Jun 9, 2019
Acquisition
- Microsoft
- Double Fine
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jun 6, 2019
Partnership
- Samsung
- Hatch
Not disclosed
Hatch and Samsung team to bring 5G cloud gaming to the US
Jun 5, 2019
Partnership
- Rovio
- Zappar
Not disclosed
Rovio partners with AR firm Zappar for Angry Birds Explore
Jun 4, 2019
Acquisition
- WeQ
Not disclosed
WeQ: Investment in ad tech, development and publishing sets us apart from hyper-casual competition
Jun 3, 2019
Acquisition
- KIXEYE
- Stillfront Group
$90m
Stillfront snaps up Kixeye in deal worth up to $120m
May 31, 2019
Partnership
- Gameloft
- LEGO
Not disclosed
LEGO and Gameloft partner for LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed
May 31, 2019
Acquisition
- Leap Motion
- Ultrahaptics
$30m
Report: VR and AR developer Leap Motion acquired by Ultrahaptics for $30 million
May 29, 2019
Partnership
- Tencent
- Roblox
Not disclosed
Tencent and Roblox form strategic partnership in China
May 28, 2019
Acquisition
- Zynga
$600m
Zynga sells off San Francisco headquarters for $600 million
May 24, 2019
Investment
$14.4m
Chinese studio Code View raises over $14m for sandbox game Reworld
May 23, 2019
Investment
- Pixowl
- Animoca Brands
- Kakao Corp
$2.5m
Animoca Brands raises $2.5 million for blockchain games platform The Sandbox
May 22, 2019
License
- Gameloft
- The Walt Disney Company
Not disclosed
Gameloft reveals two new Disney games for mobile
May 22, 2019
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Sharkmob
Not disclosed
Tencent acquires Malmo developer Sharkmob
May 21, 2019
Partnership
- Sony
- Gismart
Not disclosed
Gismart partners with Sony to license music for its Karaoke app
May 20, 2019
Acquisition
- Magic Leap
Not disclosed
Magic Leap snaps up holographic teleconferencing start-up Mimesys
May 20, 2019
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- NetEase
Not disclosed
Publisher NetEase is bringing new original Marvel content to China and beyond
May 20, 2019
Partnership
- Game Freak
- The Pokemon Company
- NetEase
Not disclosed
NetEase to launch first Pokemon mobile game in China
May 17, 2019
Partnership
- Gameloft
Not disclosed
Gameloft launches esports tournament series for Asphalt 9: Legends
May 17, 2019
Investment
- MainStreaming
$6m
MainStreaming raises $6 million to stream games in Europe and the US
May 16, 2019
Partnership
- Microsoft
- Sony
Not disclosed
Microsoft and Sony set aside rivalry to team up on cloud gaming
May 16, 2019
Acquisition
- Kahoot
Not disclosed
Kahoot acquires learn-to-read app Poio
May 14, 2019
Partnership
- Supercell
Not disclosed
Supercell partners with South Korean TV network OGN for Clash Royale League
May 13, 2019
Acquisition
- Rockstar Games
- Dhruva Interactive
- Starbreeze
$7.9m
Rockstar acquires Indian developer Dhruva Interactive for $7.9m
May 13, 2019
Partnership
- Microsoft
- SK Telecom
Not disclosed
SK Telecom partners with Microsoft on 5G, AI and cloud technologies
May 10, 2019
Partnership
- DeNA
- The Pokemon Company
Not disclosed
The Pokemon Company partners with DeNA for new mobile game
May 10, 2019
Investment
- Unity
$125m
Unity chases further $125 million funding round at $6 billion valuation
May 9, 2019
Acquisition
- Kahoot
$18m
Educational games provider Kahoot snaps up DragonBox for $18m
May 9, 2019
Acquisition
- Digit Game Studios
- Scopely
Not disclosed
Scopely acquires Star Trek Fleet Command dev Digit Game Studios
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