Sep 20, 2018
Partnership
- GetSocial
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Sep 20, 2018
Partnership
- Rovio
- Resolution Games
Not disclosed
Angry Birds comes to Magic Leap One with Rovio and Resolution Games partnership
Sep 20, 2018
Partnership
- Disruptor Beam
- Tilting Point
$29m
Tilting Point extends Disruptor Beam deal with fresh $29m investment in Star Trek Timelines marketing
Sep 20, 2018
License
- Tencent
- LEGO
Not disclosed
Tencent and LEGO unveil mobile open-sandbox game LEGO Cube for China
Sep 19, 2018
Acquisition
- Trailer Farm
- Keywords Studios
Not disclosed
Keywords acquires The Trailer Farm and Sound Lab
Sep 13, 2018
Partnership
- Skybound
Not disclosed
Skybound teams up with Sky to create narrative focused mobile games
Sep 12, 2018
Partnership
- Rovio
- Jazwares
Not disclosed
Rovio teams up with Jazwares to create range of toys for Angry Birds
Sep 12, 2018
Partnership
- Stanga Games
Not disclosed
Vinnie Jones is the face of Stanga Games' Underworld Football Manager
Sep 7, 2018
Acquisition
- Playstack
- Hisome
Not disclosed
UK publisher PlayStack acquires Finnish developer Hisome
Sep 7, 2018
Investment
- Daybreak Game Company
- NantWorks
Not disclosed
NantWorks invests in H1Z1 developer Daybreak and forms new publishing division
Sep 6, 2018
Acquisition
- AppLovin
Not disclosed
AppLovin acquires in-app header bidding company MAX Inc
Sep 6, 2018
Acquisition
- CCP
- Pearl Abyss
$425m
South Korean publisher Pearl Abyss acquires Eve Online studio CCP for $425 million
Sep 6, 2018
Acquisition
- Nielsen
- SuperData Research
Not disclosed
Nielsen snaps up market research outfit SuperData
Sep 6, 2018
Investment
- Roblox
$150m
Roblox picks up $150 million investment to fuel global expansion
Sep 5, 2018
Investment
- Caffeine
$100m
Streaming platform Caffeine nets $100m investment from 21st Century Fox
Aug 31, 2018
Partnership
- Square Enix
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent and Square Enix team up to form new company and develop triple-A franchise
Aug 31, 2018
Partnership
- King
Not disclosed
Candy Crush dev King moves core data infrastructure and AI platform to Google Cloud
Aug 31, 2018
Partnership
- Remote Control Productions
Not disclosed
Dreamloop and Big Blue Studios join Remote Control Productions' developer network
Aug 24, 2018
Partnership
- Devolver Digital
- Nerial
- HBO
Not disclosed
HBO and Nerial partner for Games of Thrones Reigns spin-off
Aug 23, 2018
Partnership
- Zynga
- The Walt Disney Company
Not disclosed
Zynga stock soars 11 per cent after securing a deal to create licensed Star Wars titles
Aug 16, 2018
Investment
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Nazara Technologies invests in Bangalore-based VR gaming studio Instasportz
Aug 16, 2018
Investment
- Nordisk Film
- Raw Fury Games
$5.5m
Indie publisher Raw Fury gets $5.5m boost from Nordisk Film Games
Aug 14, 2018
Investment
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
Metropolitan Partners Group invests in Tilting Point Media user acquisition fund
Aug 10, 2018
Investment
- Quizizz
$3m
Indian learning platform Quizizz raises over $3 million in funding
Aug 8, 2018
Partnership
- Tower Studios
- China Mobile
Not disclosed
Sociable Soccer dev Tower Studios snags China publishing deal with China Mobile
Aug 6, 2018
License
- BBC Worldwide
- Bandai Namco
Not disclosed
Bandai Namco soft-launches Doctor Who collectible card game on Android
Aug 3, 2018
Partnership
- PUBG Corp
Not disclosed
PUBG Mobile is bringing Mission Impossible: Fallout to its pocket-sized battlegrounds
Aug 3, 2018
Investment
- Kakao Corp
$16.8m
Kakao Games makes a third $16.8 million investment in esports developer Neptune
Aug 2, 2018
Partnership
- Tencent
- Activision
Not disclosed
Activision working with Tencent on new Call of Duty mobile game for China
Aug 2, 2018
Partnership
- AdMob
- Unity
Not disclosed
Google partners up with Unity to extend ad campaign reach
Jul 30, 2018
Investment
- Microsoft
$0.5m
Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour
Jul 30, 2018
Acquisition
- The Walt Disney Company
- 21st Century Fox
- FoxNext
$71,300m
FoxNext among assets purchased in Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Jul 27, 2018
Partnership
- Flaregames
- Sviper
Not disclosed
Flaregames partners with Hamburg dev Sviper to publish Super Spell Heroes
Jul 27, 2018
Investment
- NetEase
- Improbable
$50m
NetEase invests $50m in UK tech company Improbable
Jul 27, 2018
Partnership
- Animoca Brands
$0.7m
Beijing Bosi Interactive secures exclusive $740k deal with Animoca Brands to distribute Crazy Kings in China
Jul 25, 2018
Investment
- Raine Ventures
- Knock Knock
$2m
Ex-Zynga and TinyCo devs raise $2m for chat app games start-up Knock Knock
Jul 23, 2018
License
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Prepare for wave of Fortnite toys as Epic signs deals with Funko and Jazwares
Jul 23, 2018
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- Yokozuna Data
Not disclosed
Keywords snaps up predictive analytics outfit Yokozuna Data from Silicon Studio in $1.5m deal
Jul 20, 2018
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
Not disclosed
Keywords snaps up Canada's Snowed In Studios
Jul 20, 2018
Investment
- Jumpship
Not disclosed
Chinese publisher NetEase picks up minority stake in UK studio Jumpship
Jul 19, 2018
Acquisition
- Skymoons Interactive
- iQIYI
$190m
China’s iQIYI acquires developer Skymoons in deal worth up to $300 million
Jul 18, 2018
Acquisition
- V2 Games
- Victory Square
Not disclosed
Investment company Victory Square snaps up venture fund V2 Games
Jul 18, 2018
Acquisition
- Niantic
- Seismic Games
Not disclosed
Pokemon Go dev Niantic acquires Marvel Strike Force developer Seismic Games
Jul 18, 2018
Investment
- FRVR
$3m
HTML5 and chat app games specialist FRVR secures $3 million investment
Jul 17, 2018
Acquisition
- AppLovin
$400m
Equity firm KKR & Co purchases $400m minority stake in mobile marketing platform Applovin
Jul 16, 2018
Investment
- Octi
$7.5m
Machine learning-driven AR outfit Octi raises $7.5 million
Jul 16, 2018
Investment
- Stanga Games
$0.5m
Underworld Football Manager dev Stanga Games picks up further $500k investment
Jul 16, 2018
Acquisition
- Kalypso Media
Not disclosed
Tropico dev Kalypso acquires classic Commandos IP
Jul 13, 2018
Investment
- Ubisoft Blue Byte
$1.8m
Ubisoft Berlin receives $1.84m in subsidies from city senate
Jul 12, 2018
Partnership
- Stack
- Playgendary
Not disclosed