May 14, 2024 Acqusitions PlanetPlay's parent company acquires Playmob to battle climate change PlanetPlay CEO Rhea Loucas says, "Through the combination of our gaming and sustainability efforts, we can all collectively make a difference for our planet"
April 15, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: XCOM Legends’ rumoured shutdown, Squad Busters verges on soft launch, and Royal Match reaches $3 billion Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
April 2, 2024 Sell Outs Thunderful is selling Headup for €500,000 The company is being bought by Headup's own CEO and founder
March 28, 2024 Something To Sell Embracer to sell Borderlands dev Gearbox to Take-Two in $460m deal Gearbox games from Borderlands and Homeworld to Duke Nukem will fall under Take-Two’s possession
March 5, 2024 Acquisition Expansion The Collective Ace Group and By Aliens take on the world with latest acquisition By Aliens joins The Most Games and Odspeed Games under The Collective Ace Group’s expanding global umbrella, bringing more than 70 games into the fold
February 29, 2024 Into The Numbers Gaming M&As down 43% year-on-year while deal value falls 69% Q1 2022 saw the most spending on M&A in the past five years
February 19, 2024 More Acquisitions Monumental acquires Coin Dozer publisher Game Circus “We're happy and excited to partner with Monty and his very talented team at Monumental," said Games Circus CEO Donnie Thompson
February 19, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Supercell revenues decline, Ubisoft’s mobile games plummet, but MTG signs a Monumental acquisition Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 14, 2024 Pr Power 1SP Agency acquires Renaissance PR for "superagency" status Renaissance PR founder Stefano Petrullo has worked with gaming names from TiMi Studio to Koei Tecmo
February 12, 2024 Mtg Manoeuvre MTG pulls the trigger on a Monumental Kongregate acquisition The two studios will join with MTG taking 30% of the new company which will be led by Monty Kerr, current Monumental CEO
February 8, 2024 Microsoft Mucks Up FTC cries foul at Microsoft’s 1,900 layoffs with Activision Blizzard merger under threat Microsoft counter claim that Activision Blizzard were already planning layoffs before taking them on
February 1, 2024 Gaming Gold Nordcurrent acquires legendary Cinemaware games line-up CEO Victoria Trofimova: "We want the future players of our Defender of The Crown to say – yes, that’s the one!"
January 24, 2024 Done Deal London credit asset manager Fasanara acquires majority stake in Pollen VC Using debt is "by far the most efficient way to scale" versus venture money, says Pollen VC CEO Martin Macmillan
December 18, 2023 Acquisition Ahoy Keywords Studios acquires The Multiplayer Group for £76.5M Keywords has bought The Multiplayer Group from its former owner Improbable following interest in "blue-chip client base"
December 11, 2023 Puzzle Power Zach Gage and Orta Therox’s puzzle platform Puzzmo acquired by Hearst Newspapers Gage is the dev behind SpellTower, Wordbind, Knotwords and more
November 17, 2023 Buyout Annapurna to acquire previous partner 24 Bit Games Building on their long-standing partnership, the South African Studio will become a "key development asset" for Annapurna
November 17, 2023 Aquisitions Nordcurrent acquires River End Games "broadening its vision beyond mobile games" The River End team were founded in 2020 with support from Amplifier Game Invest, part of the Embracer Group
November 13, 2023 Uk Acquisitions BFI: More than 50% of UK games developers are now owned by overseas entities The US accounts for 49% of overseas transactions followed by China’s 15%
November 8, 2023 Acquisition AppsFlyer acquires data analytics company devtodev The move bolsters AppsFlyer’s offering of analytical tools
November 1, 2023 Acquisition Achieved Modern Times Group takes 100% ownership of PlaySimple Modern Times Group has seen a successful 2023 and goes from strength to strength with this latest deal
October 27, 2023 Stock Purchase Tencent acquires two million shares in Goddess of Victory: Nikke makers Shift Up Subsidiary Aceville spent ₩79.9 billion on the purchase following Wemade divesting itself of all Shift Up shares
October 26, 2023 Market Moves Merger and acquisition deal value exceeds $11 billion for 2023 Some of the biggest names in gaming restarted their acquisition strategies in Q3
October 26, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft's Xbox boss Phil Spencer sticks to Call of Duty non exclusivity promise "We have no goal of somehow trying to use Call of Duty to get you to buy an Xbox console."
October 23, 2023 Hot Five Hot Five: Azur Games and Metacore acquisitions, hybridcasual hype, and Niantic’s new star Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
October 19, 2023 Acquisitions Azur Games to acquire portfolio of US hypercasual game publisher Tastypill The publisher’s portfolio boasts more than 1 billion downloads
October 16, 2023 Acquisition Pole to Win’s SIDE acquires Star Trek: Fleet Command audio studio Vibe Avenue PTW is a significant force in game localisation and other areas
October 16, 2023 Hot Five Hot Five: Unity’s new CEO, Applovin rumours, and the biggest deal in games industry history is complete Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
October 16, 2023 Acquisition Metacore to acquire Merge Mansion and Clash of Clans animators studio Piñata The animation studio is Metacore’s first acquisition and will serve to bolster their creative abilities
October 13, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft and Activision Blizzard: The complete timeline From inception to lawsuits - how has the biggest deal in gaming history progressed?
October 12, 2023 Acquisitions Xsolla acquires Lightstream, Rainmaker and API.stream in big third-party assets round-up The three assets were all acquired from previous owner Videndum
October 11, 2023 Runtime Rumour AppLovin may make a second attempt at buying Unity, rumours suggest Unity’s Runtime Fee backlash has led to a 40% drop in shares
October 11, 2023 Disney Acquisition Disney CEO Bob Iger is considering the acquisition of a major publisher Disney is one of the world’s best known entertainment brands, may be on the brink of a major gaming acquisition
October 6, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft hopes to close its Activision Blizzard deal as early as October 13 The long-running saga may finally be coming to a close
October 5, 2023 Acquisition Modern Times Group acquires Pocket Gamer Award winner Snowprint Studios Snowprint Studios are behind the strategy title Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus
October 2, 2023 Playtika Acquisitions From Wooga to Innplay Labs: Inside Playtika’s shopping spree The Israeli gaming giant has made a number of high-profile acquisitions. Here's the list from start to finish
September 29, 2023 Acquisition Playtika closes acquisition of Innplay Labs The acquisition was valued at up to $300 million
September 27, 2023 Acquisition Xsolla announces acquisition of multiplayer platform AcceleratXR The acquisition will further Xsolla’s crossplay capabilities
September 25, 2023 Acquisition Supercell acquires majority stake in Australian developer Ultimate Studio The acquisition is key in Supercell's aim to expand beyond mobile
September 22, 2023 Acquiblizz The CMA gives Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard its provisional approval The UK's competition watchdog has long been the largest remaining hurdle in the deal's way
September 22, 2023 Acquisitions Roblox acquires Finnish AI voice moderation start-up Speechly The company specialises in real-time voice moderation tech and other tech such as real-time transcription
September 15, 2023 Acquisition Playtika set to acquire Innplay Labs for up to $300 million The acquisition includes an $80 million upfront fee
September 11, 2023 Hot Five Hot Five: Mystic Games gets blunt about blockchain, YouTube Playables roll out, and Candy Crush dethroned Our quick-fix round up of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
September 8, 2023 Acquisition Is Jagex in line for its sixth new owner in a decade? The RuneScape developer has been the subject of numerous acquisitions with the next set to be its highest value purchase yet
September 6, 2023 Acquisition Sumo Group acquires UK developer Midoki to boost live service skills The Tencent subsidiary has picked up the Knighthood developer for an undisclosed sum
September 4, 2023 Humble Games Humble Games aims for studio acquisitions and in-house development Executive vice president Alan Patmore outlines their future plans with mobile likely in the pipeline
August 25, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including the rebirth of a legend and the creation of a new genre
August 24, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft’s Phil Spencer stresses the importance of mobile in Xbox’s future success The Xbox boss claims that Xbox needs mobile presence to thrive