,000m
Advertisement platform AdInMo secures $500,000 in funding
May 15, 2020
Acquisition
- Apple
Not disclosed
Apple acquires virtual reality specialist NextVR
May 15, 2020
Partnership
- Rooster Teeth
- The Yogscast
Not disclosed
Rooster Teeth forms strategic partnership with The Yogscast
May 15, 2020
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Lab42
Not disclosed
Sumo Digital purchases Snooker 19 studio Lab42
May 14, 2020
Acquisition
- Machine Zone
- AppLovin
Not disclosed
AppLovin acquires Game of War developer Machine Zone
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