Oct 5, 2017
Acquisition
- Kongregate
- Synapse Games
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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Oct 4, 2017
License
- BonusXP
Not disclosed
Hit Netflix show Stranger Things gets new mobile game ahead of season two
Oct 4, 2017
License
- Sticky Studios
- Time Warner Inc
Not disclosed
Dutch developer Sticky Studios tapped for mobile game based on disaster movie Geostorm
Oct 3, 2017
Partnership
- Nitro Games
- Netmarble
Not disclosed
Nitro Games partners with Netmarble EMEA to bring Medals of War to Turkish and Arabic-speaking countries
Oct 2, 2017
Acquisition
- Alibaba
Not disclosed
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires EJoy and sets up new games division
Sep 29, 2017
Acquisition
- Rumble Entertainment
- Plarium
Not disclosed
Plarium acquires Alliance: Heroes of the Spire developer Rumble Entertainment
Sep 27, 2017
Investment
- Double Eleven
- Tiny Rebel Games
Not disclosed
Tiny Rebel Games scores funding from Welsh government and Double Eleven for new Doctor Who game
Sep 26, 2017
Acquisition
- Perforce
- Hansoft
Not disclosed
Perforce acquires agile planning tools developer Hansoft
Sep 26, 2017
Partnership
- TIGA
Not applicable
TIGA partners with ITN Productions on current affairs-style games industry programme The Next Level
Sep 22, 2017
Partnership
- Tencent
- JD.com Inc
Not disclosed
Tencent partners with JD.com to produce merchandise based on its IP
Sep 21, 2017
Investment
- Mira
$1m
Budget AR headset manufacturer Mira secures $1 million funding round
Sep 21, 2017
Acquisition
- HTC
$1,100m
Google picks up HTC's Pixel team for $1.1 billion
Sep 20, 2017
Investment
- Patreon
$60m
Patreon secures $60 million funding round to scale team and develop platform
Sep 19, 2017
Partnership
- Quicksave Interactive
- Gigglebug Entertainment
Not disclosed
New Helsinki studio Quicksave Interactive partners with Gigglebug for branded chat game
Sep 19, 2017
Partnership
- Atari
- Fig
Not disclosed
Atari signs two-game publishing deal with crowdfunding platform Fig
Sep 19, 2017
Investment
- Mail.Ru
- Mail.Ru Games
- Panzerdog
$1m
Panzerdog raises $950,000 from Mail.Ru to launch mobile shooter Tacticool
Sep 18, 2017
Partnership
- Rovio
Not disclosed
Rovio signs multi-year shirt sleeve sponsorship deal with Everton FC
Sep 15, 2017
Investment
- Swrve
$25m
Mobile marketing automation firm Swrve closes $25 million Series D funding round
Sep 14, 2017
License
- Gameloft
- Vivendi
Not disclosed
Vivendi touts internal collaboration as it reveals Gameloft’s latest mobile game Paddington Run
Sep 14, 2017
Partnership
- Zynga
Not disclosed
Zynga partners with Ferrari on CSR Racing 2 in-game event for 70th anniversary
Sep 14, 2017
Investment
- Magic Leap
$500m
Report: Magic Leap eyes $500 million investment round which values it at $6 billion
Sep 12, 2017
Acquisition
- Spectacle Games Publisching Inc.
- SPYR Games
Not applicable
SPYR Games acquires full ownership of Pocket Starships in cashless deal
Sep 12, 2017
Investment
- Super Evil Megacorp
$1.5m
Sneaky Bears VR developer WarDucks raises $1.5 million
Sep 8, 2017
Acquisition
- HTC
Not disclosed
Report: HTC looking to sell its smartphone business to Google
Sep 4, 2017
Partnership
- G-STAR
- Steel Media
Not applicable
Steel Media and G-STAR celebrate successful Gamescom and look ahead to next Big Indie Pitch
Sep 5, 2017
Partnership
- Gamee
Not disclosed
Gamee partners with NASA for Voyager game following successful Mars Rover title
Sep 5, 2017
Acquisition
- Wargaming
Not disclosed
Wargaming Mobile acquires Copenhagen-based casual mobile game developer Hapti.co
Sep 4, 2017
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Maple Media
$2.9m
Animoca Brands sells 13 of its casual games to Maple Media for up to $2.9 million
Sep 4, 2017
Partnership
- Glu Mobile
Not disclosed
Glu Mobile licenses Deer Hunter for console game developed by GameMill
Sep 4, 2017
Partnership
- King
- Playstudios
Not disclosed
King enters social casino space with soft-launched game Royal House Slots
Aug 31, 2017
Partnership
- Ilyon Dynamics
Not disclosed
Hard Rock partners with Israeli developer for match-3 mobile game
Aug 31, 2017
Partnership
- GREE
- Crunchyroll
- Sumitomo Corporation
Not disclosed
GREE partners with Crunchyroll and Sumitomo to globally distribute games based on Japanese anime
Aug 30, 2017
Investment
- Matchmade
$1.7m
Influencer marketing firm Matchmade scores $1.73 million in funding to grow business
Aug 29, 2017
Investment
- SLIVER.tv
$9.8m
360-degree VR eSports platform Sliver.tv secures $9.8 million funding round
Aug 18, 2017
Investment
- Immersv
$10.5m
Interactive advertising platform Immersv scores $10.5 million funding round
Aug 17, 2017
License
- NHN Entertainment Corp.
- FoxNext
Not disclosed
FoxNext Games and NHN Pixelcube partner for Kingsman mobile game
Aug 16, 2017
Partnership
- Atari
- LGBT Media
Not disclosed
Atari partners with LGBT Media to relaunch social game Pridefest
Aug 16, 2017
Partnership
- Meta
- Supercell
Not disclosed
Supercell partners with Facebook on Clash of Clans AR experience to celebrate the games' five-year anniversary
Aug 16, 2017
Investment
- Lightneer
$5m
Lightneer secures $5 million seed funding round to prep for launch of Big Bang Legends
Aug 15, 2017
Acquisition
- Overwolf
Not disclosed
Tel Aviv-based eSports tech firm Overwolf acquires Clash Royale statistics site StatsRoyale
Aug 14, 2017
Investment
- Nazara
- Moong Labs
Not disclosed
Indian publisher Nazara invests in mobile cricket games developer Moong Labs
Aug 11, 2017
Other
- Gamevil
- Com2uS
Not disclosed
Gamevil and Com2uS combine to create a new European joint venture
Aug 11, 2017
Investment
- Essential
$300m
Mobile start-up Essential confirms $300 million funding round
Aug 11, 2017
Acquisition
- Eden Games
- Millennial Esports
$10.5m
Millennial Esports buys majority stake in Gear.Club developer Eden Games for $10.5 million
Aug 10, 2017
Acquisition
- Plarium
$500m
Casino firm Aristocrat buys Plarium for $500 million
Aug 8, 2017
Investment
- BattleBrew
Not disclosed
Singapore-based mobile developer BattleBrew closes angel investment round
Aug 8, 2017
Investment
- Super Evil Megacorp
$19m
Super Evil Megacorp raises $19 million to bring 5v5 battles and engine improvements to Vainglory
Aug 7, 2017
Partnership
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- Signal Studios
Not disclosed
GungHo partners with Toy Soldiers developer Signal Studios on upcoming AAA mobile game
Aug 7, 2017
Acquisition
- Noodlecake Studios
- ZPLAY (Beijing) Information Technologies Co.
$4.9m
ZPlay acquires indie game developer and publisher Noodlecake Studios for $4.9 million
Aug 3, 2017
Partnership
- Unity Technologies
- Zynga
Not disclosed