Mar 5, 2025
Investment
$12m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Mar 5, 2025
Investment
- Tencent
- Kadokawa Corporation
Not disclosed
Tencent increases stake in From Software parent company Kadokawa
Mar 5, 2025
Acquisition
- AppLovin
- Tripledot Studios
$900m
Report: Tripledot to buy AppLovin’s games business
Mar 4, 2025
License
- Netflix
- AGBO
Not disclosed
Netflix’s The Electric State: Kid Cosmo game will serve as a prequel to upcoming film
Mar 4, 2025
Partnership
- Sandsoft
Not disclosed
Sandsoft plots hybridcasual expansion with three new game deals
Mar 3, 2025
Investment
- Tripledot Studios
- Arcadia Gaming Advisors
$100m
Ex-Tripledot president forms Arcadia Gaming Advisors with $100m fund for mobile game companies
Mar 3, 2025
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Secret Mode
Not disclosed
Secret Mode breaks away from Sumo with buyout
Mar 3, 2025
Investment
- Triple Tap Games
$1.2m
Triple Tap Games secures $1.2m for hybridcasual puzzle games
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
- Flexion Mobile
Not disclosed
EA partners with Flexion to bring mobile games to alternative app stores
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- LEGO
- StoryToys
- BBC Studios
Not disclosed
StoryToys partners with LEGO and BBC for Bluey mobile game
Mar 3, 2025
Investment
$20.8m
European Investment Fund pledges over $20m to boost Nordic game development
Mar 2, 2025
Acquisition
- AppLovin
$900m
AppLovin selling games business to private company for $500m in cash and $400m in shares
Feb 28, 2025
Acquisition
- Ludia
- Jam City
Not disclosed
Jam City completes Ludia sale
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Steel Media Ltd
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with Pocket Gamer Connects to support mobile developers in 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Investment
$1.5m
Turkish studio Surpass Games secures $1.5m to “redefine" the hybridcasual puzzle genre
Feb 25, 2025
Investment
- Seven Stars
Not disclosed
Finnish startup Seven Stars secures seed round to build “next-gen" puzzle games
Feb 24, 2025
Investment
$122m
Saudi Social Development Bank backs esports and game development with $122m
Feb 24, 2025
Partnership
- The9
Not disclosed
The9 and Qing Cheng partner to dominate China’s lower-tier mobile games market
Mar 3, 2025
Investment
- Meta
$50m
Meta launches $50 million Creator Fund as it shifts focus to mobile content
Feb 21, 2025
Investment
- Good Job Games
$15m
Good Job Games Secures investment from Menlo Ventures
Feb 19, 2025
Acquisition
- Ludia
- Jam City
Not disclosed
Jam City agrees deal to sell Ludia
Feb 19, 2025
Investment
- Meeple Corp
Not applicable
Meeple Corp secures $629,000 funding to bring tabletop games to digital platforms
Feb 19, 2025
Acquisition
- Scopely
- Niantic
- Savvy Games Group
$3,500m
Niantic reportedly in talks to sell Pokémon Go and games business to Scopely for $3.5bn
Feb 18, 2025
Partnership
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Esports World Cup Foundation partners with Tencent for China expansion
Feb 18, 2025
Other
- Niantic
- The Pokemon Company
$1m
The Pokémon Company and Niantic pledge $1m in support of LA wildfire recovery efforts
Feb 17, 2025
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Beamable
$12.5m
Beamable secures $13.5 million for decentralised gaming infrastructure
Feb 14, 2025
Acquisition
- Maple Media
- Skybound Entertainment
Not disclosed
Skybound Entertainment acquires Maple Media
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Huawei
- Merak Capital
Not disclosed
Merak Capital partners with Huawei Cloud to boost Saudi Arabia’s games industry
Feb 14, 2025
Investment
- Spoilz
Not disclosed
Spoilz secures strategic investment to launch new IPs
Feb 12, 2025
Acquisition
- Plarium
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- Aristocrat Leisure
$620m
MTG completes $620m acquisition of Raid: Shadow Legends developer Plarium
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Savvy Games Group
- Merak Capital
Not disclosed
Savvy Games Group and Merak Capital partner to boost Saudi Arabia’s games ecosystem
Feb 11, 2025
Partnership
- KGeN (Kratos Gamer Network)
Not disclosed
KGeN and Mira Network partner to build AI agents in games
Feb 11, 2025
Partnership
- AppsFlyer
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with AppsFlyer for improved web shop analytics and ad tracking
Feb 10, 2025
Acquisition
- Blind Squirrel Games
Not disclosed
Blind Squirrel Games acquires Distributed Development
Feb 6, 2025
Investment
- The Game Company
$10m
The Game Company raises $10 million to launch cloud gaming platform
Feb 5, 2025
Investment
- Playable Factory
Not disclosed
Playable Factory gets strategic investment from Ludus Ventures
Feb 5, 2025
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Voldex acquires hit Roblox game Brookhaven
Feb 4, 2025
Acquisition
- Laton Ventures
$50m
Laton Ventures lands $50 million fund to support pre-seed and seed gaming startups
Feb 3, 2025
Investment
- Mighty Bear Games
$4m
Goat Gaming lands $4 million to expand AI-powered web3 games on Telegram
Jan 31, 2025
Investment
$2m
Social games platform Little Umbrella lands $2 million in funding
Jan 31, 2025
Acquisition
- Nazara
- Nodwin Gaming
$5.5m
Nodwin Gaming acquires esports broadcaster StarLadder for $5.5 million
Jan 30, 2025
Acquisition
- Kukouri Mobile Entertainment
- Social First
Not disclosed
Kukouri Mobile Entertainment shuts down game operations and sells IPs to Social First
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Aptoide
- My.Games
Not disclosed
Aptoide partners with My.Games to expand game distribution beyond major app stores
Jan 29, 2025
Investment
- Pixion Games
$12.4m
Pixion reaches $12.4m in total investments for web3 RPG Fableborne
Jan 28, 2025
Acquisition
- Pocket Worlds
Not disclosed
Pocket Worlds acquires AI-driven UGC platform Infinite Canvas
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Scopely
Not disclosed
Scopely's Monopoly Go! partners with Six Nations Rugby for 2025 championships
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Playdigious
Not disclosed
Epic Games covers Apple’s core technology fee and partners with Playdigious to bring third-party titles to its store
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- DeNA Co.,Ltd.
- The Pokemon Company
- McDonald's
Not disclosed
Pokémon TCG Pocket partners with McDonald’s as player spending hits record low
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Pocket Pair
Not disclosed
Pocketpair partners with Surgent Studios to develop upcoming horror title
Jan 17, 2025
Acquisition
$27m