Jun 7, 2018
Partnership
- Mail.Ru
- Unity
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jun 6, 2018
Partnership
- Tencent
- Razer
- ESL
Not disclosed
Tencent makes E3 debut, partners with ESL and Razer to host Arena of Valor tournament
Jun 5, 2018
Partnership
- Taptica
- Seasun Games
Not disclosed
Chinese dev Seasun cracks South Korean market with Clans: Shadow of the Moon
Jun 5, 2018
Partnership
- Compton Technology
Not disclosed
90s fad POGs set for comeback with new AR Mobile game in the works
Jun 5, 2018
Other
- Keywords Studios
$123m
Keywords gets access to more than $120 million to fund further acquisitions
Jun 4, 2018
Investment
- Tencent
- Hero Entertainment
Not disclosed
Tencent invests in Chinese esports tournament operator VSPN
Jun 4, 2018
Acquisition
- Microsoft
- GitHub
$7.5m
Microsoft acquires GitHub for $7.5 billion
Jun 4, 2018
Investment
- Bungie
- NetEase
$100m
Destiny developer Bungie could be set for mobile push following $100m investment from NetEase
Jun 1, 2018
Partnership
- Codemasters
- Eden Games
Not disclosed
Codemasters teams up with Eden Games to develop F1 Mobile Racing
May 31, 2018
Partnership
- Bethesda Game Studios
Not disclosed
Bethesda swaps The Elder Scrolls: Legends developer Dire Wolf with Sparkypants
May 31, 2018
Partnership
- Noodlecake Studios
- Hatch
Not disclosed
Hatch expands games catalogue with Noodlecake Studios partnership
May 30, 2018
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$6.9m
£5.2m
£5.2m
Keywords Studios purchases Fire Without Smoke for $6.9 million
May 30, 2018
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Gram Games
$250m
Frank Gibeau on why Zynga’s $250 million acquisition of Gram Games adds up
May 30, 2018
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Interactive Gaming Ventures
Not disclosed
Interactive Gaming Ventures and Epic Games out to invest in indies using Unreal Engine 4
May 29, 2018
Partnership
- Xiaomi
Not disclosed
Google’s ARCore heads to China
May 29, 2018
Investment
- Voodoo
$200m
Casual mobile games publisher Voodoo raises $200 million
May 25, 2018
Partnership
Not disclosed
Canada’s Throwback Entertainment inks co-development deal with South Korea’s Leanup
May 24, 2018
License
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Rovio reveals slew of licensing partnerships in US for Angry Birds
May 24, 2018
Partnership
- Lionsgate
- Apps Ministry
Not disclosed
Ash vs Evil and the Divergent series collide in Lionsgate's Deploy and Destroy
May 23, 2018
Partnership
- Double Fine
Not disclosed
Double Fine Presents taps up Playables for interactive animation title KIDS
May 22, 2018
Investment
- HMD Global
$100m
Nokia phone manufacturer to “aggressively expand” in 2018 after raising $100 million
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