Dec 20, 2017
Partnership
- Disruptor Beam
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Dec 20, 2017
Partnership
- Reality Gaming Ltd
- Gizer
Not disclosed
AR developer Reality Gaming Group partners with eSports app Gizer to bring tournaments to Reality Clash
Dec 19, 2017
Partnership
- Wargaming
- Gunslinger Studios
Not disclosed
Industrial Toys spin-off Gunslinger Studios partners with Wargaming Mobile to publish upcoming mobile RPGs
Dec 18, 2017
Investment
- Like a Boss Games
$1.6m
Mobile start-up Like a Boss Games secures $1.6 million funding for multiplayer sports title
Dec 18, 2017
Acquisition
- The Walt Disney Company
- 21st Century Fox
- FoxNext
$52,000m
Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox in $52 billion deal
Dec 15, 2017
Partnership
- Reliance Games
- World Wrestling Entertainment
Not disclosed
Reliance Games partners with WWE on branded fighting game WWE Mayhem
Dec 14, 2017
Investment
- Raw Fury Games
$0.6m
Indie publisher Raw Fury secures $600k investment to release more games on Switch
Dec 14, 2017
Partnership
- Unity
Not disclosed
Unity partners with testing firm Pearson VUE to roll out Unity Certification tests globally
Dec 14, 2017
Partnership
- Tilting Point
- Nukebox Studios
$18m
Food Truck Chef developer Nukebox Studios partners with Tilting Point on $18 million UA campaign
Dec 13, 2017
Investment
- nWay
$11m
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay secures $11 million investment round
Dec 13, 2017
Investment
- Skillz
$25m
Mobile eSports company Skillz raises $25 million
Dec 13, 2017
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- Sperasoft
$27m
Keywords Studios picks up work-for-hire developer Sperasoft for $27 million
Dec 12, 2017
Investment
- Nazara
$27.9m
India's 54th richest man acquires minority stake in Nazara for $27.9 million
Dec 12, 2017
Partnership
- Wooga
- HeyHuman
Not disclosed
Wooga and marketing agency HeyHuman target younger players with new Pearl's Peril influencer campaign
Dec 12, 2017
License
- Jam City
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Jam City seals licensing deal for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game
Dec 8, 2017
Partnership
- VirtTrade
Not disclosed
Digital trading card specialist VirtTrade signs three year partnership with Discovery Channel
Dec 7, 2017
Partnership
- Animoca Brands
- AppOnboard
Not disclosed
Animoca gets revenue boost for Crazy Kings with AppOnboard's Rewarded Demo zones
Dec 7, 2017
Partnership
- Razer
- Super Evil Megacorp
Not disclosed
Super Evil Megacorp forms strategic partnership with Razer to advance mobile eSports
Dec 7, 2017
Partnership
- PlayRaven
- Improbable
Not disclosed
PlayRaven becomes first mobile game developer to use SpatialOS through partnership with Improbable
Dec 7, 2017
Partnership
- Creative Mobile
- FoxNext
Not disclosed
FoxNext partners with Creative Mobile on mobile game The X-Files: Deep State
Dec 7, 2017
Acquisition
- Goodgame Studios
- Stillfront Group
$318m
€270m
€270m
Stillfront acquires Hamburg-based strategy game developer Goodgame Studios for $318 million
Dec 5, 2017
Investment
- Stanga Games
$0.5m
Underworld Football Manager dev Stanga Games raises $500,000
Dec 4, 2017
Investment
- Strange Quest
$2.2m
Ex-King staff raise $2.2 million for new Swedish studio Strange Quest
Dec 4, 2017
Partnership
- NHN Entertainment Corp.
- FoxNext
Not disclosed
NHN Entertainment partners with Sony Pictures on soft-launched Jumanji mobile game tie-in
Dec 1, 2017
Acquisition
- Cheetah Mobile
- Immobile Games
Not disclosed
Finnish dev Immobile sells Early Access game SkidStorm to Cheetah Mobile after pirated version goes viral in China
Nov 30, 2017
Partnership
- Jam City
Not disclosed
Jam City brings Dr Seuss' The Grinch to mobile for the first time in Panda Pop
Nov 30, 2017
Partnership
- CoolGames
- The Tetris Company
Not disclosed
CoolGames brings classic puzzle game Tetris to Facebook's Instant Games platform
Nov 27, 2017
Partnership
- Com2uS
- Skybound
Not disclosed
Com2uS partners with Skybound Entertainment on Summoners War comics, animation, and more
Nov 27, 2017
Partnership
- Tencent
- bluehole
Not disclosed
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to mobile through Tencent partnership
Nov 24, 2017
Investment
- Niantic
$200m
Pokemon GO developer Niantic catches $200 million investment
Nov 24, 2017
Investment
- Huuuge Games
$50m
Social casino developer Huuuge Games raises $50 million
Nov 24, 2017
Partnership
- Chair Entertainment
Not disclosed
Chair Entertainment partners with messaging app Pundit on a pack of Infinity Blade stickers
Nov 23, 2017
Partnership
- Playtrex
Not disclosed
Floyd Mayweather becomes face of Playtrex's social casino game Wild Poker
Nov 22, 2017
Investment
- AppLovin
$841m
AppLovin swaps $1.4 billion sale to Orient Hontai Capital for $841 million debt investment
Nov 22, 2017
Investment
- PacketZoom
$5m
PacketZoom closes $5 million series A funding round to grow its platform
Nov 22, 2017
Acquisition
- Apple
- Vrvana
$30m
Report: Apple acquires mixed reality hardware firm Vrvana for $30 million
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