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Adtech vertical consolidation accelerates as IronSource launches Supersonic Games News Feb 10th, 2020

Adtech vertical consolidation accelerates as IronSource launches Supersonic Games

Will develop and publish hypercasual mobile games

as Nintendo is consolidating its Tokyo offices and Game Freak might be tagging along News Feb 4th, 2020

Nintendo is consolidating its Tokyo offices and Game Freak might be tagging along

Reports indicate that the Pokemon developer is moving to the same area, if not the same building

Despite spending over $1 billion Zynga’s M&A activity isn’t over yet Interview Dec 21st, 2018

Despite spending over $1 billion Zynga’s M&A activity isn’t over yet

CEO Frank Gibeau is unsated

Frank Gibeau on why Zynga’s $250 million acquisition of Gram Games adds up Interview May 30th, 2018

Frank Gibeau on why Zynga’s $250 million acquisition of Gram Games adds up

Riding Merge Dragons! to success

Keywords Studios expects 2017 revenues to hit $186 million following 11 acquisitions in a year News Feb 1st, 2018

Keywords Studios expects 2017 revenues to hit $186 million following 11 acquisitions in a year

Still has $37.9 million in cash for further acquisitions

Keywords Studios picks up work-for-hire developer Sperasoft for $27 million News Dec 13th, 2017

Keywords Studios picks up work-for-hire developer Sperasoft for $27 million

$21 million in cash now, the rest in shares and $1 million cash next year

as Kakao merges its games division with subsidiary Kakao Games News Aug 17th, 2017

Kakao merges its games division with subsidiary Kakao Games

Hoping to improve efficiency and competitiveness

as Capcom to dissolve and absorb Capcom Mobile subsidiary News Jul 28th, 2017

Capcom to dissolve and absorb Capcom Mobile subsidiary

Also posts sales of $105.6 million for the quarter

as iCandy Interactive acquires Singapore mobile dev Inzen for $4.4 million to gain access to China market News Apr 13th, 2017

iCandy Interactive acquires Singapore mobile dev Inzen for $4.4 million to gain access to China market

Inzen gains access to iCandy's 17 million players too

Keywords continues acquisition spree with $1.5 million purchase of animation studio Spov News Feb 17th, 2017

Keywords continues acquisition spree with $1.5 million purchase of animation studio Spov

London-based animation studio joins the ranks

as Chinese mobile ad platform Mobvista continues its westward expansion buying GameAnalytics News Jul 15th, 2016

Chinese mobile ad platform Mobvista continues its westward expansion buying GameAnalytics

Deal #2

For unicorn wannabes like Kabam, the mobile games market is now boom or bust Comment & Opinion Jul 11th, 2016

For unicorn wannabes like Kabam, the mobile games market is now boom or bust

Can you afford a $20 million bet?

SGN targets big brand "gamertainment" with TinyCo acquisition News Jul 8th, 2016

SGN targets big brand "gamertainment" with TinyCo acquisition

Gateway to new genres and working with IP

Supercell CEO explains thinking behind "very long term" Tencent deal News Jun 21st, 2016

Supercell CEO explains thinking behind "very long term" Tencent deal

Ilkka Paananen on his second strategic investor in as many years

Mobile game advertising market hits maturity as Fiksu sells out for historic data News Jun 3rd, 2016

Mobile game advertising market hits maturity as Fiksu sells out for historic data

Facebook ate their lunch

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