May 20, 2015
Acquisition
- Tribe Studios Ltd.
- Palringo
Not disclosed
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- Type
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May 15, 2015
Investment
- Lionsgate
- Raine Ventures
- Mobcrush
$4.9m
Pure-play mobile game streaming service Mobcrush raises $4.9 million
May 14, 2015
Investment
- Directive Games
- Opea Holding
- GSR Ventures
$3.5m
Directive Games raises $3.5 million
May 13, 2015
Investment
- Pocket Gems
- Tencent
$60m
Tencent invests again, injecting $60 million into Pocket Gems
May 12, 2015
Investment
- GameGenetics
- Target Partners
- High-Tech Gründerfonds
Not disclosed
GameGenetics to massively enlarge R&D base thanks to major investment
May 12, 2015
Partnership
- Cashplay
- Cherrypick Games
Not disclosed
Touchdown Hero goes the extra mile with Cashplay real money tournaments
May 6, 2015
Acquisition
- data.ai
- Mobidia
Not disclosed
App Annie gains 12th office location as it acquires usage analytics outfit Mobida
Apr 30, 2015
Partnership
- Reliance Games
- Personagraph
Not disclosed
Personagraph and WWO bring private marketplace to Indian mobile ad market
Apr 29, 2015
Investment
- Glu Mobile
- Tencent
$126m
Glu Mobile gains $126 million Tencent investment and signs up Britney Spears
Apr 28, 2015
Partnership
- Kabam
- Longtu Game
Not disclosed
Longtu is publishing Kabam's Marvel Contest of Champions in China
Apr 24, 2015
Partnership
- Newzoo
Not disclosed
Newzoo and TalkingData combine brains to track Chinese games market
Apr 17, 2015
Investment
- 99Games Online Private Ltd.
- Kalaari Capital
- Ascent Capital
$5m
99Games raises $5 million to target growing Indian market
Apr 14, 2015
Partnership
- Baidu Inc.
- Sungy
- Cheetah Mobile
- LoopMe
Not disclosed
LoopMe to bring native video ads to Baidu, Cheetah Mobile and Sungy Mobile
Apr 14, 2015
Investment
- Frenzoo
- K5 Ventures
- Anshe Chung Ltd
- Fresco Capital
$1m
Frenzoo raises another $1 million to expand Me Girl franchise
Apr 14, 2015
Partnership
- Vserv
- Bee7
Not disclosed
Bee7 and Vserv forge partnership to solve emerging market monetisation
Apr 13, 2015
Acquisition
- Sunstorm Games
- CrazyLabs
Not disclosed
TabTale nets 5 million new players with Sunstorm acquisition
Apr 9, 2015
Investment
- NCSOFT
- This Game Studio
$5m
NCsoft invests $5 million in Kabam spin-out This Game Studio
Apr 8, 2015
License
- Scott Games
Not disclosed
Warner Bros. to bring Five Nights at Freddy's to the big screen
Apr 7, 2015
Acquisition
- Amazon
- Crytek
Not disclosed
Amazon makes another strategic gaming move with $50 million CryEngine deal
Apr 1, 2015
Investment
- Bica Studios
- Portugal Ventures
Not disclosed
Bica Studios closes seed funding round amid Portugese gaming boom
Mar 26, 2015
Partnership
- Scopely
- Kung Fu Factory
Not disclosed
Scopely forges multi-year partnership with Kung Fu Factory
Mar 26, 2015
Partnership
- Razer
- Leap Motion
Not disclosed
Leap Motion and Razer building VR headset with in-built hand tracking
Mar 23, 2015
License
- MAG Interactive
- Hutch Games
- GetSocial
Not disclosed
GetSocial 3.0 launches, powering social engagement for MMX Racing and Ruzzle Adventure
Mar 19, 2015
Investment
- Lifeline Ventures
- Sunstone Capital
- Metacore
Not disclosed
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Mar 16, 2015
Acquisition
- Glispa GmbH
- Market Tech Holdings
$77m
Market Tech Holdings acquires majority stake in glispa with $77 million deal
Mar 17, 2015
Partnership
- Nintendo
- DeNA
Not disclosed
Nintendo signs deal with DeNA to bring Mario and other IP to mobile
Mar 16, 2015
Acquisition
- MobPartner
- Cheetah Mobile
$58m
Cheetah Mobile acquires MobPartner for $58 million
Mar 12, 2015
Investment
- Sequoia Capital
- Moonfrog Labs
- Tiger Global Management
$15m
Moonfrog Labs raises $15 million to develop games for India
Mar 3, 2015
Investment
- Vserv
- Maverick Capital Ventures
Not disclosed
Vserv closes Series B round with Maverick Capital Ventures
Mar 5, 2015
Partnership
- DeNA
- Fyber
Not applicable
Following a 4 cent ARPDAU testcase boost, DeNA partners with Fyber in US
Mar 2, 2015
Partnership
- Playerize
- Virtual Piggy, Inc.
Not disclosed
U21 payment platform Oink partners with Playerize
Feb 24, 2015
Investment
- Telltale Games
- Lionsgate
Not disclosed
Lionsgate invests in The Walking Dead creators Telltale Games
Feb 18, 2015
Partnership
- Rovio
- Beijing Kunlun Tech Co., Ltd.
Not disclosed
Rovio hooks up with Kunlun to make Angry Birds for China
Feb 18, 2015
Investment
- Miniclip
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent sets sights on Europe with majority investment in Miniclip
Feb 19, 2015
Partnership
- InMobi
- Starcom MediaVest Group
Not disclosed
Starcom MediaVest heads into mobile with InMobi partnership
Feb 19, 2015
Investment
- Sega Networks
- Demiurge Studios
- Space Ape Games
- Ignited Artists
Not disclosed
Sega buys Demiurge Studios and invests in Space Ape and Ignited Artists
Feb 16, 2015
Partnership
- OurPalm
- Animoca Brands
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands on its hit resistant, high volume strategy for mobile gaming success
Feb 17, 2015
Investment
- Firefly Games
- Ceyuan Ventures
- SkyOcean
- GuangZhou WinHi
$8m
Firefly Games raises $8 million to bring top Chinese games to US
Feb 16, 2015
Acquisition
- YoYo Games
- Playtech
$16.4m
Gambling software outfit Playtech buys GameMaker dev YoYo Games for $16.4 million
Feb 11, 2015
Acquisition
- Z2Live
- King
$45m
Expanding into new genres, King buys Z2Live for up to $150 million
Feb 10, 2015
Acquisition
- Appsfire
- Mobile Network Group
Not disclosed
Appsfire acquired by Mobile Network Group for a rumoured $30 million
Feb 10, 2015
Investment
- Tencent
- YouWeb
- Discord
- Benchmark Capital
Not disclosed
Tencent leads investment in Hammer & Chisel's Series B
Feb 10, 2015
Partnership
- Gamevil
- Ginno Games
- Dragonfly Games
Not disclosed
Gamevil bringing two top Korean PC games to mobile
Feb 2, 2015
Partnership
- Ustwo games
- iDreamsky
Not disclosed
iDreamSky bags exclusive Chinese Android rights for Monument Valley
Jan 30, 2015
Investment
- Ouya Inc.
- Alibaba
$10m
Ouya leverages its library to earn $10 million investment from Alibaba
Jan 29, 2015
Investment
- Tencent
- Changyou
$1,000m
Tencent rumoured to have bought China's #1 gaming website for $1 billion
Jan 27, 2015
Acquisition
- Q Entertainment
- Mobcast Global
Not disclosed
Mobcast buys Lumines and Meteos for mobile reinvention
Jan 26, 2015
Partnership
- Com2uS
- Baidu Inc.
- Qihoo 360 Technology Co.
Not disclosed
Summoners War to launch in China with Baidu and 360
Jan 20, 2015
Investment
- AppsFlyer
- Pitango Venture Capital
- Fidelity Growth Partners Europe
- Magma Venture Partners
$20m
After B funding round, AppsFlyer is $20 million stronger
Jan 19, 2015
Investment
- MAG Interactive
- Delinquent
Not disclosed