Nov 15, 2019
Investment
- Sumo Digital
- Tencent
$30m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
PC game clip sharing platform Medal.tv adds mobile games, acquiring Megacool
Oct 3, 2019
Acquisition
- ChilliConnect
- Unity
Not disclosed
Unity continues M&A drive acquiring live ops outfit ChilliConnect
Oct 3, 2019
Investment
- IronSource
$400m
CVC buys minority stake in mobile game monetisation outfit IronSource for $400 million
Oct 1, 2019
Partnership
- Camel Games
- Firefly Games
- Skydance Media
Not disclosed
Skydance and Firefly Games partner for Terminator: Dark Fate mobile game
Sep 26, 2019
Acquisition
- data.ai
Not applicable
App Annie acquires mobile analytics firm Libring alongside rebrand
Sep 26, 2019
Investment
- London Venture Partners
$80m
London Venture Partners raises $80 million to fund game startups
Sep 22, 2019
Acquisition
- DeltaDNA
- Unity
Not disclosed
Unity acquires DeltaDNA for undisclosed fee
Sep 19, 2019
Acquisition
- Twitch Interactive
Not disclosed
The Internet Gaming Database joins Twitch
Sep 17, 2019
Investment
- Play Ventures
- Starform
$1.3m
Ex-Z2 team Starform raises $1.25 million to focus on mobile games to play with friends
Sep 10, 2019
Investment
- Drivetime
$11m
Drivetime secures $11 million in funding to expand game audio library for users while driving
Sep 6, 2019
Investment
- HTC
- Makers Fund
- VRChat
$10m
VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team
Sep 6, 2019
Investment
- PeopleFun
- AppLovin
- Firecraft Studios
- Belka Games
Not disclosed
AppLovin invests in Belka Games, Firecraft Studios and PeopleFun
Sep 5, 2019
Partnership
- Gameloft
- Madfinger Games
- Asus
Not disclosed
Gameloft and Madfinger are teaming up with Asus for ROG Phone II exclusive content
Sep 5, 2019
Investment
- Next Games
$8.9m
Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio
Sep 5, 2019
Partnership
- Microsoft
- SK Telecom
Not disclosed
Microsoft partners with SK Telecom on 5G-based cloud gaming in South Korea
Sep 3, 2019
Investment
- Annapurna Interactive
$200m
Annapurna Pictures reportedly resolves more than $200 million in debt
Sep 2, 2019
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Modus Games acquires Brazilian dev The Balance
Sep 2, 2019
Investment
- ESL
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- Huya
$30m
Huya picks up minority stake in ESL for $30m
Sep 2, 2019
Investment
- Playful Studios
$23m
Lucky’s Tale developer Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator games
Aug 30, 2019
Investment
- Knock Knock
$4m
Instant games developer Knock Knock raises $4m
Aug 29, 2019
Investment
- Cerberus Interactive, Inc.
$1.8m
Cerberus Interactive secures $1.75m for location-based augmented reality games
Aug 28, 2019
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Ready
$5m
Hyper-casual competitive gaming platform Ready secures $5 million in seed funding round led by Bitkraft
Aug 28, 2019
License
- Virtual Realms Co., Ltd.
- Games Workshop
Not disclosed
New studio Virtual Realms taps Warhammer licence for mobile MMORPG Odyssey
Aug 27, 2019
Acquisition
- Playtika
- Seriously
Not disclosed
Playtika acquires Best Fiends developer Seriously
Aug 23, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
- Razer
Not disclosed
Razer and Tencent collaborate for cloud gaming standards
Aug 22, 2019
Acquisition
- Nazara
$534m
Nazara Technologies acquires a 67 per cent stake in Sportskeeda
Aug 16, 2019
Partnership
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands and Winfinite firm Versus Systems sign $500k mutual investment deal
Aug 16, 2019
Investment
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
Tilting Point partners with Slyon Studios on P2R Power Rev Racing UA campaign
Aug 15, 2019
Investment
- Lockwood Publishing
Not disclosed
Avakin Life developer Lockwood Publishing raises fresh round of funding
Aug 14, 2019
Acquisition
- Milestone
- THQ Nordic
- Gunfire Games
- Goodbye Kansas Studios
Not disclosed
THQ Nordic acquires Milestone, Gunfire Games and Goodbye Kansas Game Invest
Aug 7, 2019
Investment
- NetEase
$725m
NetEase plots $725 million esports park investment in Shanghai
Aug 2, 2019
Partnership
- Tilting Point
- Sony Pictures Television
- Metagame Studio
Not disclosed
Sony Pictures and Tilting Point 'nut up' for new Zombieland RPG on mobile
Aug 1, 2019
Acquisition
- Ubisoft
- Green Panda Games
Not disclosed
Ubisoft acquires majority stakes in Green Panda Games
Aug 1, 2019
Partnership
- iDreamsky
- My.Games
Not disclosed
My.Games partners with iDreamSky for mutual global expansion
Jul 30, 2019
Partnership
- Microsoft
- Sony
Not disclosed
Cloud partnership is driven by Sony according to Microsoft CEO
Jul 29, 2019
Acquisition
- Apple
- Intel
Not applicable