Dec 13, 2024
Partnership
- Epic Games
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
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
Codecks secures €1 million to drive growth and expand project management tool
Nov 26, 2024
Investment
- Stillfront Group
$78m
Stillfront secures $78 million in successful bond issuance
Nov 25, 2024
Partnership
- LEGO
Not disclosed
LEGO and UNICEF release eight key frameworks to promote child wellbeing in games
Nov 25, 2024
Investment
- Appcharge
$26m
Appcharge lands $26 million to boost direct-to-consumer platform for mobile games
Nov 21, 2024
Investment
- Nazara
- Xigma Games
$0.2m
WTFund and Nazara Technologies back Norian Games and Xigma Games with $240,000 investment
Nov 21, 2024
Investment
- KGeN (Kratos Gamer Network)
$10m
KGeN secures $10 million for web3-powered ‘gamer controlled’ economies
Nov 21, 2024
Partnership
Not disclosed
MTN and Telecoming partnership brings cloud gaming to mobile in South Africa
Nov 21, 2024
Acquisition
- Superplay Games
- Playtika
$1,950m
Playtika completes acquisition of Dice Dreams developer SuperPlay
Nov 20, 2024
Acquisition
- Game District
Not disclosed
Game District acquires majority stake in Türkiye’s Gleam Games
Nov 19, 2024
Investment
- Play Ventures
$140m
Play Ventures secures $140 million to support early-stage game studios
Nov 19, 2024
Investment
- Asmodee Digital
- Embracer Group
$423m
Embracer to contribute $423 million towards Asmodee’s near $1bn debt repayment
Nov 19, 2024
Partnership
- Com2uS
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla and Com2uS forge strategic partnership to offer payment and backend services to developers
Nov 19, 2024
Investment
- SuperScale
$1.2m
SuperScale raises $1.2 million for analytics service SuperPlatform
Nov 18, 2024
Investment
- Merak Capital
$80m
Merak Capital launches $80 million fund to support MENA games start-ups
Nov 14, 2024
Investment
$18m
Former Supercell devs at Bit Odd raise $18m investment
Nov 14, 2024
Investment
- SayGames
$30m
SayGames to invest $30 million in hybridcasual studios over next three years
Nov 14, 2024
Acquisition
- Miniclip
- Embracer Group
- Easybrain
$1.2m
Miniclip purchases Easybrain from Embracer for $1.2bn
Nov 13, 2024
Investment
- Funstop
$5m
Funstop Games secures $5 million to accelerate game development and expand globally
Nov 13, 2024
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Starform
$6m
Starform secures $6 million to bolster shooter game Metalstorm
Nov 13, 2024
Investment
- a16z
- Neon
$14m
Neon raises $14 million to create web shops for developers
Nov 12, 2024
Acquisition
- Plarium
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- Aristocrat Leisure
$620m
Modern Times Group acquires Raid: Shadow Legends maker Plarium for $620m
Nov 12, 2024
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$10m
Animoca Brands raises $10m to expand metaverse platform Mocaverse
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