Jan 22, 2020
Acquisition
- Storm8
- Stillfront Group
$400m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Social video app for gaming Bunch raises $3.85 million from Supercell, Miniclip, Riot
Nov 15, 2019
Investment
- Sumo Digital
- Tencent
$30m
Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital
Nov 14, 2019
Investment
- Wappier
$4m
Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform
Nov 12, 2019
Acquisition
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games acquires Megascans outfit Quixel
Nov 7, 2019
Partnership
- Outerminds
Not disclosed
Outerminds partners with PewDiePie again for Pixelings game
Nov 6, 2019
Investment
- Super Evil Megacorp
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Rogue Games
$10.5m
Rogue Games takes Vainglory as Super Evil raises $10.5 million for cloud game Project Spellfire
Nov 4, 2019
Acquisition
- Unity Technologies
Not disclosed
Unity Technologies snaps up Furioos cloud engine firm Obvioos
Oct 30, 2019
Partnership
- NetEase
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Warner Bros. and NetEase partner for card RPG Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Oct 29, 2019
Investment
- Scopely
$200m
Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million
Oct 25, 2019
Acquisition
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Alpha Dog Games
Not disclosed
Bethesda acquires mobile developer Alpha Dog Games
Oct 21, 2019
Investment
- MadBox
$16.7m
Casual mobile game dev MadBox raises $17 million
Oct 17, 2019
Acquisition
- Tilting Point
- Gondola
Not disclosed
Tilting Point fleshes out its monetisation tools with Gondola acquisition
Oct 17, 2019
Acquisition
- GREE
- DECA Games
Not disclosed
Deca Games plays F2P’s long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE
Oct 14, 2019
Acquisition
- Kuju Entertainment
- Testronic
- Curve Digital
- The Catalis Group
$113m
NorthEdge Capital acquires Curve, Kuju and Testronic for $113 million
Oct 10, 2019
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
$2m
Meta Games secures $2 million in seed funding round
Oct 8, 2019
Acquisition
- Megacool
- Medal.tv
Not disclosed