Nov 12, 2024
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$10m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Nov 11, 2024
Partnership
- Rovio
- Outfit7
Not disclosed
Angry Birds team up with Talking Tom to battle in new crossover event
Nov 6, 2024
Partnership
Not disclosed
British International School Riyadh partners with NES to propel esports education in Saudi Arabia
Nov 5, 2024
Investment
- Radical Forge
$2.6m
Radical Forge raises £2.6m to hire more staff and take on "bigger contracts"
Nov 4, 2024
Partnership
- Kakao Games
Not disclosed
Kakao Games partners with Lionheart Studio for triple-A MMORPG game codenamed Project Q
Nov 4, 2024
Investment
- Levellr
$1.8m
Levellr raises $1.75 million for Discord management tools
Nov 1, 2024
Investment
- Supercell
- Penguin Armada
Not disclosed
Supercell invests in Barcelona-based studio Penguin Armada
Nov 1, 2024
Investment
$7.5m
3D animation platform Swoove Studios secures $7.5 million in seed round
Oct 30, 2024
Investment
- Konvoy
Not disclosed
Konvoy invests in Magic Potion Games to build safe and social immersive experiences
Oct 29, 2024
Investment
- Hiro Capital
Not disclosed
Maintain Altitude secures $500,000 in pre-seed round to accelerate game development
Oct 25, 2024
Acquisition
- Loco
$65m
Redwood acquires majority stake in Indian games streaming start-up Loco for $65m
Oct 24, 2024
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
$9m
Party Icons lands $9 million in seed for mobile-first web3 games
Oct 16, 2024
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- NetEase Games
Not disclosed
NetEase and Marvel Games to launch new RPG mobile Game Marvel Mystic Mayhem
Oct 16, 2024
Investment
- Live Aware Labs
$4.8m
AI-powered player feedback platform Live Aware Labs lands $4.8 million investment
Oct 16, 2024
Partnership
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla and Uzbekistan's IT Park sign deal to open game development academy in 2025
Oct 14, 2024
Investment
- a16z
$4.5m
Windwalk raises $4.5 million and launches "superfan" social software platform Harbor
Oct 14, 2024
Investment
- a16z
- Azra Games
$42m
Azra Games raises major $42.7 million in Series A to create a mobile RPG for Western audiences
Oct 14, 2024
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Loot Labs
$6m
Loot Labs raises $6 million in Bitkraft-led seed round towards digital collectables platform
Oct 14, 2024
Investment
- Krafton
Not disclosed
Krafton leads investment round in India studio Deftouch to scale King and develop new games
Oct 14, 2024
Investment
- UMX Studio
$4.5m
UMX Studio secures $4.5 million investment from Jetapult to expand portfolio
Oct 10, 2024
Partnership
- Konami
- Fifa
Not disclosed
Konami signs FIFA deal for FIFAe World Cups featuring eFootball
Oct 9, 2024
Investment
- Krafton
Not disclosed
EF Games is hiring developers and artists in Europe following Krafton investment
Oct 9, 2024
Partnership
- Humble Bundle
Not disclosed
Humble Games partners with its laid off ex-employees at Good Games Group
Oct 8, 2024
Investment
$6.9m
Third Dimension raises $6.9m towards generative AI 3D world builder
Oct 8, 2024
Investment
- Krafton
- 1Up Ventures
- Day 4 Night
Not disclosed
Krafton invests in Mario + Rabbids and Red Dead Redemption veterans at Day 4 Night
Oct 8, 2024
Investment
- a16z
- Clout Kitchen
$4.5m
Clout Kitchen raises $4.45m towards League of Legends AI "buddies"
Oct 4, 2024
Investment
- Supercell
- Future Run
Not disclosed
Finnish developer Future Run secures second round of investment led by Supercell
Sep 26, 2024
Partnership
Not disclosed
Diagnal and Intigral partner to elevate esports in the MENA region
Sep 26, 2024
Partnership
- Moonton
Not disclosed
Moonton Games teams up with Esports Integrity Commission to promote fair play
Sep 23, 2024
Investment
- Spaceport
- The Mini Fund
- a16z
- Gamebeast
$3.7m
22 year old raises $3.7 million for Roblox tool platform Gamebeast
Sep 23, 2024
Investment
- Vivid Games
$1.4m
Vivid Games secures $1.36 million strategic investor deal to grow Real Boxing brand
Sep 23, 2024
Partnership
- Nitro Games
- Digital Extremes
$5.6m
Nitro Games expands Warframe mobile partnership with €5 million deal
Sep 20, 2024
Partnership
- Marvel Entertainment
- Scopely
Not disclosed
Monopoly Go assembles the Avengers in Marvel crossover event
Sep 19, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
$108m
Nazara secures $108m to fuel further M&A
Sep 18, 2024
Acquisition
- Superplay Games
- Playtika
$2,000m
Playtika to acquire Dice Dreams developer SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion
Sep 18, 2024
Partnership
- Electronic Arts
Not disclosed
The EA Sports App takes the publisher beyond games and into social networking
Sep 18, 2024
Investment
- Patron
Not disclosed
Patron's $100 million Fund II gets backing from investors to support founders
Sep 16, 2024
Investment
- OpenAI
$6,500m
OpenAI wants to raise $6.5bn at $150bn valuation
Sep 16, 2024
Partnership
- Hyperfusion
- The Game Company
Not disclosed
Hyperfusion partners with The Game Company to power cloud gaming in MENA and GCC
Sep 16, 2024
Investment
$4m
Campfire secures $3.95 million for AI-native gaming
Sep 13, 2024
Investment
- Supercell
- Redly Games
Not disclosed
Supercell invests in new Finnish studio Redly Games led by former game lead Theo Chow
Sep 13, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
- Moonshine Technology (Baazi Games)
$117m
Nazara invests $117 million PokerBaazi parent Moonshine
Sep 12, 2024
Investment
- InMobi
$100m
InMobi lands $100 million for AI-driven expansion and acquisitions
Sep 11, 2024
Investment
- Krafton
$89.5m
PUBG developer Krafton invests $89.5m in audio and short-form video streaming firm Spoon Labs
Sep 11, 2024
Investment
- Cypher Games
$10m
Turkey's Cypher Games raises $10m to take on match-3 market filled with "too many average-quality titles"
Sep 11, 2024
Acquisition
- 52 Entertainment
Not disclosed
52 Entertainment welcomes "millions of new players" through Blackout acquisition
Sep 11, 2024
Investment
- Mother Games
$5m
Mother Games raises $5 million to fuel its games ambitions
Sep 11, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
$2.2m
Nazara invests $2.2 million in gaming community platform STAN
Sep 11, 2024
Investment
- Magify
$1.1m
Live ops platform Magify raises €1 million to enhance AI and reach new markets
Sep 10, 2024
Investment
- Huuuge Games
- Empire Games
Not disclosed