Jan 19, 2015
Investment
- nDreams
- Mercia Technologies
$2.8m
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- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jan 16, 2015
Partnership
- TT Games
- Nexon
Not disclosed
Nexon set to develop Asia-first LEGO game for iOS and Android
Jan 13, 2015
Acquisition
- Kabam
- Magic Pixel Games
- TapZen
- Kabam Los Angeles
Not disclosed
Kabam buys TapZen and Magic Pixel Games
Dec 30, 2014
Investment
- KongZhong
- Forgame
$16m
KongZhong spends $16 million on a 7% stake in Forgame
Dec 18, 2014
Investment
- GameAnalytics
- Sunstone Capital
- Beta Angels
$5.5m
GameAnalytics get a C-Level talent injection and raises $5.5 million
Dec 16, 2014
Partnership
- Game Insight
- Toyze
Not disclosed
Game Insight supports 3D printing via Toyze
Dec 16, 2014
Investment
- Tencent
- Northzone
- Dots
- Greycroft Partners
$10m
Tencent co-leads $10 million investment into Dots developer
Dec 15, 2014
Partnership
- Tencent
- Aiming Inc.
- Aiming Inc.
Not disclosed
Tencent and Aiming sign mutual game distribution deal in China and Japan
Dec 12, 2014
Investment
- Qualcomm
- Chukong Technologies
Not disclosed
Qualcomm invests in Chukong as part of its strategic Chinese fund
Dec 11, 2014
Investment
- Jolla
Not disclosed
Off the back of $1.8 million Indiegogo tablet campaign, Jolla total funding reaches $42 million
Dec 11, 2014
Partnership
- Storm8
- Hasbro
Not disclosed
Storm8 partners with Hasbro for Monopoly Bingo! social casino game
Dec 11, 2014
Investment
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- Kamcord
$15m
Video & Dragons: GungHo leads $15 million funding for Kamcord
Dec 10, 2014
Investment
- PlayRaven
- Northzone
$4.1m
Promising to shake up F2P grossing stasis, PlayRaven raises $4 million
Dec 10, 2014
Partnership
- RockYou Inc
- Kabam
Not disclosed
With the $4 billion Chinese mobile game market its big play for 2015, Kabam ditches web games
Dec 10, 2014
Investment
- Yodo1
- Alibaba
- KTplay
Not disclosed
Alibaba invests in Chinese mobile social platform KTplay as it builds out gaming network
Dec 5, 2014
Partnership
- Namco Bandai Games
- Roadhouse Interactive
Not disclosed
Bandai Namco partners with Roadhouse for new western-focused mobile RPG
Dec 3, 2014
Investment
- A Crowd of Monsters
- Inveready
- Caixa Capital Risk
- The Crowd Angel
$0m
A Crowd of Monsters raises $550,000
Dec 3, 2014
Investment
- Space Ape Games
- Accel Partners
- Northzone
- Initial Capital
- Connect Ventures
$7m
Mobile strategy dev Space Ape raises $7 million for Samuari Siege follow up
Dec 2, 2014
Partnership
- Unity Technologies
- APM Music
Not disclosed
APM deals brings hundreds of thousands of music tracks to Unity Asset Store
Dec 2, 2014
Investment
- HitFox Group
- ad2games
- 3TS Capital
$9m
UA platform Ad2games raises $9 million for global expansion
Nov 27, 2014
Partnership
- Adways
- beBit
Not disclosed
Adways China links with beBit to crack Chinese mobile advertising market
Nov 18, 2014
Partnership
- Yeahmobi
- VKontakte
Not disclosed
YeahMobi signs social media marketing deal with VKontakte
Nov 25, 2014
Investment
- HitFox Group
- Zeotap
$1.3m
Zeotap raises $1.3 million to analyse carrier data
Nov 25, 2014
Investment
- Naspers
- SimilarWeb
$15m
Digital insight outfit SimilarWeb raises $15 million for aggressive mobile expansion
Nov 25, 2014
Investment
- Geenapp
- Wayra
$0.3m
App discovery platform Geenapp raises $250,000
Nov 25, 2014
Acquisition
- Gamevil
- Waplesoft
Not disclosed
Gamevil levels up, acquiring Korean RPG dev Waplesoft
Nov 24, 2014
Partnership
- Adways
- Latis Global Communications
- Adways Korea
- Ncloud24
Not disclosed
Adways, Latis and Ncloud24 partner up to provide global launch pad for Korea devs
Nov 21, 2014
Investment
- Flow State Media
- SparkLabs Global
- Strong VC
$1m
Pushing synchronous multiplayer mobile gaming, Flow State raises $1 million
Nov 19, 2014
Investment
- Tencent
- Alibaba
- Huayi Brothers
$450m
Rivals collaborate: Tencent and Alibaba both invest in film/TV outfit Huayi Brothers
Nov 19, 2014
Investment
- Disruptor Beam
- Midverse Studios
- GrandBanks Capital
$3.2m
Disruptor Beam raises $3.2 million for Star Trek Timelines and other projects
Nov 19, 2014
Partnership
- Spacetime Studios
- Golden Gate Games
Not disclosed
Spacetime's MMOG Arcane Legends coming to China courtesy of Golden Gate Games
Nov 18, 2014
Investment
- Seriously
- Daher Capital
- Sunstone Capital
- Upfront Ventures
$5m
Best Fiends developer Seriously receives $5 million funding boost
Nov 17, 2014
Partnership
- Gamevil
- XL Games
Not disclosed
Gamevil and XL Games combine to release ArcheAge
Nov 13, 2014
Partnership
- Sega
- Gumi Asia
Not applicable
Sega and Gumi join forces to release Chain Chronicle in the west
Nov 13, 2014
Investment
- Tencent
- LINE Corporation
- 4:33 Creative Lab
$110m
LINE and Tencent invest $110 million Korean startup 4:33 Creative Lab
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