Aug 11, 2017
Acquisition
- Eden Games
- Millennial Esports
$10.5m
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- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Zynga makes Unity exclusive rewarded advertising partner
Aug 2, 2017
Investment
- Tencent
- Milky Tea
Not disclosed
Liverpool-based developer Milky Tea secures investment from Tencent
Aug 2, 2017
Partnership
- Nexon
- Grand Cru
Not disclosed
Finnish dev Grand Cru signs publishing deal with Nexon for new game Battlejack
Jul 31, 2017
License
- ITV
- Kuato Studios
Not disclosed
ITV Studios partners with Kuato for Thunderbirds Are Go mobile game
Jul 31, 2017
Acquisition
- Amazon
- GameSparks
$10m
Report: Amazon bought UK cloud tech firm GameSparks for $10 million
Jul 27, 2017
Investment
- Megacool
$1.5m
Tech start-up Megacool raises $1.5 million to make viral GIFs for mobile games
Jul 27, 2017
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- Aftershock
Not disclosed
Kabam off-shoot Aftershock partners with Marvel on new licensed mobile game
Jul 26, 2017
Partnership
- AGTech
- Paytm
$16m
Alibaba-owned gambling firm AGTech partners with Indian e-commerce company Paytm to create mobile games
Jul 25, 2017
Investment
- SimilarWeb
$47m
Web and app market intelligence firm SimilarWeb raises $47 million
Jul 25, 2017
Acquisition
- Gfinity
- CEVO
$2.7m
Gfinity pushes into US by acquiring eSports tech firm CEVO for $2.7 million
Jul 24, 2017
Investment
- Highmark Interactive
$2m
Medtech firm Highmark raises $2 million to make games that treat brain injuries
Jul 24, 2017
Partnership
- iDreamsky
- Playrix
Not disclosed
Playrix partners with iDreamSky to bring Gardenscapes to China
Jul 21, 2017
Partnership
- Pocket Gems
Not disclosed
Pocket Gems partners with Universal Studios for new Episode story based on Pitch Perfect
Jul 20, 2017
Investment
- Plexchat
$7m
Mobile gamer-focused chat platform Plexchat secures $7 million investment
Jul 20, 2017
Investment
- Kahoot
$20m
Games learning platform Kahoot raises extra $10 million in Series A funding round
Jul 20, 2017
Acquisition
- OnlineFussbaII Manager GmbH
- Digamore Entertainment GmbH
- Stillfront Group
$0.7m
Stillfront acquires German sports management game OnlineFussballManager
Jul 19, 2017
Partnership
- Zynga
- MGM Interactive
Not disclosed
Zynga partners with MGM for new Words With Friends TV game show
Jul 19, 2017
Investment
- Hypernova Interactive
Not disclosed
Hypernova Interactive raises seed funding from first-time games investor Kae Investments
Jul 18, 2017
Acquisition
- N3TWORK
Not disclosed
N3twork buys Eric Seufert’s user acquisition tool Agamemnon
Jul 18, 2017
Investment
- Leap Motion
$50m
Motion tracking developer Leap Motion secures $50 million series C funding round
Jul 14, 2017
Investment
- Force Field
$1.1m
Term1nal developer Force Field raises $1.14 million to finish its next six games
Jul 14, 2017
Acquisition
- Next Games
Not disclosed
Next Games pushes into AR and location-based games with Lume Games acquisition
Jul 13, 2017
Investment
- nDreams
- Mercia Technologies
$3.5m
VR developer NDreams secures $3.5 million investment in second stage of funding round
Jul 10, 2017
Acquisition
- LINE Corporation
Not disclosed
Line launches games publishing division after NextFloor acquisition
Jul 10, 2017
Investment
Not disclosed
Private equity firms invest in Chinese mobile game developer Since Times
Jul 10, 2017
Acquisition
- Amazon
- GameSparks
Not disclosed
Amazon buys UK cloud development platform GameSparks
Jul 6, 2017
Partnership
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Neon Play
Not disclosed
Neon Play seals Emoji Movie deal with Sony Pictures for new game Traffic Panic Boom Town
Jul 5, 2017
Acquisition
- NetDragon Websoft
- JumpStart
Not disclosed
Chinese developer NetDragon buys LA educational games studio JumpStart
Jul 5, 2017
Investment
- Supercell
$0.3m
Supercell grants over $280,000 to Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Jul 4, 2017
Investment
- Sharkbite Games
$1.3m
Steam founder Rick Ellis raises $1.25 million for new studio Sharkbite Games
Jul 4, 2017
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Atomhawk Design
Not disclosed
UK developer Sumo acquires design studio Atomhawk
Jun 30, 2017
Investment
- Wonder
$14m
LA startup Wonder raises $14 million to build smartphone-console hybrid
Jun 29, 2017
Acquisition
- Nexon
Not disclosed
Nexon completes iDCC acquisition to establish Nexon Thailand
Jun 29, 2017
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Wargaming
Not disclosed
Epic Games teams up with Wargaming Mobile to support mobile developers using Unreal Engine 4
Jun 27, 2017
License
- Ubisoft
- Behaviour Interactive
Not disclosed
Ubisoft teams up with Behaviour Interactive for F2P mobile RPG Assassin's Creed Rebellion
Jun 27, 2017
Investment
- Acquired.io
$2m
New user acquisition tool Acquired.io launches with $2 million in funding
Jun 27, 2017
Merger
- Apsalar
- Singular
Not disclosed
Singular merges with Apsalar to offer a more nuanced marketing analytics platform
Jun 22, 2017
Partnership
- Skillz
- Fortafy Games
Not disclosed
Color Switch becomes an eSport through partnership with Skillz
Jun 20, 2017
Investment
- Film Victoria
$0.5m
Film Victoria awards $500,000 to nine Australian developers to help finish their games
Jun 20, 2017
Investment
- Tencent
- OurPalm
$7.2m
¥489m
¥489m
Tencent makes $72 million strategic investment in Chinese developer Ourpalm
Jun 20, 2017
Partnership
- Gamevil
Not disclosed
Gamevil partners with Dungeon Link developer Kong Studios to publish next game Cosmo Duel
Jun 20, 2017
Acquisition
- Samsung
- VRB
$5.5m
Samsung quietly acquires mobile VR developer VRB for a reported $5.5 million
Jun 20, 2017
Acquisition
- Kongregate
- MTGx Digital Ventures
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
$55m
Modern Times Group to acquire casual games publisher Kongregate for $55 million
Jun 19, 2017
Partnership
- Atari
- Tapjoy
Not disclosed