Mar 7, 2017
Partnership
- Baidu Inc.
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
King buys analytics company Omniata
Jan 25, 2017
Partnership
- LINE Corporation
- Fyber
Not disclosed
LINE adds rewarded video ads to messaging app through Fyber partnership
Jan 20, 2017
Investment
- YJM Entertainment
- Venture Reality Fund
Not disclosed
YJM Games becomes first South Korea developer to invest in Venture Reality Fund
Jan 20, 2017
Investment
- Fig
$7.8m
Crowdfunding platform Fig raises $7.84 million to boost number of campaigns
Jan 20, 2017
Partnership
- Gumi Inc.
- EUVR
Not disclosed
Gumi partners with EUVR to bring VR investment to European developers
Jan 18, 2017
Acquisition
- Microsoft
- Simplygon
Not disclosed
Microsoft snaps up 3D optimisation tool Simplygon
Jan 18, 2017
Investment
- AppsFlyer
$56m
AppsFlyer raises $56 million for better mobile marketing data and AI-driven insights
Jan 11, 2017
Acquisition
- Azubu
- Hitbox
Not disclosed
Azubu acquires rival eSports streaming service Hitbox and plans to launch mobile-focused platform
Jan 10, 2017
Partnership
- Gameloft
- AerServ
Not disclosed
Gameloft’s mobile ad network partners with AerServ for rewarded video ads
Jan 6, 2017
Acquisition
- Marmalade Game Studio
- GMO Cloud
Not disclosed
GMO Cloud acquires exclusive rights to Marmalade SDK and plans further development
Jan 5, 2017
Partnership
- Abertay University
- Perfect World Entertainment
Not disclosed
Abertay University partners with Perfect World to promote game dev education in China
Jan 4, 2017
Partnership
- IGG Inc.
Not disclosed
IGG and Boostinsider partner for massive influencer campaign to promote Lords Mobile through January
Dec 22, 2016
Acquisition
- Keywords Studios
$0.7m
Keywords Studios keeps on acquiring and picks up Sonox Audio Solutions for €650,000
Dec 22, 2016
Acquisition
- Brainbow Games
- Hachette UK
Not disclosed
Book publisher Hachette Livre acquires majority stake in Peak developer Brainbow
Dec 22, 2016
Acquisition
- Glu Mobile
- Plain Vanilla
$8.7m
Glu Mobile picks up QuizUp developer Plain Vanilla in deal worth $8.7 million
Dec 21, 2016
Investment
- Plato
$3m