May 22, 2018
Investment
- HMD Global
$100m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
May 22, 2018
Partnership
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Long-form Angry Birds animated series set for 2020
May 21, 2018
Investment
- Epic Games
$100m
Epic puts up $100 million for Fortnite esports tournament prize pools
May 21, 2018
Acquisition
- Adult Swim
- Big Pixel Studios
Not disclosed
Adult Swim buys London-based Pocket Mortys developer Big Pixel Studios
May 21, 2018
Acquisition
- iCandy Interactive
$0.2m
Alien Path publisher iCandy buys Indonesian Hollywhoot developer Joyseed
May 18, 2018
Investment
- Gamelynx
$1.2m
Riot Games amongst investors in new mobile esports-focused studio Gamelynx
May 18, 2018
Partnership
- Game Insight
- ESL
Not disclosed
Game Insight and ESL put up $200,000 for Guns of Boom’s inaugural esports season
May 18, 2018
Acquisition
- Sulake
Not disclosed
Dutch firm OrangeGames acquires majority stake in Habbo Hotel dev Sulake
May 17, 2018
Partnership
- Capcom
- nWay
Not disclosed
Street Fighter characters touch down in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars
May 16, 2018
Partnership
- Gamevil
- Slightly Mad Studios
Not disclosed
Slightly Mad partners with Gamevil for new Project Cars mobile game
May 16, 2018
Investment
- Index Ventures
- Atomico
- Teatime Games
$9m
QuizUp creators secure $9m funding for new studio to develop real-time social gaming platform
May 15, 2018
Acquisition
- G5 Entertainment
- Artifex Mundi
Not disclosed
G5 Entertainment picks up hidden object IPs Nightmares from the Deep and Kate Malone for $600,000
May 15, 2018
Investment
- Nordisk Film
- Star Stable Entertainment
$18m
Nordisk Film invests $18 million in Star Stable Online dev
May 15, 2018
Partnership
- Nazara
- Touchten Games
Not disclosed
India's Nazara partners with Indonesia's Touchten to publish mobile games in the Middle East
May 15, 2018
Other
- Jagex
$0.3m
Jagex raises £225,000 for mental health charities
May 11, 2018
Partnership
- PopReach
Not disclosed
YouTuber Guava Juice partners with developer PopReach on Tub Tapper
May 10, 2018
Partnership
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands nabs investment to create AI-based exercise app
May 9, 2018
Partnership
- Rovio
- CoolGames
Not disclosed
Angry Birds the latest big IP to flock to Facebook Instant Games
May 9, 2018
Partnership
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent signs strategic partnership with UK's Department for International Trade
May 8, 2018
Partnership
- PlayMagic
Not disclosed
PlayMagic set for public expansion on the Swedish Stock Exchange
May 3, 2018
Acquisition
- Mail.Ru
- Bit.Games
Not disclosed
Mail.RU acquires 51% stake in Russian Guild of Heroes dev Bit.Games
Apr 27, 2018
Partnership
- Nintendo
- Cygames
Not disclosed
Nintendo taps up Cygames for new RPG game Dragalia Lost
Apr 25, 2018
Partnership
- Game Insight
- Tamatem Games
Not disclosed
Game Insight taps up Tamatem to publish Airport City in the Middle East and North Africa
Apr 25, 2018
Partnership
- Samsung
- Vungle
Not disclosed
Vungle brings its video ads platform to Samsung Galaxy Apps Store
Apr 25, 2018
Partnership
- Tencent
- Wizards of the Coast
Not disclosed
Tencent to publish new Magic: The Gathering games in China
Apr 24, 2018
Investment
- WeQ
$50m
New mobile ad tech firm WeQ secures $50 million to challenge Facebook and Google ‘duopoly’
Apr 24, 2018
Investment
- Epic Games
- Tencent
$15m
Tencent backs Fortnite China release with $15 million investment
Apr 19, 2018
Partnership
- PlatinumGames Inc.
- DeNA
Not disclosed
Platinum partners with DENA for Okami spiritual successor World of Demons
Apr 19, 2018
Acquisition
- Nordcurrent
Not disclosed
Nordcurrent acquires Ukrainian studio Blam Games
Apr 18, 2018
Partnership
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Indian publisher Nazara partners up with Royal Challengers Bangalore for second mobile game
Apr 16, 2018
License
- Legendary Games
- All 4 Games
- Endemol Shine Gaming
Not disclosed
Endemol Shine UK soft-launches new survival game starring Bear Grylls
Apr 12, 2018
Partnership
- Nordeus
Not disclosed
Nordeus teams up with UK charity to raise awareness for undiagnosed heart conditions
Apr 11, 2018
Acquisition
- NetDragon Websoft
$137.5m
Chinese developer NetDragon buys online learning community Edmodo for $138 million
Apr 10, 2018
Investment
- Altered Ventures
$36m
New VC fund Altered Ventures plots $36 million investment focusing on emerging markets
Apr 9, 2018
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$6.8m
Keywords expands audio services with three acquisitions
Apr 9, 2018
Partnership
- Tencent
- Age of Learning
Not disclosed
Tencent partners with Age of Learning to bring ABCmouse English curriculum to China
Apr 9, 2018
Acquisition
- Priori Data
- appScatter
$19m
AppScatter to acquire mobile app intelligence platform Priori Data in $19m deal
Apr 5, 2018
Acquisition
- Netmarble
- Big Hit Entertainment
$190m
Publishing giant Netmarble picks up stake in K-pop label Big Hit Entertainment for $190m
Apr 4, 2018
Partnership
- Disney Interactive
- PerBlue
- The Walt Disney Company
Not disclosed
PerBlue tapped for Disney Heroes: Battle Mode mobile RPG
Apr 4, 2018
Investment
- Makers Fund
$200m
Makers Fund raises $200 million to invest in interactive entertainment industry
Apr 4, 2018
Partnership
- GREE
- Crunchyroll
- Sumitomo Corporation
Not disclosed
Crunchyroll launches its first anime-based mobile game Memoria Freese in the West
Apr 3, 2018
Investment
- Shanda Games
- Kakao Corp
$9.4m
China’s Shanda Games invests $9.4 million in Kakao Games
Apr 3, 2018
Other
- Supercell
Not disclosed
World's top esports teams flock to Supercell's Clash Royale League
Mar 29, 2018
Investment
- Raw Fury Games
$0.1m
Multiplay founder invests $125,000 into indie publisher Raw Fury
Mar 28, 2018
Other
- ALAX
- Gionee
Not disclosed
ALAX signs blockchain games distribution deal with OEM Gionee
Mar 28, 2018
Partnership
- Nike
- Warner Bros.
- Intermedia Labs
Not disclosed
HQ Trivia lands ad sponsorship from Nike and Warner Bros for themed quiz nights
Mar 27, 2018
Investment
$93m
South Korean cryptocurrency operator Dunamu to invest $93 million in blockchain technology
Mar 26, 2018
Investment
$1.7m
Mayor of London pledges $1.7 million to Games London
Mar 26, 2018
Partnership
- Warner Bros.
- Trigger
Not disclosed
Warner Bros taps mixed reality developer Trigger for Rampage mobile game
Mar 26, 2018
Acquisition
- PlayCanvas
- Snap Inc.
Not disclosed