Sep 8, 2014
Investment
- Iris Capital
- Adjust
- Capnamic Ventures
- Active Venture Partners
- Target Partners
$7.6m
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- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Sep 2, 2014
Partnership
- Pocket Gems
- Comedy Central
Not disclosed
Comedy Central and Pocket Gems to revive Ugly Americans on mobile
Sep 4, 2014
Acquisition
- Slitherine Software
- Shenandoah Studio
Not disclosed
Slitherine makes a significant advance into mobile strategy, acquiring Shenandoah Studio
Sep 3, 2014
Partnership
- Adjust
- Upsight
Not disclosed
Upsight partners with adjust to bring better analytics to app marketing
Sep 2, 2014
Partnership
- Tencent
- Hoolai Games
Not disclosed
Hoolai tests the hardcore appetite of WeChat players with War of Immortals
Aug 28, 2014
Partnership
- FuzzyCube Software
- Flaregames
Not disclosed
Flaregames get another drop, signing Fuzzycube's Epic Loot
Jul 31, 2014
Partnership
- Qihoo 360 Technology Co.
- Goodgame Studios
Not disclosed
Qihoo 360 signs up Goodgames' Empire: Four Kingdom for China release
Aug 25, 2014
Acquisition
- Amazon
- Twitch Interactive
$970m
Amazon acquires Twitch for $970 million
Aug 22, 2014
Partnership
- Tencent
- King
Not disclosed
Peak Candy Crush delayed as Tencent releases King's top grosser in China
Aug 21, 2014
Acquisition
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- Supercell
- SoftBank
$344m
GungHo makes $74 million selling its share of Supercell back to SoftBank
Aug 20, 2014
Acquisition
- Unity Technologies
Not disclosed
Unity acquires Tsugi to launch Unity Cloud Build
Aug 19, 2014
Acquisition
- FunPlus
- Zhongji Holding
$960m
The wild wild east: Chinese construction company spends $960 million on Family Farm publisher DianDian
Aug 13, 2014
Acquisition
- iQU
- HoneyTracks
Not disclosed
iQU and HoneyTracks join forces to deliver next generation marketing
Aug 13, 2014
Acquisition
- King
- Nonstop Games
$100m
King expands to core gaming with $32 million acquisition of Nonstop Games
Aug 12, 2014
Partnership
- Flaregames
- Superweapon
Not disclosed
Flaregames signs F2P strategy title from ex-Empires & Allies start-up Superweapon
Aug 11, 2014
Partnership
- Microsoft
- YoYo Games
Not disclosed
GameMaker: Studio beefs up support for Microsoft hardware, adding Xbox One
Aug 8, 2014
Investment
- Gumi Inc.
- LINE Corporation
Not disclosed
LINE invests into Gumi and the pair also partner up for game integration
Aug 7, 2014
Partnership
- Nexon
- Envision Entertainment
Not disclosed
Nexon signs again; grabs rights to ex-Phenomic devs first mobile strategy title
Aug 6, 2014
Acquisition
- Tapjoy
- 5Rocks. Inc.
Not disclosed
West heads east: Tapjoy acquires Korean analytics platform 5Rocks
Aug 6, 2014
Investment
- Kiwi
- Sequoia Capital
- Northgate Capital
- DFJ Venture
$15m
Android F2P specialist Kiwi raises $15 million
Aug 5, 2014
Investment
- Smaato
- Singapore Press Holdings
$25m
Smaato closes $25 million investment; expanding in Indonesia and Singapore
Aug 4, 2014
Partnership
- Kabam
- Undead Labs
Not disclosed
Kabam partners with Undead Labs for original mobile RPG Moonrise
Aug 1, 2014
Investment
- Kabam
- Alibaba
$120m
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Jul 31, 2014
Investment
- JuiceBox Games
$2.5m
Going it alone: Former Zynga devs raise $2.5 million following successful solo debut
Jul 30, 2014
Partnership
- Chukong Technologies
- Chartboost
Not disclosed
Chartboost makes China move with Chukong
Jul 28, 2014
Investment
- Leanplum, a CleverTap company
- Shasta Ventures
$4.8m
Leanplum raises $4.8 million and rolls out new marketing automation feature
Jul 25, 2014
Acquisition
- Twitch Interactive
$1,000m
Golden age of video: Google confirms $1 billion Twitch purchase
Jul 23, 2014
Investment
- Lionsgate
- Next Games
Not disclosed
Next Games adds to $6 million funding thanks to strategic deal with Lionsgate
Jul 23, 2014
Investment
- BlueStacks
$13m
GamePop primes for the big time with $13 million round led by Samsung Ventures
Jul 22, 2014
Acquisition
- Flurry
- Yahoo
Not disclosed
Analytics acquisition: Yahoo to acquire mobile data giant Flurry
Jul 22, 2014
Investment
- SupersonicAds
- Supersonic Studios
- Greylock IL
- SAIF Partners
$15m
Supersonic raises $15 million to open offices in China, India and Japan and boost headcount to 250
Jul 17, 2014
Investment
- Changyou
- MoboTap
$91m
Changyou buys 51% stake in Dolphin Browser outfit MoboTap for $91 million
Jul 16, 2014
Investment
- Bad Seed Entertainment
- United Ventures
$0.3m
Italian start-up BadSeed raises $330,000 early stage investment
Jul 9, 2014
License
- Actoz Europe Soft
- Gamblit Gaming
- Flexball
- Gamiker
Not disclosed
Real-money mobile gaming gets a boost with 3 companies integrating Gamblit’s platform
Jul 9, 2014
Investment
- mNectar
- New Enterprise Associates
$7m
Interactive mobile ad outfit mNectar raises $7 million
Jul 8, 2014
Partnership
- ZeptoLab
- Nextury Ventures
- Toyze
Not disclosed
GetJar CEO launches Toyze: an app store for 3D printed game characters
Jul 8, 2014
Investment
- AppLift GmbH
- PubNative
Not disclosed
AppLift funds API-based customisable native ad platform PubNative to tune of 'x' million
Jul 7, 2014
Partnership
- Fingersoft
- SixMinute
Not disclosed
Ex-PopCap Dublin devs evolve thanks to publishing deal with Hill Climb Racing studio Fingersoft
Jul 4, 2014
Investment
- Sega
- GREE
- Gumi Inc.
- World Innovation Lab
$49m
With IPO rumours mounting, Gumi raises $49 million and hooks up with Sega for US invasion
Jul 3, 2014
License
- Glu Mobile
Not disclosed
The power of film IP to lower UA costs underlined as Glu releases Hercules game
Jul 1, 2014
Partnership
- Kiyat Games
- Ekkorr Games
Not disclosed
East meets West publisher Kiyat signs up Ekkorr's Tiny Conquerors
Jul 3, 2014
Partnership
- AppFlood
- Bidstalk
Not disclosed
AppFlood adds Bidstalk to its China-focused RBT ad exchange
Jun 30, 2014
Investment
- Gumi Inc.
- Oh Bibi Socialtainment
- TIME Equity Partners
$3m
Motor World Car Factory dev Oh BiBi raises $4 million
Jul 1, 2014
License
- Kabam
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Kabam signs up for free-to-play games based on The Lord of Rings and Mad Max
Jun 26, 2014
Investment
- Seriously
- Daher Capital
- Sunstone Capital
- Upfront Ventures
$2.7m
Finland's latest hottest startup Seriously poaches Rovio marketing chief and raises $2.65 million
Jun 24, 2014
Acquisition
- Opera
- AdColony
$75m
Opera buys mobile video ad platform AdColony for up to $350 million
Jun 23, 2014
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Black Fire Minerals
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands proposes a reverse takeover to gain Australian Stock Exchange listing
Jun 18, 2014
Other
- SkyMobi
- Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture
$9m
SkyMobi realises $9 million gain on sale of Fangcun shares
Jun 16, 2014
Investment
- Crobo
$5.8m
Crobo expanding into USA and Asia through $5.75 million investment
Jun 11, 2014
Acquisition
- UCWeb
- Alibaba
Not disclosed