Jul 26, 2019
Investment
- Strafe
- Bitkraft Ventures
$3m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jul 26, 2019
Investment
- Unity
$525m
Unity Technologies makes a tender offer of up to $525m to shareholders
Jul 25, 2019
Investment
- Tilting Point
- Mino Games
$30m
Tilting Point invests $30m in UA for Cat Game
Jul 25, 2019
Partnership
- Bandai Namco
Not disclosed
Bandai Namco’s new Tori platform merges physical toys with mobile gaming
Jul 25, 2019
License
- Pixowl
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands’ Pixowl is making an Addams Family mobile game
Jul 23, 2019
Investment
- Doppio Games
$1.1m
Doppio Games raises $1.1 million for voice-controlled games
Jul 23, 2019
Investment
- Tencent
- Antstream Arcade
Not disclosed
Tencent invests in retro games streaming platform Antstream Arcade
Jul 23, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
- The Pokemon Company
Not disclosed
The Pokemon Company partners with Tencent on new games
Jul 19, 2019
Partnership
- Niantic
Not disclosed
Niantic and EE partner to bring Wizards Unite bonuses to the UK
Jul 18, 2019
Acquisition
- Kongregate
Not disclosed
Kongregate acquires mobile and web RPG Bit Heroes
Jul 18, 2019
Partnership
- Seriously
Not disclosed
Seriously partners with Norwich City football club for Best Fiends sleeve sponsorship
Jul 18, 2019
Investment
- Horizon Blockchain Games
$3.8m
Horizon Blockchain Games raises $3.75 million seed investment
Jul 17, 2019
Investment
- 100 Thieves
$35m
Esports outfit 100 Thieves raises $35m
Jul 17, 2019
Investment
- Pixion Games
$2m
Pixion Games raises $2 million to fund mobile esports development
Jul 17, 2019
Investment
- Vungle
$750m
Private equity firm Blackstone to acquire Vungle
Jul 16, 2019
Partnership
- Baidu Inc.
- Snap Inc.
Not disclosed
Snap and Baidu renew sales partnership to continue reach in Asia
Jul 16, 2019
Investment
- Byju's
$150m
Indian ed-tech firm Byju's raises $150m
Jul 16, 2019
Acquisition
- My.Games
Not disclosed
My.Games acquires Love Sick studio Swag Masha
Jul 16, 2019
Investment
- Behaviour Interactive
- NetEase
Not disclosed
NetEase acquires minority stake Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour
Jul 15, 2019
Investment
- ROKiT
$50m
ROKiT launches $50 million development fund for indie games
Jul 15, 2019
Investment
- Surrogate.tv
$2m
Finnish start-up Surrogate.tv raises $2 million
Jul 11, 2019
License
- NBC Universal
- Funko
Not disclosed
Universal Games taps Funko brand for new mobile puzzler
Jul 11, 2019
Partnership
- Motion Twin
- Playdigious
- Bilibili
Not disclosed
Motion Twin, Playdigious and Bilibili team for Dead Cells mobile port in China
Jul 9, 2019
Partnership
- Studio MDHR
- Netflix
Not disclosed
Netflix and King Features working with Studio MDHR on animated Cuphead series
Jul 9, 2019
Investment
- Million Victories
$1.4m
French start-up Million Victories raises $1.4m to shake up strategy genre
Jul 8, 2019
Acquisition
- Azerion
Not disclosed
Azerion acquires kids MMO Woozworld
Jul 8, 2019
Investment
- Mediatonic
Not disclosed
Mediatonic eyes recruitment drive as it expands to 200 staff and opens new Madrid studio
Jul 3, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
- Drodo Studio
Not disclosed
Tencent joins Drodo Auto Chess partnership to co-publish game in China
Jul 2, 2019
Partnership
- Gamejam
Not disclosed
DJ Marshmello debuts Joytime III album in new mobile game
Jul 2, 2019
Acquisition
- Nexon
- Embark Studios
Not disclosed
Nexon acquires majority stake in Embark Studios
Jul 2, 2019
Investment
- Tilting Point
- CookApps
$20m
Tilting Point to invest at least $20m in CookApps UA
Jul 2, 2019
Partnership
- N3TWORK
Not disclosed
N3twork signs exclusive deal for mobile Tetris games
Jun 28, 2019
Partnership
- Nitro Games
- Avalanche Studios
$1.4m
€1.3m
€1.3m
Nitro Games partners with Avalanche Studios to utilise IP on new mobile title
Jun 27, 2019
Partnership
- Behaviour Interactive
- GAEA Mobile
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Game of Thrones gets another mobile game spin-off with Behaviour Interactive's Beyond the Wall
Jun 27, 2019
License
- Oasis Games
Not disclosed
Oasis Games developing One Punch Man title for iOS and Android
Jun 26, 2019
Partnership
- Tamatem Games
Not disclosed
Jordanian publisher Tamatem working with NokNok studio to bring I Love Mart to MENA region
Jun 26, 2019
Acquisition
$1.7m
Gumi Cryptos acquires $1.67 million worth of shares in Double Jump.Tokyo
Jun 25, 2019
Partnership
- Niantic
Not disclosed
Niantic partners with AT&T and Simon to bring Wizards Unite incentives to retailers across the US
Jun 20, 2019
Acquisition
- Spil Games
- Azerion
Not disclosed
Dutch firm Azerion acquires Spil Games’ mobile division
Jun 20, 2019
Partnership
- Asus
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Report: Tencent and Asus to unveil new gaming phone in July
Jun 19, 2019
Acquisition
- Twitch Interactive
$25m
Twitch acquires Bebo to expand esports platform
Jun 18, 2019
Acquisition
- Niantic
- Sensible Object
Not disclosed
Niantic acquires tabletop games creator Sensible Object
Jun 13, 2019
Acquisition
- AppOnboard
Not disclosed
AppOnboard acquires Buildbox game engine to power codeless development
Jun 13, 2019
License
- Next Games
- Netflix
Not disclosed
Next Games partners with Netflix to launch Stranger Things mobile title in 2020
Jun 13, 2019
Acquisition
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games acquires social network Houseparty
Jun 12, 2019
License
- Marvel Entertainment
- Kuato Studios
Not disclosed
Marvel collaborates with Kuato Studios on new educational storytelling app Marvel Hero Tales
Jun 12, 2019
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$2.4m
Keywords Studios acquires Descriptive Video Works for $2.4 million
Jun 11, 2019
Other
- Nintendo
- Microsoft
Not disclosed
Nintendo and Microsoft collaborate to bring Banjo-Kazooie home in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Jun 11, 2019
Partnership
- Ubisoft
Not disclosed
E3 2019: Ubisoft partners with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars for new comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet
Jun 10, 2019
Other
- Zynga
$600m