Feb 18, 2025
Other
- Niantic
- The Pokemon Company
$1m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Feb 17, 2025
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Beamable
$12.5m
Beamable secures $13.5 million for decentralised gaming infrastructure
Feb 14, 2025
Acquisition
- Maple Media
- Skybound Entertainment
Not disclosed
Skybound Entertainment acquires Maple Media
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Huawei
- Merak Capital
Not disclosed
Merak Capital partners with Huawei Cloud to boost Saudi Arabia’s games industry
Feb 14, 2025
Investment
- Spoilz
Not disclosed
Spoilz secures strategic investment to launch new IPs
Feb 12, 2025
Acquisition
- Plarium
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- Aristocrat Leisure
$620m
MTG completes $620m acquisition of Raid: Shadow Legends developer Plarium
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Savvy Games Group
- Merak Capital
Not disclosed
Savvy Games Group and Merak Capital partner to boost Saudi Arabia’s games ecosystem
Feb 11, 2025
Partnership
- KGeN (Kratos Gamer Network)
Not disclosed
KGeN and Mira Network partner to build AI agents in games
Feb 11, 2025
Partnership
- AppsFlyer
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with AppsFlyer for improved web shop analytics and ad tracking
Feb 10, 2025
Acquisition
- Blind Squirrel Games
Not disclosed
Blind Squirrel Games acquires Distributed Development
Feb 6, 2025
Investment
- The Game Company
$10m
The Game Company raises $10 million to launch cloud gaming platform
Feb 5, 2025
Investment
- Playable Factory
Not disclosed
Playable Factory gets strategic investment from Ludus Ventures
Feb 5, 2025
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Voldex acquires hit Roblox game Brookhaven
Feb 4, 2025
Acquisition
- Laton Ventures
$50m
Laton Ventures lands $50 million fund to support pre-seed and seed gaming startups
Feb 3, 2025
Investment
- Mighty Bear Games
$4m
Goat Gaming lands $4 million to expand AI-powered web3 games on Telegram
Jan 31, 2025
Investment
$2m
Social games platform Little Umbrella lands $2 million in funding
Jan 31, 2025
Acquisition
- Nazara
- Nodwin Gaming
$5.5m
Nodwin Gaming acquires esports broadcaster StarLadder for $5.5 million
Jan 30, 2025
Acquisition
- Kukouri Mobile Entertainment
- Social First
Not disclosed
Kukouri Mobile Entertainment shuts down game operations and sells IPs to Social First
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Aptoide
- My.Games
Not disclosed
Aptoide partners with My.Games to expand game distribution beyond major app stores
Jan 29, 2025
Investment
- Pixion Games
$12.4m
Pixion reaches $12.4m in total investments for web3 RPG Fableborne
Jan 28, 2025
Acquisition
- Pocket Worlds
Not disclosed
Pocket Worlds acquires AI-driven UGC platform Infinite Canvas
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Scopely
Not disclosed
Scopely's Monopoly Go! partners with Six Nations Rugby for 2025 championships
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Epic Games
- Playdigious
Not disclosed
Epic Games covers Apple’s core technology fee and partners with Playdigious to bring third-party titles to its store
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- DeNA
- The Pokemon Company
- McDonald's
Not disclosed
Pokémon TCG Pocket partners with McDonald’s as player spending hits record low
Mar 3, 2025
Partnership
- Pocket Pair
Not disclosed
Pocketpair partners with Surgent Studios to develop upcoming horror title
Jan 17, 2025
Acquisition
$27m
Winking Studios to acquire game art studio Mineloader Digital for $27 million
Jan 17, 2025
Partnership
- Crunchyroll
- Curve Games
Not disclosed
Curve Games signs three-game mobile deal with Crunchyroll
Jan 16, 2025
Partnership
- ByteBrew
- CrazyGames
Not disclosed
CrazyGames partners with ByteBrew to support web game developers
Jan 16, 2025
Partnership
- NetEase Games
- Carry1st
- Sandsoft
Not disclosed
Carry1st partners with Stellar Gate Games to boost Blood Strike MENA with new payment solutions
Jan 15, 2025
Partnership
- Supercell
Not disclosed
Gordon Ramsay is in f**king Hay Day
Jan 15, 2025
Partnership
- Flexion Mobile
- King
Not disclosed
Flexion partners with King to market Candy Crush Solitaire on alternative app stores
Jan 15, 2025
Partnership
- Fusebox Games
Not disclosed
Fusebox snags rights for Bigg Boss and Big Brother interactive fiction games
Jan 15, 2025
Investment
- Aonic
$10m
Aonic invests $10m in Mega Fortuna as part of $70m acquisition plan
Jan 13, 2025
Partnership
- AudioMob
Not disclosed
Audiomob opens MENA headquarters in Abu Dhabi
Jan 13, 2025
Investment
- Grand Games
$30m
Grand Games lands $30m in Series A funding
Jan 8, 2025
Partnership
- Annapurna Interactive
- Private Division
Not disclosed
Former Annapurna Interactive employees take over Private Division portfolio
Dec 28, 2024
Acquisition
- DoubleU Games
$67m
DoubleU acquires Turkish studio Paxie Games for up to $67m
Dec 24, 2024
Acquisition
- Scopely
- Perfect World Games
$34.5m
Scopely acquires Perfect World's Chengfeng Studio in $34.5m deal
Dec 20, 2024
Acquisition
- Nazara
- Nodwin Gaming
$0.9m
Nazara subsidiary Nodwin acquires 93% stake in AFK gaming for $900,000
Dec 20, 2024
Other
- Stillfront Group
$227m
Stillfront Group secures $227m credit facility to extend financial flexibility
Dec 20, 2024
Investment
- Ray Browser
$6.5m
Ray Browser raises $6.5m to boost web-based gaming
Dec 19, 2024
Investment
- Sony
- Kadokawa Corporation
$318m
Sony becomes Kadokawa's largest Shareholder with $318m investment
Dec 19, 2024
Investment
$4.5m
Moon Beast Productions raises $4.5m to ‘revolutionise’ action RPGs
Dec 19, 2024
Partnership
- Kwalee
- Tamatem Games
- Sandsoft
- NEOM
Not disclosed
NEOM Media partners with Kwalee, Sandsoft, Tamatem and others to launch games publishing network
Dec 18, 2024
Investment
- VGAMES
$142m
Vgames raises $142m for third fund to back global game studios
Dec 18, 2024
Investment
- Databricks
$10,000m
Databricks raises $10bn to bring company valuation to $62bn
Dec 18, 2024
Investment
- Agave Games
$18m
Turkish developer Agave Games gets $18m funding
Dec 17, 2024
Partnership
- The Pokemon Company
- McDonald's
Not disclosed
Pokémon GO partners with McDonald's US to add PokéStops and Gyms at 13,500 locations
Dec 17, 2024
Partnership
- Paper Boat Apps
Not disclosed
Kiddopia teams up with Moonbug to bring Little Angel characters to learning platform
Dec 16, 2024
Investment
- Aonic
$0m