Dec 13, 2023
Investment
- Supercell
- Small Giant Games
- MyGamez
$1.6m
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- Type
- Companies Involved
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Dec 12, 2023
Partnership
- Zynga
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Chocs away! Word With Friends 2 lands Wonka movie multimedia promo
Dec 11, 2023
Acquisition
- Zach Gage
- Hearst
Not disclosed
Zach Gage and Orta Therox’s puzzle platform Puzzmo acquired by Hearst Newspapers
Dec 5, 2023
Investment
- GameTree
$1.7m
Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers
Nov 29, 2023
Partnership
- NCSOFT
- Sony
Not disclosed
Sony sets sights on mobile in strategic partnership with NCSoft
Nov 23, 2023
Investment
- Korea Investment Partners
- Play Ventures
- The Games Fund
- Kek Entertainment
$8m
KEK Entertainment raises $8M in seed round to build "platform-agnostic IP"
Nov 27, 2023
Investment
- Matr1x
$10m
NFTs incoming: Matr1x doubles funding to $20M ahead of its debut Web3 mobile launch
Nov 22, 2023
Investment
- Layer AI
$1.8m
Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production
Nov 14, 2023
Other
- SBI Holdings
$659m
SBI Holdings reveals ¥100BN fund to bolster Web3 in Japan
Nov 9, 2023
Investment
- Noice
$21m
Games livestreaming start-up Noice raises $21 million
Nov 7, 2023
Investment
Not disclosed
Following 200M downloads, Blacklight Studio Works concludes its maiden funding round
Nov 7, 2023
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$50m
Animoca Brands partners with Saudi Arabia in $50M deal to bring Web3 to NEOM
Nov 6, 2023
Investment
- TapNation
$16.1m
TapNation generates $16.1 million in latest funding round
Nov 6, 2023
Partnership
- Playrix
- Digital Turbine
- Aptoide
Not disclosed
Gardenscapes joins forces with alternative game distribution platform Catappult
Oct 31, 2023
Investment
- Playbite
$1m
Casual games hub Playbite nabs $1 million in funding
Oct 31, 2023
Investment
- Funstop
$1.5m
Developer Funstop secures $1.5 million funding from Indian investors
Oct 26, 2023
Investment
- Griffin Gaming Partners
- Harmony Games
$3m
Harmony Games raises $3M in seed round to build an AI puzzle game
Oct 19, 2023
Other
- Azur Games
- Tastypill
Not disclosed
Azur Games to acquire portfolio of US hypercasual game publisher Tastypill
Oct 19, 2023
Investment
- Animoca Brands
- Makers Fund
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Forge
$11m
Riot-backed Forge raises $11M to launch a platform rewarding gamer communities
Oct 18, 2023
Investment
- Krafton
- One Store
$14.8m
PUBG maker Krafton invests $14.8 million in alternate app store One Store
Oct 16, 2023
Partnership
- AdInMo
- ZBD
Not disclosed
AdInMo’s ZBD partnership will pay players Bitcoin in exchange for ad views
Oct 16, 2023
Acquisition
- Pole to Win
Not disclosed
Pole to Win’s SIDE acquires Star Trek: Fleet Command audio studio Vibe Avenue
Oct 13, 2023
Acquisition
- Metacore
Not disclosed
Metacore to acquire Merge Mansion and Clash of Clans animators studio Piñata
Oct 5, 2023
Acquisition
- Snowprint Studios AB
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
Not disclosed
Modern Times Group acquires Pocket Gamer Award winner Snowprint Studios
Oct 5, 2023
Investment
- Activision Blizzard
- Riot Games
- Krafton
- Studio Sai
$7m
Krafton invests $7M in former Riot and Blizzard artist’s Studio Sai
Sep 29, 2023
Acquisition
- Playtika
$300m
Playtika closes acquisition of Innplay Labs
Sep 27, 2023
Investment
- Omada
$7.5m
Omada raises $7.5M for a sports game with a twist: tackling gambling addiction
Sep 27, 2023
Acquisition
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla announces acquisition of multiplayer platform AcceleratXR
Sep 25, 2023
Investment
- Supercell
- Ultimate Studio
Not disclosed
Supercell acquires majority stake in Australian developer Ultimate Studio
Sep 20, 2023
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Spectarium
$5.4m
Spectarium raises €5M in Seed Round to bolster personalised AI RPG Myths
Sep 15, 2023
Acquisition
- Youda
- Playtika
- VGAMES
$300m
Playtika set to acquire Innplay Labs for up to $300 million
Sep 12, 2023
Investment
- Mythic Protocol
$6.5m
Mythic Protocol raises $6.5M towards blockchain, collaboration and cross-platform ambitions
Sep 12, 2023
Investment
- Xterio
- GamePhilos
$8m
Zynga, FunPlus and NetEase veterans receive $8M investment for NFT dinosaur game
Sep 11, 2023
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$20m
Animoca Brands raises $20 million towards a new metaverse project
Sep 11, 2023
Investment
- Nazara
$49m
Nazara to expand after latest $49M investment
Sep 6, 2023
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Midoki
Not disclosed
Sumo Group acquires UK developer Midoki to boost live service skills
Aug 22, 2023
Acquisition
- Behaviour Interactive
- Codeglue
Not disclosed
Behaviour Interactive acquires Dutch developer Codeglue
Aug 21, 2023
Partnership
- Remote Control Productions GmbH
Not disclosed
Remote Control Productions and AUCTUS Capital Group partner to form Prestiged Gaming Group
Aug 18, 2023
Acquisition
- Sega
- Rovio
$775m
€706m
€706m
Sega officially welcomes Rovio to its family of studios
Aug 16, 2023
Partnership
- Room 8 Group
Not disclosed
Room 8 Group announces new partnership with Zibra AI
Aug 15, 2023
Investment
- Behaviour Interactive
- Candivore
- Omeda Studios
$100m
Haveli Investments acquires minority share in Match Masters developer Candivore
Aug 11, 2023
Acquisition
- Telltale Games
- Flavourworks
Not disclosed
Telltale power up their storytelling skills with Flavourworks acquisition
Aug 10, 2023
Partnership
- AppsFlyer
- Xsolla
Not disclosed
Xsolla partners with AppsFlyer to streamline cross-platform data-driven insights
Aug 1, 2023
Partnership
- Amanotes
Not disclosed
Reactional Music and Amanotes announce new partnership
Aug 1, 2023
Acquisition
- Youda
- Playtika
- Azerion
$89.1m
€81.3m
€81.3m
Playtika acquires Azerion's Youda Games portfolio for upwards of $89.1 million
Jul 28, 2023
Acquisition
- Tencent
Not disclosed
Tencent acquires visual novel company Visual Arts
Jul 27, 2023
Partnership
- NetEase
Not disclosed
NetEase partners with payments provider Checkout.com to “accelerate global expansion”
Jul 14, 2023
Acquisition
- Lucid Games
- Lightspeed Studios
Not disclosed
Lightspeed Studios acquires developer Lucid Games
Jul 14, 2023
Investment
- Xterio
$15m
Binance Labs commits $15 million to web3 games platform Xterio
Jun 29, 2023
Investment
- Mythical Games
$37m