Oct 17, 2018
Investment
- Behaviour Interactive
- GAEA Mobile
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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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
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