Mar 27, 2017
Partnership
- Colopl
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Softbank to sell 25% stake in recently acquired ARM
Mar 7, 2017
Partnership
- Baidu Inc.
Not disclosed
Google pushes Accelerated Mobile Pages to Asia through Baidu and Sogou partnerships
Mar 7, 2017
Acquisition
- Outfit7
$1,000m
Chinese chemical firm back in for $1 billion Talking Tom developer Outfit7 after missing out first time around
Mar 7, 2017
Acquisition
- Ubisoft
Not disclosed
Ubisoft acquires massively-multiplayer sandbox game Growtopia
Mar 7, 2017
Investment
- LoopMe
$10m
AI-driven mobile video marketer LoopMe closes $10 million funding round
Mar 6, 2017
Acquisition
- Creative Assembly
- Crytek
Not disclosed
Sega buys Crytek Black Sea and renames it Creative Assembly Sofia
Mar 2, 2017
Partnership
- AdMob
- IronSource
Not disclosed
IronSource expands partnership with Google AdMob to gain access to more rewarded video ads
Mar 2, 2017
Partnership
- ESL
Not disclosed
Twitter partners with ESL and DreamHack to bring eSports streaming to its social network
Mar 1, 2017
Partnership
- Nexon
- PlayFusion
Not disclosed
Toys-to-life developer PlayFusion enters strategic partnership with Nexon Korea
Mar 1, 2017
Partnership
- Zhaomi Group
- Kee Ever Bright Design Technology
$360m
China's Zhaomi Group and Kee establish $360 million video game M&A fund
Feb 28, 2017
Investment
- TotallyAwesome
$2m
Kid-friendly ad platform TotallyAwesome raises $2 million
Feb 27, 2017
Other
- Next Games
$30m
Next Games looking to $30 million IPO to boost development and global competitiveness
Feb 27, 2017
Investment
- Nexon
- imcGAMES Co., Ltd.
Not disclosed
Nexon Korea makes strategic investment in Tree of Savior developer IMC Games
Feb 23, 2017
Acquisition
- Netmarble
- Kabam
Not disclosed
Netmarble closes acquisition of Kabam Vancouver and Marvel: Contest of Champions
Feb 23, 2017
Partnership
- LINE Corporation
- Autumn Games
Not disclosed
LINE Corporation signs up to distribute mobile Skullgirls adaptation globally
Feb 23, 2017
Investment
- Gaming Corps
$10m
Swedish developer Gaming Corps pivots to acquisition strategy following $10 million investment
Feb 23, 2017
Investment
- Armada Interactive
$10m
Armada Interactive secures $10 million from two seed funding rounds
Feb 23, 2017
Other
- Wooga
- InnoGames
Not disclosed
Strategy specialist InnoGames snaps up Warlords IP from Wooga
Feb 22, 2017
Investment
- Maple Media
$30m
Mobile acquisition and management firm Maple Media raises $30 million
Feb 21, 2017
Partnership
- Tenjin
- Looker
- Chartio
Not disclosed
Tenjin partners with Looker and Chartio to make marketing data more efficient
Feb 20, 2017
License
- Activision Blizzard
- Com2uS
Not disclosed
Com2uS enters deal with Activision to develop Skylanders mobile game for 2018
Feb 20, 2017
Other
- Mobvista
$100m
Mobile marketing firm Mobvista agrees $100 million loan deal with Bank of China
Feb 20, 2017
Investment
- ShineZone Network
$58m
Chinese mobile games developer ShineZone raises $58 million
Feb 17, 2017
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
- Spov
$1.5m
Keywords continues acquisition spree with $1.5 million purchase of animation studio Spov
Feb 15, 2017
Investment
- Krotos
Not disclosed
Audio tech firm Krotos secures six-figure funding from former Rockstar North president
Feb 15, 2017
Partnership
- Plarium
- 21st Century Fox
Not disclosed
Plarium partners with Twentieth Century Fox to bring children's film Rio to match-3
Feb 9, 2017
Acquisition
- TT Games
- Playdemic
Not disclosed
TT Games acquires Golf Clash developer Playdemic to make LEGO mobile games
Feb 9, 2017
License
- Glu Mobile
Not disclosed
Glu partners with MLB to bring fully-licensed teams and players to Tap Sports Baseball
Feb 7, 2017
Investment
- Cupcake Entertainment
- Playlab
$1m
Brazilian developer Cupcake Entertainment secures $1 million deal with Southeast Asia publisher Playlab
Feb 6, 2017
Partnership
- Zach Gage
Not disclosed
SpellTower dev signs partnership with dictionary publisher
Feb 2, 2017
Investment
- Disruptor Beam
$8.5m
Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam raises $8.5 million
Feb 2, 2017
Partnership
- Taptica
Not disclosed
Taptica makes first move into Japan through Adinnovation partnership
Feb 1, 2017
Acquisition
- Social Point
- Take-Two Interactive
$250m
Take-Two acquires Spanish mobile developer Social Point for $250 million
Jan 31, 2017
Acquisition
- Razer
- Nextbit
Not disclosed
Razer acquires cloud-focused smartphone manufacturer Nextbit
Jan 30, 2017
Partnership
- Nexon
- Kunlun
Not disclosed
Nexon snaps up Japan publishing rights for Kunlun’s Elsword Mobile
Jan 26, 2017
Acquisition
- King
- Omniata
Not disclosed