May 11, 2017
Acquisition
- Owlchemy Labs
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
May 10, 2017
Partnership
- Nexon
- Weredsoft
Not disclosed
Nexon partners with South Korean developer Weredsoft to publish Project D globally
May 10, 2017
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- XLOC
$0.9m
Keywords Studios continues spending spree by acquiring CMS developer XLOC for $900,000
May 5, 2017
Partnership
- Niantic
- Knight Foundation
Not disclosed
Niantic partners with Knight Foundation to foster communities in the real world
May 4, 2017
Partnership
- Zynga
- Time Warner Inc
Not disclosed
Zynga partners with People to launch latest social game Crosswords With Friends
May 4, 2017
Partnership
- Tapjoy
- Moat
Not disclosed
Tapjoy partners with analytics firm Moat to track viewability of its rewarded video ads
May 2, 2017
Acquisition
- InnoGames
- MTGx Digital Ventures
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
$90.1m
MTG spends $90 million to increase InnoGames stake to 51% majority
Apr 28, 2017
Investment
- Polka Dot Studio
Not disclosed
Ex-Rovio and Digital Chocolate staff score pre-seed funding round for new Finnish mobile studio Polka Dot
Apr 27, 2017
Investment
- Mech Mocha Game Studios
$5m
Indian mobile game studio Mech Mocha raises $5 million series A funding
Apr 25, 2017
Investment
- Mail.Ru
$100m
Mail.Ru opens $100 million games investment arm
Apr 25, 2017
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Seasun Games
$142.2m
Tencent acquires 9.9% stake in Chinese mobile games developer Seasun for $142 million
Apr 25, 2017
Investment
- GameInfluencer
Not disclosed
GameInfluencer raises six-figure funding from European mobile game developers to grow platform
Apr 25, 2017
Partnership
- Ubisoft
- Tencent
- Playcrab.com
Not applicable
Ubisoft partners with Tencent and Playcrab for China-focused Might & Magic strategy game
Apr 20, 2017
Partnership
- Super Evil Megacorp
- ESL
Not disclosed
ESL UK partners with Super Evil Megacorp to produce upcoming Vainglory Spring Championship
Apr 20, 2017
Partnership
- Zynga
Not disclosed
Zynga partners with GIF sharing platform Tenor for GIFs Against Friends
Apr 19, 2017
Acquisition
- FuzzyCube Software
- Magic Leap
Not disclosed
Magic Leap acquires FuzzyCube and hires staff from Moonbot Studios to bolster development
Apr 19, 2017
Acquisition
- International Game Technology
- DoubleDown Interactive
- DoubleU Games
$825m
South Korea’s DoubleU Games splashes $825 million on social casino dev Double Down
Apr 13, 2017
Partnership
- Teravision Games
- Anima Estudios
Not disclosed
Animation outfit Anima Estudios partners with Colombia's Teravision to create licensed mobile games
Apr 13, 2017
Acquisition
- Inzen Studio
- iCandy Interactive
$4.4m
iCandy Interactive acquires Singapore mobile dev Inzen for $4.4 million to gain access to China market
Apr 13, 2017
Acquisition
- SuperVillain Studios
- Nicalis
- Cowboy Color
Not disclosed
Nicalis picks up SuperVillain Studios and Cowboy Color to expand development capabilities
Apr 12, 2017
Acquisition
- Scientific Games
- Spicerack
Not disclosed
Casino firm Scientific Games acquires social bingo developer Spicerack
Apr 11, 2017
Investment
- Fnatic
$7m
ESports organisation Fnatic raises $7 million to grow operations
Apr 11, 2017
Investment
- Mind Candy
$1.5m
Mind Candy averts bankruptcy with two-year loan extension and $1.5 million funding
Apr 10, 2017
Investment
- Supercell
- Shipyard Games
$2.9m
Shipyard Games secures $2.9 million investment from Supercell to develop location-based game
Apr 10, 2017
Partnership
- 505 Games
- Guangzhou Duoyi Network
Not disclosed
Publisher Duoyi nabs exclusive China publishing rights for 505 Games’ Portal Knights on PC and mobile
Apr 10, 2017
Partnership
- iDreamsky
- Sviper
Not disclosed
Wild City Rush developer Sviper partners with iDreamSky for China launch
Apr 7, 2017
Partnership
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Nazara partners with Indian cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore for new game RCB Star Cricket
Apr 6, 2017
Investment
- appota
Not disclosed
Vietnam-based publisher Appota pushes towards $50 million valuation with series C funding round
Jan 13, 2017
Other
- Baidu Inc.
$173m
Baidu sells mobile gaming business for $173 million
Mar 28, 2017
Investment
- Tilak Healthcare
$2.7m
Therapeutic mobile game developer Tilak Healthcare raises $2.7 million
Apr 4, 2017
Partnership
- Rakuten
- Blackstorm Labs
Not disclosed
Rakuten and Blackstorm want to disrupt Japan's mobile industry with launch of HTML5 social game platform RGames
Apr 3, 2017
Investment
- Nordisk Film
- Gumi Inc.
$0.1m
Gumi and Nordisk Film partner for €100,000 incubation program Nordic VR Startups
Mar 31, 2017
Investment
- iDreamsky
$30m
China's iDreamSky establishes $30 million fund to publish indie games globally
Mar 30, 2017
License
- Koukoi Games
Not disclosed
Finnish developer Koukoi seals partnership with Fox to develop Ferdinand mobile game
Mar 29, 2017
Investment
- Gamee
$2.2m
Social gaming platform Gamee raises $2.15 million
Mar 27, 2017
Partnership
- Colopl
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
Garfield game publisher Animoca partners with COLOPL to push Tokyo Casino Project globally
Mar 23, 2017
Investment
- Traplight Games
$2.7m
Big Bang Racing developer Traplight raises $2.7 million to create games for the Minecraft generation
Mar 21, 2017
Partnership
- Elex Technology Co. Ltd
- Activision
Not disclosed
Activision partners with Elex on unannounced Call of Duty mobile game
Mar 21, 2017
Investment
- Kingston University
$0.1m
Kingston University invests $66,000 in new educational AR and VR facility
Mar 20, 2017
Other
- HTC
$90m
HTC to sell Shanghai smartphone factory for $90 million as it expands VR operations
Mar 20, 2017
Partnership
- SK Telecom
- The Pokemon Company
Not disclosed
SK Telecom signs deal with The Pokemon Company offering free data to Pokemon GO players in South Korea
Mar 20, 2017
License
- Scopely
Not disclosed
Scopely snags Temple Run license for soft-launched match-3 title Treasure Hunters
Mar 17, 2017
Investment
- Alibaba
$145m
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba invests $145 million in new global mobile game distribution venture
Mar 17, 2017
Acquisition
- Corona Labs
- Stack
Not disclosed
Appodeal snaps up 2D game engine developer Corona Labs
Mar 14, 2017
Investment
- Index Ventures
- Roblox
$92m
Roblox closes $92 million funding round to support its 48 million MAUs
Mar 14, 2017
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Harpan LLC
$42.5m
Zynga acquires four Solitaire games from little-known developer for $42.5 million
Mar 13, 2017
Partnership
- Harmonix Music Systems
- Hasbro
Not disclosed
Harmonix partners with Hasbro for mobile and card game DropMix
Mar 13, 2017
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$5m
Animoca Brands raises $5 million to expand into mobile VR and eBooks
Mar 9, 2017
Investment
- Small Giant Games
$5.7m
Small Giant Games closes $5.7 million funding round to grow new game Empires & Puzzles
Mar 8, 2017
Acquisition
- ARM
- SoftBank
$8m