Nov 13, 2014
Investment
- Tencent
- LINE Corporation
- 4:33 Creative Lab
$110m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Nov 13, 2014
Investment
- Scopely
- Highland Capital Partners
- Participant Media
- TPG Growth
- Knoll Ventures
- Evolution Media Capital
$35m
Scopely takes a big bet on its nextgen publishing philosophy with $35 million round
Nov 10, 2014
Investment
- Intel Capital
$9.4m
Intel leads $9 million funding round for VR Kickstarter success Avegant
Nov 12, 2014
Investment
- TinyLoot
Not disclosed
TinyLoot receives additional funding ahead of Series A investment
Nov 10, 2014
Investment
- Execution Labs
- Corus Entertainment
$6m
Execution Labs to boost indie outreach internationally after raising $6 million
Nov 7, 2014
Partnership
- Lima Sky
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Holy hopping, Batman, it's Doodle Jump DC Super Heroes
Nov 6, 2014
Investment
- Disruptor Beam
- Midverse Studios
- Imaginary Games
Not disclosed
Midverse signs Disruptor Beam and Imaginary Games to its Invest+Publish program
Nov 5, 2014
Acquisition
- Ankama
- Wizcorp
Not disclosed
French media outfit Ankama acquires Wizcorp for its HTML5 expertise
Nov 4, 2014
Acquisition
- Fuse Powered
- Corona Labs
Not disclosed
Fuse Powered buys Corona Labs to offer a one-stop shop for mobile development and monetisation
Nov 4, 2014
Investment
- DeltaDNA
- Par Equity
- STV Group
- Scottish Investment Bank
- Edge Investments
$3m
DeltaDNA secures another $3 million
Oct 31, 2014
License
- Ubisoft
- Future Games of London – A Ubisoft Studio
- OurPalm
Not disclosed
OurPalm signs China publishing deal with Ubisoft over Hungry Shark Evolution
Oct 30, 2014
Acquisition
- Next Games
- Helsinki GameWorks
Not disclosed
From startup to consolidation in 2 months: Next Games buys Helsinki Gameworks
Oct 30, 2014
Partnership
- MyGamez
- China Unicom
Not disclosed
MyGamez kicks off gaming for China Unicom's set-top boxes with Tunnel Ground
Oct 29, 2014
Partnership
- Unity Technologies
- NHN Entertainment Corp.
Not disclosed
Unity signs global alliance with Korean giant NHN Entertainment
Oct 29, 2014
Acquisition
- PlayPhone
- GungHo Online Entertainment
Not disclosed
Rumour: GungHo Online buys 70% stake in PlayPhone to gain US and emerging markets reach
Oct 28, 2014
Investment
- Traplight Games
- Sunstone Capital
- Finnvera Ventures Capital
- East Wings
$0.5m
Traplight Games raises $500,000 to launch user-generated social racer What on Earth!
Oct 27, 2014
Partnership
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- 17-Bit Studios
Not disclosed
No big puzzle: GungHo continues western push with 17-BIT deal
Oct 21, 2014
Investment
- Fiksu
- Silicon Valley Bank
$10m
Fiksu raises $10 million to supercharge global expansion
Oct 20, 2014
Investment
- YouAppi
- Glilot Capital Partners
- Flint Capital
- 2B-Angels
$3m
UA outfit YouAppi raises $3 million to move beyond installs to LTV
Oct 22, 2014
Investment
- Small Giant Games
- Creandum
- PROfounders
- Spintop Ventures
- Capital A Partners
$3.1m
Buoyant Helsinki: Small Giant Games raises $3.1 million
Oct 21, 2014
Partnership
- GREE
- KDDI Corporation
Not applicable
GREE agrees publishing partnership with carrier KDDI
Oct 16, 2014
Investment
- Accel Partners
- Osmo
- Upfront Ventures
- K9 Ventures
$12m
Education gaming outfit Osmo raises $12 million
Oct 16, 2014
Partnership
- Rovio
- GungHo Online Entertainment
Not applicable
GungHo and Rovio plan two week Angry Birds and Puzzle & Dragons crossover
Oct 15, 2014
Partnership
- Thumbstar Games
- Pixel Toys
Not applicable
Thumbstar distributing GunFinger on Android devices
Oct 13, 2014
Partnership
- Gamevil
- 8elements
Not disclosed
Gamevil partners with 8elements to open southeast Asia office in Singapore
Oct 10, 2014
Partnership
- GREE
- LINE Corporation
- Epic Voyage
Not disclosed
Passing the baton: GREE sets up a joint venture to make games for LINE
Oct 8, 2014
Investment
- Cloudcade
- IDG Capital Partners
$1.6m
IDG Capital drops $1.55 million on Cloudcade to drive F2P innovation
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Oct 7, 2014
Acquisition
- RNTS Media
- Fyber
$190m
[Updated] RNTS Media acquires monetisation outfit Fyber for $190 million
Oct 6, 2014
Partnership
- Thumbstar Games
- Bossa Studios
Not applicable
Thumbstar and Bossa join forces to bring titles including Thomas Was Alone to emerging markets
Oct 1, 2014
Investment
- Hugo Games
$4m
Hugo Games raises $4 million for marketing new Hugo the troll games
Oct 1, 2014
Partnership
- DeltaDNA
- HP Vertica
Not applicable
DeltaDNA and HP Vertica strike up strategic partnership to improve data management
Oct 1, 2014
Investment
- Remerge
- Point Nine Capital
$1m
Remerge secures $1 million funding for its adtech platform
Sep 30, 2014
Investment
- Stolen Couch Games
$0.3m
Stolen Couch Games secures $315,000 in funding for Animal Crossing-style game
Sep 26, 2014
Investment
- Atlas Venture
- Skillz
$6m
Skillz raises $6 million for an aggressive UA campaign for real-money skill-based games
Sep 26, 2014
Partnership
- Remedy Entertainment
- Flaregames
Not disclosed
Pint and publishing deal: Remedy and Flaregames sign Agents of Storm contract in London pub
Sep 24, 2014
Acquisition
- Upsight
- Science Inc.
Not disclosed
Consolidation in mobile monetisation fragments then coalesces as Science Inc buys Upsight's PlayHaven ad network
Sep 23, 2014
Acquisition
- Nexage
- Millennial Media
$107.5m
Millennial Media acquires Nexage for $107.5 million
Sep 23, 2014
Investment
- Grantoo
- Fuel
- Rising Tide Fund
- Middle East Venture Partners
$3.5m
New company name, faces and direction as Fuel raises $3.5 million
Sep 23, 2014
Investment
- KNeoWORLD
$6m
KneoWorld receives $6 million to extend its education games to Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin
Sep 22, 2014
Partnership
- Cashplay
- Digital Melody
Not disclosed
How much money would a woodchopper game make if a woodchopper game would integrate Cashplay?
Sep 18, 2014
Investment
- Swrve
- Acero Capital
- Atlantic Bridge
- Intel Capital
$10m
Swrve raises $10 million to provide the tools enabling brands to grow the consumer relationship
Sep 16, 2014
Partnership
- SkyMobi
- China Telecom
Not disclosed
SkyMobi looks to expand its instore reach to over 100,000 operator shops in China
Sep 16, 2014
Investment
- Chobolabs
- Innovation Endeavors
$1.3m
Chobolabs raises $1.3 million to redefine competitive shooters on mobile
Sep 15, 2014
Partnership
- Harmonix Music Systems
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
Harmonix and Tilting Point working together for multiple mobile music games
Sep 15, 2014
Acquisition
- Microsoft
- Mojang
$2,500m
Microsoft acquires Minecraft for $2.5 billion
Sep 12, 2014
Partnership
- Image & Form
- Zoink Games
Not disclosed
Conscious Coupling: Zoink and Image & Form create a publishing partnership
Sep 11, 2014
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Crosby Capital
$10m
Chinese investment group spends $10 million to acquire Star Girl franchise for fashion retail opportunities
Sep 11, 2014
Partnership
- Adult Swim
- Game Insight
- SkyMobi
- Shiny Box Games
Not disclosed
SkyMobi brings Battle Towers, Major Mayhem and Dungeon Quest to China
Sep 10, 2014
Partnership
- Halfbrick Studios
- iDreamsky
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Halfbrick and iDreamsky bring a new version of Fruit Ninja to Tencent's mobile platform
Sep 8, 2014
Acquisition
- Jam City
- BoosterMedia
- Hallpass Media
Not disclosed