Apr 20, 2017
Partnership
- Super Evil Megacorp
- ESL
Not disclosed
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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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
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