May 9, 2019
Acquisition
- Digit Game Studios
- Scopely
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
May 6, 2019
Acquisition
- Supercell
- Luau Games
$3.8m
Brawl Stars dev Supercell invests $3.8m in Malmo start-up Luau Games
May 3, 2019
Acquisition
- Well Played Games
- Phoenix Games
Not disclosed
Phoenix Games makes UK studio Well Played its first acquisition
May 2, 2019
Investment
- GameClub
$2.5m
GameClub raises $2.5 million to bring old premium games into the modern marketplace
May 2, 2019
Investment
- Immortals
$30m
Esports organisation Immortals raises $30 million in funding
May 1, 2019
Acquisition
- Epic Games
- Psyonix
Not disclosed
Epic acquires Rocket League developer Psyonix
May 1, 2019
Partnership
- Animoca Brands
$0.8m
Animoca Brands is partnering up with global venture accelerator Brinc
May 1, 2019
Investment
- Fnatic
$19m
Fnatic expands its esports operation by raising $19 million in funding
Apr 29, 2019
Investment
- NTT DoCoMo
- Magic Leap
$280m
Japanese mobile operator DOCOMO invests $280 million in Magic Leap
Apr 26, 2019
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Magic Leap
Not disclosed
Magic Leap providing 500 devices as part of Epic MegaGrants initiative
Apr 24, 2019
Partnership
- Qualcomm
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile
Apr 24, 2019
Investment
- Mobile Premier League
$35.5m
Indian esports platform Mobile Premier League raises $35.5 million
Apr 24, 2019
Partnership
- Supercell
Not disclosed
Supercell partners with Internet Matters to help improve online safety
Apr 23, 2019
Acquisition
- Wizcorp
- Keywords Studios
$1m
Keywords snaps up work-for-hire mobile development studio Wizcorp for $1m
Apr 18, 2019
Investment
- Gen.G
$46m
Will Smith headlines $46 million funding round for esports group Gen.G
Apr 16, 2019
License
- Rovio
- Namco Bandai Games
Not disclosed
Rovio to launch Angry Birds Adventure Golf across UK shopping centres
Apr 16, 2019
Partnership
- Microsoft
- Electric Square
- Turn 10 Studios
Not disclosed
Electric Square’s Forza Street takes franchise free-to-play and to mobile
Apr 15, 2019
Investment
- Game of Whales
Not disclosed
Mobile tools provider Game of Whales raises $2 million
Apr 12, 2019
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
$0.6m
Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in CCG developer Skytree for $606k
Apr 11, 2019
Partnership
- Alike Studio
- Bandai Namco
Not disclosed
Bandai Namco dreams up Very Little Nightmares for iOS
Apr 11, 2019
Partnership
- Gameloft
- PubMatic
Not disclosed
Gameloft partners with PubMatic for in-game ads
Apr 11, 2019
License
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Games2win India Pvt Ltd
Not disclosed
Games2win partners with Sony Pictures to launch mobile games based off iconic Indian show CID
Apr 8, 2019
Partnership
- Kabam
- NetEase
Not disclosed
Kabam and NetEase partner for Chinese Android launch of Marvel Contest of Champions
Apr 8, 2019
Partnership
- Dodreams Ltd.
Not disclosed
Dodreams launches limited time Drive Ahead event featuring Masters of the Universe's Skeletor
Apr 5, 2019
Partnership
- Samsung
- Hatch
Not disclosed
Hatch partners with Samsung to bring 5G games service to South Korea
Apr 5, 2019
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$3.3m
Animoca raises $3.3 million and acquires German developer Stryking
Apr 5, 2019
Acquisition
- Jam City
- 231 Play
Not disclosed
Jam City acquires Berlin studio 231 Play
Apr 4, 2019
Acquisition
- WildTangent
- Gamigo
Not disclosed
Gamigo acquires casual games developer WildTangent
Apr 2, 2019
Investment
- Lucid Sight, Inc
$6m
MLB Champions developer Lucid Sight raises $6 million
Apr 2, 2019
Investment
- ChilliConnect
$0.5m
Live game management platform ChillConnect raises $450,000 in funding
Apr 1, 2019
Partnership
- Gameloft
Not disclosed
Gameloft partners with humanitarian charity CARE for “Stronger Together” Dragon Mania Legends event
Mar 29, 2019
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Talenthouse
$2m
Animoca Brands invests $2 million in creative networking platform Talenthouse
Mar 28, 2019
Investment
- Rovio
- Play Ventures
$3m
Rovio invests $3 million in games start-up fund Play Ventures
Mar 27, 2019
License
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands partners with Formula 1 on blockchain game F1 Delta Time
Mar 26, 2019
Acquisition
- Kabam
- Riposte Games & Co.
Not disclosed
Kabam snaps up Riposte Games & Co
Mar 21, 2019
Investment
- Warducks
$3.8m
€3.3m
€3.3m
Irish AR developer WarDucks raises $3.75 million
Mar 21, 2019
Partnership
- NetEase
- HeadSpin
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Mobile performance platform HeadSpin partners with NetEase
Mar 20, 2019
Partnership
- Games for Change
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Games for Change launches accelerator program aimed at games and XR industry
Mar 19, 2019
Partnership
- Magic Leap
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Magic Leap teams with Weta on new AR multiplayer experience
Mar 19, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
- Unity
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Unity partners with Tencent to help bring more developers games to China
Mar 19, 2019
Acquisition
- Unity
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Unity acquires texture streaming tools firm Graphine
Mar 19, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
- Activision
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Activision partners with Tencent for Call of Duty Mobile set for release in Western markets
Mar 18, 2019
Partnership
- Pipeworks
- Genvid Technologies
Not disclosed
GDC 2019: Genvid partners with developers to introduce new interactive games for streaming
Mar 15, 2019
Partnership
Not disclosed
Hit PC mod DOTA Auto Chess is coming to mobile minus the DOTA
Mar 14, 2019
Partnership
- Playstack
Not disclosed
PlayStack’s new mobile game Dig That Gold gives away real 24k gold bars to players
Mar 14, 2019
Acquisition
- Lightstream
Not disclosed
Lightstream acquires livestreaming analytics platform Arsenal.gg
Mar 14, 2019
Investment
- Jump Holdings
$1m
Jump Holdings raises $1 million to launch interactive choice-driven game Inventure
Mar 14, 2019
Partnership
- Fyber
- Game of Whales
Not disclosed
Fyber partners with Game of Whales to predict user lifetime value based on IAPs and ads
Mar 13, 2019
Partnership
- Tag Games
- NaturalMotion Games
Not disclosed
Tag Games partners with NaturalMotion to support CSR Racing 2
Mar 12, 2019
Investment
- 5th Planet Games
- Hugo Games
$4.9m