Dec 24, 2024
Acquisition
- Scopely
- Perfect World Games
$34.5m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Dec 20, 2024
Acquisition
- Nazara
- Nodwin Gaming
$0.9m
Nazara subsidiary Nodwin acquires 93% stake in AFK gaming for $900,000
Dec 20, 2024
Other
- Stillfront Group
$227m
Stillfront Group secures $227m credit facility to extend financial flexibility
Dec 20, 2024
Investment
- Ray Browser
$6.5m
Ray Browser raises $6.5m to boost web-based gaming
Dec 19, 2024
Investment
- Sony
- Kadokawa Corporation
$318m
Sony becomes Kadokawa's largest Shareholder with $318m investment
Dec 19, 2024
Investment
$4.5m
Moon Beast Productions raises $4.5m to ‘revolutionise’ action RPGs
Dec 19, 2024
Partnership
- Kwalee
- Tamatem Games
- Sandsoft
- NEOM
Not disclosed
NEOM Media partners with Kwalee, Sandsoft, Tamatem and others to launch games publishing network
Dec 18, 2024
Investment
- VGAMES
$142m
Vgames raises $142m for third fund to back global game studios
Dec 18, 2024
Investment
- Databricks
$10,000m
Databricks raises $10bn to bring company valuation to $62bn
Dec 18, 2024
Investment
- Agave Games
$18m
Turkish developer Agave Games gets $18m funding
Dec 17, 2024
Partnership
- The Pokemon Company
- McDonald's
Not disclosed
Pokémon GO partners with McDonald's US to add PokéStops and Gyms at 13,500 locations
Dec 17, 2024
Partnership
- Paper Boat Apps
Not disclosed
Kiddopia teams up with Moonbug to bring Little Angel characters to learning platform
Dec 16, 2024
Investment
- Aonic
$0m
Aonic receives €152 million investment to fuel M&A
Dec 13, 2024
Partnership
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games partners with Telefónica to pre-install Fortnite and the Epic Games Store on Android
Dec 12, 2024
Partnership
Not disclosed
EsportsXO partners with Abu Dhabi Gaming to open regional headquarters in the MENA region
Dec 11, 2024
Investment
$150m
Beam Ventures launches in Abu Dhabi with $150m fund to support game studios
Dec 10, 2024
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Chartboost
- LoopMe
Not disclosed
Zynga sells Chartboost to LoopMe
Dec 10, 2024
Acquisition
- PlayFusion
- Build A Rocket Boy
Not disclosed
Build A Rocket Boy acquires UK developer PlayFusion
Dec 9, 2024
Partnership
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with StarNest to launch game development academy in Azerbaijan
Dec 6, 2024
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Reforged Studios acquires South Africa’s Yellow Lab Games
Dec 6, 2024
Investment
- Top App Games
$10m
Cyprus-based studio Top App Games secures $10m funding
Dec 5, 2024
Investment
$2m
Fortnite UGC studio Creators Corp gets $2 million investment from Lumina
Dec 4, 2024
Partnership
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Nazara and Lysto pen Letter of Intent to launch The Growth Protocol
Dec 3, 2024
Investment
$3m
Playgama lands $3 million to simplify HTML5 game distribution
Dec 3, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
Not applicable
Nazara continues M&A push with Funky Monkeys and LearnTube investments
Dec 2, 2024
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Kuro Games
Not disclosed
Tencent acquires majority stake in Wuthering Waves developer Kuro Games
Nov 29, 2024
Acquisition
- Nodwin Gaming
$2.8m
Nazara subsidiary Nodwin Gaming acquires Trinity Gaming for $2.8 million
Nov 28, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
$100m
Nazara nets $100m to accelerate strategic acquisitions and expansion plans
Nov 28, 2024
Investment
- Codecks
$1m
Codecks secures €1 million to drive growth and expand project management tool
Nov 26, 2024
Investment
- Stillfront Group
$78m
Stillfront secures $78 million in successful bond issuance
Nov 25, 2024
Partnership
- LEGO
Not disclosed
LEGO and UNICEF release eight key frameworks to promote child wellbeing in games
Nov 25, 2024
Investment
- Appcharge
$26m
Appcharge lands $26 million to boost direct-to-consumer platform for mobile games
Nov 21, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
- Xigma Games
$0.2m
WTFund and Nazara Technologies back Norian Games and Xigma Games with $240,000 investment
Nov 21, 2024
Partnership
Not disclosed
MTN and Telecoming partnership brings cloud gaming to mobile in South Africa
Nov 21, 2024
Investment
- KGeN (Kratos Gamer Network)
$10m
KGeN secures $10 million for web3-powered ‘gamer controlled’ economies
Nov 21, 2024
Acquisition
- Superplay Games
- Playtika
$1,950m
Playtika completes acquisition of Dice Dreams developer SuperPlay
Nov 20, 2024
Acquisition
- Game District
Not disclosed
Game District acquires majority stake in Türkiye’s Gleam Games
Nov 19, 2024
Investment
- Play Ventures
$140m
Play Ventures secures $140 million to support early-stage game studios
Nov 19, 2024
Investment
- Asmodee Digital
- Embracer Group
$423m
Embracer to contribute $423 million towards Asmodee’s near $1bn debt repayment
Nov 19, 2024
Partnership
- Com2uS
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla and Com2uS forge strategic partnership to offer payment and backend services to developers
Nov 19, 2024
Investment
- SuperScale
$1.2m
SuperScale raises $1.2 million for analytics service SuperPlatform
Nov 18, 2024
Investment
- Merak Capital
$80m
Merak Capital launches $80 million fund to support MENA games start-ups
Nov 14, 2024
Investment
$18m
Former Supercell devs at Bit Odd raise $18m investment
Nov 14, 2024
Investment
- SayGames
$30m
SayGames to invest $30 million in hybridcasual studios over next three years
Nov 14, 2024
Acquisition
- Miniclip
- Embracer Group
- Easybrain
$1.2m
Miniclip purchases Easybrain from Embracer for $1.2bn
Nov 13, 2024
Investment
- Funstop
$5m
Funstop Games secures $5 million to accelerate game development and expand globally
Nov 13, 2024
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Starform
$6m
Starform secures $6 million to bolster shooter game Metalstorm
Nov 13, 2024
Investment
- a16z
- Neon
$14m
Neon raises $14 million to create web shops for developers
Nov 12, 2024
Acquisition
- Plarium
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- Aristocrat Leisure
$620m
Modern Times Group acquires Raid: Shadow Legends maker Plarium for $620m
Nov 12, 2024
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$10m