Nov 14, 2018
Investment
- Drivetime
$4m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Universal is the latest contender in the mobile interactive fiction space with Series Your Story Universe
Oct 17, 2018
Investment
- Behaviour Interactive
- GAEA Mobile
Not disclosed
Chinese outfit GAEA snaps up 20% stake in Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour Interactive
Oct 16, 2018
Investment
- Cloud9
$50m
Esports outfit Cloud9 scoops up $50m Series B funding round
Oct 12, 2018
Acquisition
- Roblox
- PacketZoom
Not disclosed
Roblox acquires app performance start-up PacketZoom to boost output on mobile
Oct 12, 2018
Acquisition
- Perforce
- Perfecto Mobile
Not disclosed
Perforce snaps up Cloud-based software developer Perfecto Mobile
Oct 10, 2018
Investment
- Newzoo
- Advance Publications
Not disclosed
Advance snaps up majority stake in games analytics firm Newzoo
Oct 9, 2018
Acquisition
- Truly Social Games
Not disclosed
Truly Social Games acquires Vancouver AR studio Cooper’s New Reality Garage
Oct 8, 2018
Acquisition
- Epic Games
- Kamu
Not disclosed
Epic Games acquires security and service provider Kamu
Oct 5, 2018
Acquisition
- HyprMX
- Jun Group
- Advantage Solutions
Not disclosed
Advantage Solutions acquires HyprMX owner Jun Group in deal that brings brands and mobile games closer together
Oct 5, 2018
Partnership
- Kung Fu Factory
- AMC Networks
- FTX Games
- Fox Club
Not disclosed
FTX Games to publish new The Walking Dead match-three and social casino mobile games
Oct 4, 2018
Acquisition
- The ASO Co
- Jellyfish
Not disclosed
Digital marketing outfit Jellyfish knuckles down on app space with ASO Co purchase
Sep 27, 2018
Investment
- TinyBytes Games
$1.4m
Chile dev TinyBytes Games picks up $1.4m investment
Oct 4, 2018
Investment
- Tencent
- Bilibili
$317.6m
Tencent invests $318 million in Chinese video-sharing company Bilibili
Oct 3, 2018
Partnership
- Konami
- Tencent
- Garena
Not disclosed
Garena Online publishes Contra: Return in Southeast Asia
Oct 2, 2018
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Zeroth
$1m
Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in AI accelerator Zeroth for $1m
Oct 1, 2018
Acquisition
- 5th Planet Games
- Hugo Games
$0.7m
Hugo Games picks up Dawn of the Dragons dev 5th Planet for $737,000
Sep 30, 2018
Acquisition
$1m
Liquid Media snaps up 65 retro game IPs from Throwback for $1 million
Sep 30, 2018
Investment
- ClanPlay
$2m
Blockchain outfit ClanPlay secures $2 million for its gamer rewards platform
Sep 28, 2018
Acquisition
- Dr. Panda
Not disclosed
Chinese tutoring services provider snaps up chidren's apps developer Dr. Panda
Sep 28, 2018
Partnership
- Zynga
Not disclosed
Words With Friends 2 launches tile styles alongside breast cancer charity event
Sep 28, 2018
Partnership
- Flaregames
- Games Workshop
- Well Played Games
Not disclosed
Flaregames resurrects Games Workshop’s Citadel Combat Cards with Well Played Games
Sep 21, 2018
Acquisition
- Agnitio Capital
- Imperia Online
- Stillfront Group
$11.7m
Stillfront acquires Imperia Online in deal worth up to $32 million
Sep 20, 2018
Partnership
- GetSocial
Not disclosed
GetSocial partners with Unity to bring sharing tools to Asset Store
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