Jan 16, 2019
Investment
- Jam City
$145m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jan 16, 2019
Investment
- Niantic
$245m
Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation
Jan 11, 2019
License
- FTX Games
Not disclosed
New Breaking Bad game in development for mobile from Narcos: Cartel Wars studio
Jan 7, 2019
Partnership
- Rival Games
- D3 Go!
- FoxNext Games
Not disclosed
FoxNext Games reveals Alien: Blackout mobile game
Jan 4, 2019
Investment
- NetEase
$30m
Hearthstone director's Second Dinner snags $30m from NetEase and secures Marvel licence agreement
Jan 4, 2019
Investment
- Niantic
$190m
Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment
Jan 3, 2019
Acquisition
- Rebellion
Not disclosed
Rebellion acquires Yorkshire studio TickTock Games
Dec 24, 2018
Investment
- Discord
$150m
Games chat platform Discord raises $150 million at $2bn valuation
Dec 21, 2018
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$4.3m
Keywords acquires marketing services outfit Sunny Side Up for $4.3m
Dec 20, 2018
Partnership
- Hutch Games
Not disclosed
Hutch races into a multi-year licensing partnership with Formula One
Dec 19, 2018
Acquisition
- Gameloft
- FreshPlanet
Not disclosed
Gameloft acquires SongPop trivia game maker FreshPlanet
Dec 19, 2018
Partnership
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Rovio is bringing Angry Birds to virtual reality in 2019 with Isle of Pigs
Dec 18, 2018
Investment
- Atari
- Animoca Brands
$0.3m
Atari makes strategic investment in blockchain specialist and mobile publisher Animoca Brands
Dec 7, 2018
Investment
- UKIE
Not disclosed
UK games industry receives a tasty slice of the government’s $25.5 million creative industries boost
Dec 7, 2018
Partnership
- NetEase
- Super Evil Megacorp
Not disclosed
NetEase is bringing Super Evil Megacorp’s flagship MOBA Vainglory to China
Dec 6, 2018
Acquisition
- Banana & Co.
- Maple Media
Not disclosed
Mobile acquisition and management firm Maple Media snaps up Banana & Co’s mobile games portfolio
Dec 5, 2018
Acquisition
- Adjust
- Acquired.io
Not disclosed
Mobile measurement company Adjust purchases Acquired.io
Dec 4, 2018
Investment
- SOOMLA
$2.6m
Soomla snags $2.6m in funding to boost mobile monetization measurement platform
Dec 3, 2018
Acquisition
- Wooga
- Playtika
Not disclosed
Social casino giant Playtika acquires Pearl’s Peril dev Wooga
Nov 30, 2018
Acquisition
- Rovio
- PlayRaven
Not disclosed
Angry Birds creator Rovio snaps up Finnish dev PlayRaven
Nov 29, 2018
Acquisition
- Jam City
- Uken Games
Not disclosed
Jam City wraps up Bingo Pop IP acquisition with new Toronto Studio
Nov 29, 2018
Investment
- Korea Investment Partners
- Matchmade
$4.8m
Matchmade reveals plans to open a US office amid $4.8m investment
Nov 28, 2018
Partnership
- Hunted Cow Studios
- Tilting Point
- Games Workshop
Not disclosed
Games Workshop taps up Tilting Point and Hunted Cow for Warhammer: Chaos and Conquest
Nov 27, 2018
Investment
- Nifty Games
$3m
New US publisher Nifty Games raises $3m for mobile-first sports games
Nov 27, 2018
Acquisition
- Wargaming
- Edge Case Games
Not disclosed
World of Tanks dev Wargaming snaps up UK's Fractured Space studio Edge Case Games
Nov 20, 2018
Investment
- Tripledot Studios
$8m
King and Facebook veterans raise $8 million to kickstart London and Minsk-based dev Tripledot Studios
Nov 20, 2018
Partnership
- Tencent
- Garena
- Sea Group
Not disclosed
Sea Entertainment seals a five-year deal to publish Tencent games in Southeast Asia
Nov 19, 2018
Acquisition
- Tapjoy
- Tapdaq
Not disclosed
Tapjoy acquires ad mediation and app monetisation platform Tapdaq
Nov 20, 2018
Acquisition
- Admix
Not disclosed
Admix buys media site VRFocus and aims to rehire staff
Nov 19, 2018
Investment
- Mythical Games
$16m
Activision Blizzard vets raise $16m for item-based blockchain gaming platform
Nov 16, 2018
Partnership
- Changyou
- The Tetris Company
Not disclosed
Changyou snags licence to bring Tetris mobile games to China
Nov 15, 2018
Investment
- Bunch
$3.8m
Bunch raises $3.8 million to develop its mobile video call app
Nov 15, 2018
Investment
- Admix
$2.1m
Mixed reality monetisation startup Admix raises $2.1 million
Nov 15, 2018
License
- Ludia
- NBC Universal
Not disclosed
Jurassic World Alive developer Ludia teams up with Universal on How to Train Your Dragon puzzler
Nov 15, 2018
Investment
- Supercell
- Metacore
$5.6m
Clash Royale dev Supercell invests $5.6m in smartwatch experts Everywear Games
Nov 14, 2018
Investment
- Drivetime
$4m
Voice-based games developer Drivetime raises $4m in funds to make games for drivers
Nov 14, 2018
Acquisition
- Bugbear Entertainment
- THQ Nordic
- Coffee Stain Studios
Not disclosed
THQ Nordic acquires Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain and Wreckfest maker Bugbear
Nov 14, 2018
Partnership
- Jam City
- The Walt Disney Company
Not disclosed
Disney taps Jam City for multi-year mobile games development partnership
Nov 7, 2018
Partnership
- DeNA
- Tencent
Not disclosed
DENA partners with Tencent to launch mutli-billion dollar hit Arena of Valor in Japan
Nov 2, 2018
License
- Digit Game Studios
- Scopely
Not disclosed
Scopely taps Star Trek IP for 4X strategy game Fleet Command
Nov 2, 2018
Investment
- Dapper Labs
$15m
CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs secures $15 million investment to bring blockchain to the mainstream
Nov 2, 2018
Partnership
- GREE
- Bilibili
Not disclosed
Gree partners with Chinese video sharing platform BiliBili to develop new mobile games
Nov 1, 2018
Acquisition
- DECA Games
Not disclosed
Live ops specialist DECA Games acquires Zombie Catchers from Helsinki's Two Men and a Dog
Oct 31, 2018
License
- Zynga
- Warner Bros.
- HBO
Not disclosed
Zynga bags Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and Star Wars mobile game licences
Oct 26, 2018
Investment
- Epic Games
$1,250m
Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $1.25 billion in funding from over half a dozen investors
Oct 26, 2018
Acquisition
$5.5m
Swedish games studio Bublar Group acquires VR/AR outfit Vobling for $5.5 million
Oct 23, 2018
Investment
- Resolution Games
$7.5m
Ex-King games guru Tommy Palm's VR studio Resolution Games raises $7.5m
Oct 22, 2018
Partnership
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Rovio partners with the Chicago Bulls NBA team to create the Angry Birds Eye View Cam
Oct 22, 2018
Partnership
- Tenjin
- Snap Inc.
Not disclosed
Tenjin named Snapchat mobile measurement partner
Oct 18, 2018
Partnership
- NBC Universal
- Endless Entertainment
Not disclosed