Nov 22, 2017
Acquisition
- Apple
- Vrvana
$30m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Nov 21, 2017
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- FoxNext
Not disclosed
FoxNext partners with Marvel on upcoming mobile game Marvel Strike Force
Nov 16, 2017
Partnership
- Hasbro
- CoolGames
Not disclosed
CoolGames partners with Hasbro to bring Battleship to Facebook Instant Games
Nov 16, 2017
Partnership
- Bidalgo
Not disclosed
Bidalgo becomes Google's latest Premium Partner for Mobile Advertising
Nov 16, 2017
Partnership
- FlowPlay
- Dragonchain
Not disclosed
Social casino platform FlowPlay to bring Dragonchain's blockchain technology to its games
Nov 15, 2017
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- iCandy Interactive
$3.8m
Animoca Brands sells entire portfolio of 318 casual games to iCandy Interactive for $3.8 million
Nov 10, 2017
Acquisition
- Nexon
- Pixelberry Studios
Not disclosed
Nexon acquires Choices mobile games developer Pixelberry Studios
Nov 8, 2017
License
- Niantic
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Pokemon GO developer Niantic making Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile game
Nov 8, 2017
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Snap Inc.
Not disclosed
Tencent snaps up 12% stake in Snapchat owner
Nov 7, 2017
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Peak Games
$100m
Win-win: Peak Games sells its casual card game portfolio to Zynga for $100 million
Nov 7, 2017
Investment
- MojiWorks Limited
$2.8m
UK messenger games start-up Mojiworks raises $2.75 million
Nov 6, 2017
Investment
- Bon Games
$1.4m
Finnish startup Bon Games closes $1.4 million seed round to launch first game Transit King
Nov 6, 2017
Partnership
- Vivendi
- Supersolid
Not disclosed
Supersolid partners with Universal Music Group to bring Shania Twain to Home Street
Nov 6, 2017
Acquisition
- Niantic
- Evertoon
Not disclosed
Niantic acquires animation platform Evertoon to add new social features to Pokemon GO
Nov 1, 2017
Investment
- MAG Interactive
$9.7m
MAG Interactive secures $9.7 million investment to close FEO Media acquistion
Nov 1, 2017
Partnership
- Tilting Point
- Edgeworks Entertainment
Not disclosed
TerraGenesis developer Edgeworks signs publishing deal with Tilting Point
Oct 27, 2017
Partnership
- Webzen
Not disclosed
Webzen is teaming up with fashion brand Tokidoki for latest MMORPG venture
Oct 26, 2017
Partnership
- Plexchat
- Overwolf
Not disclosed
Stats Royale partners with Plexchat to bring detailed data to mobile chat platform
Oct 26, 2017
Partnership
- Firefly Games
- NBCUniversal & DreamWorks Interactive
Not disclosed
Firefly Games partners with DreamWorks on multi-IP RPG DreamWorks: Universe of Legends
Oct 25, 2017
Acquisition
- Bug-Tracker Testing Labs
- GlobalStep
Not disclosed
Services provider GlobalStep acquires Montreal’s Bug-Tracker
Oct 24, 2017
Partnership
- Mountains
- Annapurna Interactive
Not disclosed
Annapurna Interactive to publish Melbourne dev Mountains' debut narrative-focused game Florence
Oct 24, 2017
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- VMC
$66.4m
Keywords to acquire VMC for $66 million
Oct 19, 2017
Partnership
- Atari
- Mattel
Not disclosed
Atari partners with Mattel to bring Barbie-branded content to RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
Oct 20, 2017
Acquisition
- MAG Interactive
- FEO Media
Not disclosed
MAG Interactive acquires QuizDuel developer FEO Media for an undisclosed sum
Oct 19, 2017
Acquisition
- d3t
- Keywords Studios
$3.9m
£3m
£3m
Keywords Studios adds another firm to its business by acquiring d3t for $3.9 million
Oct 18, 2017
Partnership
- Obsidian Entertainment
Not disclosed
Obsidian Entertainment partners with mobile fiction platform Bound for series of stories based on Pillars of Eternity
Oct 18, 2017
Investment
- Nitro Games
$3.1m
Nitro Games generates $3.1 million from sale of 500,000 new shares
Oct 18, 2017
Investment
- Magic Leap
$502m
Mixed reality firm Magic Leap raises $502 million in Series D funding
Oct 17, 2017
Partnership
- KamaGames
- Yoozoo Games
Not disclosed
KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to bring social casino game to booming India market
Oct 16, 2017
Acquisition
- IGN Entertainment
- Humble Bundle
Not disclosed
IGN acquires Humble Bundle
Oct 13, 2017
Partnership
- SPYR Games
- Reset Studios
Not disclosed
SPYR Games signs publishing deal with US developer Reset Studios
Oct 12, 2017
Investment
- Supersolid
$4m
London-based developer Supersolid raises $4 million
Oct 10, 2017
License
- Wargaming
Not disclosed
Wargaming partners with Games Workshop for World of Tanks Blitz in-game event
Oct 10, 2017
Investment
- 3rd Eye Studios
$1m
3rd Eye Studios secures $1m investment for VR development tools
Oct 7, 2017
Partnership
- CCP
- PlayRaven
Not disclosed
Finnish developer PlayRaven partners with CCP for Eve mobile game Project Aurora
Oct 5, 2017
Acquisition
- Kongregate
- Synapse Games
Not disclosed
Kongregate acquires Animation Throwdown and Spellstone developer Synpase Games
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