Feb 7, 2020
Partnership
- Huawei
- Xiaomi
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Feb 6, 2020
Investment
- Huuuge Games
Not disclosed
Huuuge Games signs publishing deal with Pakistan-based Turbo Labz for its game Chess Star
Feb 5, 2020
Acquisition
- Improbable
- Zeuz
Not disclosed
Improbable acquires multiplayer service company Zeuz
Feb 3, 2020
Investment
- Supercell
- Wild Games
$1.1m
€1m
€1m
Supercell invests $1.1 million in new Stockholm-based developer Wild Games
Feb 3, 2020
Acquisition
- Ubisoft
- Kolibri Games
Not disclosed
Ubisoft moves further into mobile with acquisition of Kolibri Games
Jan 31, 2020
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
- Respawn Entertainment
Not disclosed
EA confirms partnership for Apex Legends on mobile
Jan 30, 2020
Partnership
- Hasbro
- Scopely
- Mattel
Not disclosed
Scopely scores partnership with Mattel and Hasbro for new Scrabble mobile game
Jan 30, 2020
Acquisition
- GameRefinery, a Liftoff company
- Reflection.io
Not disclosed
GameRefinery acquires app developer market insight firm Reflection.io
Jan 28, 2020
Investment
- Com2uS
- Skybound
Not disclosed
Com2uS is working on a new The Walking Dead mobile game
Jan 29, 2020
Investment
- London Venture Partners
- Coda Labs
$4m
Hypercasual mobile game publishing platform Coda raises $4 million from LVP
Jan 29, 2020
Acquisition
- Garena
- Phoenix Labs
Not disclosed
Free Fire studio Garena acquires Phoenix Labs for an estimated $150 million
Jan 28, 2020
License
- Atari
Not disclosed
Atari pens deal to launch branded hotels across the US
Jan 28, 2020
Partnership
- Square Enix
Not disclosed
Square Enix and Suntory partner for Dragon Quest Walk missions via Japanese vending machines
Jan 27, 2020
Partnership
- Activision Blizzard
Not disclosed
Activision Blizzard and Google sign up for strategic "multi-year" streaming partnership
Jan 23, 2020
Acquisition
- The Walt Disney Company
- Scopely
- FoxNext Games
Not disclosed
Scopely acquires Marvel Strike Force developer FoxNext Games
Jan 22, 2020
Acquisition
- Storm8
- Stillfront Group
$400m
Stillfront Group acquires casual developer Storm8 in deal worth up to $400 million
Jan 17, 2020
Partnership
- BT Group
Not disclosed
Google and BT partner to offer customers free Stadia Premiere with broadband deal
Jan 16, 2020
Partnership
- Super League Gaming
- Wanda Media
Not disclosed
Super League Gaming partners with Wanda Cinemas Games to expand esports further in China
Jan 15, 2020
Acquisition
- Phoenix Games
Not disclosed
Phoenix Games acquires German developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment for its growing development group
Jan 14, 2020
Partnership
- Sony
- Kadokawa Corporation
- ForwardWorks
Not disclosed
Sony's mobile studio ForwardWorks partners with Kadokawa Games for new smartphone title
Jan 10, 2020
Investment
$2.2m
€2m
€2m
Hamburg to invest $2.2 million into local games industry over next four years
Jan 10, 2020
Investment
- NPIXEL
$25.9m
South Korean dev Npixel raises $25.9 million in series A funding
Jan 8, 2020
Partnership
- Square Enix
- JSC Games
- GAEA Mobile
Not disclosed
Square Enix partners with JSC and Gaea for Final Fantasy XV on mobile
Jan 7, 2020
Investment
- PlatinumGames Inc.
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent invests undisclosed sum in Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames
Jan 6, 2020
Acquisition
- Miniclip
- Ilyon Dynamics
$100m
Report: Tencent-owned Miniclip purchases Ilyon Games for $100 million
Jan 2, 2020
Partnership
- Apple
- Imagination Technologies
Not disclosed
Apple agrees new multi-year deal with Imagination Technologies to utilise IP
Jan 2, 2020
Acquisition
- Team17
- Yippee Entertainment
$1.9m
£1.4m
£1.4m
Team17 snaps up Yippee Entertainment for $1.85 million
Jan 2, 2020
Acquisition
- Nexon
$0m
¥1m
¥1m
Nexon sells off mobile developer Gloops for one Japanese yen
Dec 23, 2019
Acquisition
- Typhoon Studios
Not disclosed
Google Stadia acquires indie developer Typhoon Studios
Dec 20, 2019
Acquisition
- Tarsier Studios
- THQ Nordic
- Embracer Group
$10.5m
Embracer Group acquires Little Nightmares dev Tarsier Studios
Dec 19, 2019
Acquisition
- Meta
- PlayGiga
$78m
€70m
€70m
Facebook acquires cloud gaming service PlayGiga for $78 million
Dec 19, 2019
Acquisition
- N3TWORK
- NBCUniversal
Not disclosed
N3twork picks up NBCUniversal's abandoned match-three puzzler Funko Pop Blitz
Dec 17, 2019
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$12.4m
Keywords Studios makes $12 million triple acquisition of Ichi, Kantan and Syllabes
Dec 16, 2019
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- nWay
$7.7m
Animoca Brands snap ups Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay for $7.69 million
Dec 9, 2019
Partnership
- Gameloft
- The Walt Disney Company
Not disclosed
Update: Gameloft delays Disney Getaway Blast until 2020
Dec 12, 2019
Acquisition
- Voodoo
- Gumbug
Not disclosed
Voodoo acquires London-based Gumbug
Dec 11, 2019
Partnership
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Angry Birds celebrates 10 years with PUBG crossover and K-Swiss footwear
Dec 10, 2019
Acquisition
- Eipix Entertainment
- Playrix
Not disclosed
Playrix acquires Serbian game studio Eipix Entertainment
Dec 9, 2019
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- PatronGG
$1m
PatronGG raises $1 million for its Kokyo esports app
Dec 9, 2019
Investment
- Gismart
$0.5m
Gismart invests $500,000 in social music platform Jambl
Dec 6, 2019
Acquisition
- Kongregate
Not disclosed
Kongregate acquires battle royale game Surviv.io
Dec 6, 2019
Investment
- Benchmark Capital
- Wildlife Studios
$60m
Wildlife Studios secures $60 million investment to focus on talent acquisition
Dec 6, 2019
Partnership
- Qualcomm
- Niantic
Not disclosed
Niantic and Qualcomm sign multi-year deal for AR gaming tech
Nov 29, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent partners Chinese live streaming platform Chushou.tv
Nov 27, 2019
Investment
- Genvid Technologies
- Makers Fund
- Galaxy Interactive
$27m
Genvid Technologies raises $27 million to fund new streaming engine
Nov 22, 2019
Investment
- AirConsole by N-Dream
$3m
Cloud-based games service AirConsole raises $3 million in Series A
Nov 21, 2019
Investment
- Skillz
Not disclosed
Skillz raises funding from NFL's 32 Equity investment arm
Nov 21, 2019
Investment
- N3TWORK
$40m
N3twork raises $40 million for new games, publishing platform and community app
Nov 20, 2019
Investment
- Peak Games
- Balderton Capital
- Makers Fund
- Dream Games
$7.5m
Turkish startup Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle titles
Nov 19, 2019
Investment
- Miniclip
- Riot Games
- Supercell
- Tencent
- Bunch
$3.9m