Jan 31, 2025
Acquisition
- Nazara
- Nodwin Gaming
$5.5m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Aonic receives €152 million investment to fuel M&A
Dec 13, 2024
Partnership
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
Epic Games partners with Telefónica to pre-install Fortnite and the Epic Games Store on Android
Dec 12, 2024
Partnership
Not disclosed
EsportsXO partners with Abu Dhabi Gaming to open regional headquarters in the MENA region
Dec 11, 2024
Investment
$150m
Beam Ventures launches in Abu Dhabi with $150m fund to support game studios
Dec 10, 2024
Acquisition
- Zynga
- Chartboost
- LoopMe
Not disclosed
Zynga sells Chartboost to LoopMe
Dec 10, 2024
Acquisition
- PlayFusion
- Build A Rocket Boy
Not disclosed
Build A Rocket Boy acquires UK developer PlayFusion
Dec 9, 2024
Partnership
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with StarNest to launch game development academy in Azerbaijan
Dec 6, 2024
Acquisition
Not disclosed
Reforged Studios acquires South Africa’s Yellow Lab Games
Dec 6, 2024
Investment
- Top App Games
$10m
Cyprus-based studio Top App Games secures $10m funding
Dec 5, 2024
Investment
$2m
Fortnite UGC studio Creators Corp gets $2 million investment from Lumina
Dec 4, 2024
Partnership
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Nazara and Lysto pen Letter of Intent to launch The Growth Protocol
Dec 3, 2024
Investment
$3m
Playgama lands $3 million to simplify HTML5 game distribution
Dec 3, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
Not applicable
Nazara continues M&A push with Funky Monkeys and LearnTube investments
Dec 2, 2024
Acquisition
- Tencent
- Kuro Games
Not disclosed
Tencent acquires majority stake in Wuthering Waves developer Kuro Games
Nov 29, 2024
Acquisition
- Nodwin Gaming
$2.8m
Nazara subsidiary Nodwin Gaming acquires Trinity Gaming for $2.8 million
Nov 28, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
$100m
Nazara nets $100m to accelerate strategic acquisitions and expansion plans
Nov 28, 2024
Investment
- Codecks
$1m