Three Of A Kind
More acquisitions made by Embracer with Demiurge Studios, Fractured Byte and SmartPhone Labs
The trio was purchased through Embracer subsidiary Saber Interactive
Building Communities
Updated: Roblox acquires online communities platform Guilded for $90 million
Guilded will continue to operate as an independent product
Like A Dream
Dream Sports acquires Indian mobile developer Rolocule Games
"This is a well-deserved validation for mid-core games in India..."
Five-year Payout
Rovio acquires Turkish hypercasual studio Ruby Games
$10 million will first be paid for 20% of shares
Scanning The Market
Pokémon GO creator Niantic acquires 3D scanning app Scaniverse
Scaniverse founder and CEO will join Niantic’s AR engineering team
"rocket Ship"
Unity picks up remote working and streaming firm Parsec for $320 million
Deal looks to close for an estimated $320 million
Casual Acquisition
Softgames sells off web business to Azerion
Azerion will be responsible for publishing all current and future web-based games released by Softgames
Welcome Home
Focus Home Interactive acquires Rayman Jungle Run developer Dotemu
"Joining the Focus Home Interactive Group was an obvious choice…"
Rivals No More
Zynga acquires Golf Rival developer StarLark for $525 million
Also completes Chartboost deal
Eager Embracer
Embracer makes eight acquisitions, including CrazyLabs
The company now operates over 60 games developers
Finding Value
Tilting Point acquires publishing rights to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery
WhaleApp's hidden object game has generated $40 million
Open Doors
CrazyLabs acquires Firescore Interactive to boost Indian hypercasual ecosystem
The companies launched a new hub together in July
New Skills Acquired
Skillz partners with multiplayer tech company Exit Games, invests $50 million
"Expanding into these new areas will grow our total universe of players..."
Quite The Gamble
Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
"We expect to fortify our competitive edge…"
140 Million Players
Plarium acquires Finnish mobile studio Futureplay to grow casual presence
"We are eager to grow and learn from Plarium’s expertise…"
Animoca Acquires Aussies
Animoca Brands acquires Australian indie developer Blowfish Studios
The companies plan to "change the perception of blockchain gaming"
Beyond A Billion
Tencent buying UK studio Sumo Group for $1.3 billion
Chinese giant continues global rollup
Social Expansion
SciPlay acquires Om Nom: Run developer Koukoi Games
"Together, we can build impactful evergreen games..."
Reshuffle
Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier will step down, four months after EA acquisition
Rashid Varachia will step down at the end of July as well
100 Million Installs
Team17 acquires educational app developer StoryToys for $26.5 million
"Team17 is the perfect home for StoryToys..."
Done Deal
Jam City president Josh Yguado speaks out on Ludia acquisition and going public
"It will provide us access to a permanent source of capital…"
Jackpot
Azerion acquires social casino developer Whow Games
"We will take our game distribution platform to the next level"
Rub Of The Green
EA acquires Golf Clash developer Playdemic for $1.4 billion
Warner Bros. agrees to part with UK-based studio
Gen Z Crosshairs
Vungle acquires JetFuel to boost influencer marketing
This is the company's fourth deal in 12 months
Bid Accepted
Voodoo acquires user-acquisition expert Bidshake
Company launched in January 2020
Crushed It
Stillfront acquires idle role-playing game Crush Them All from Godzilab
Deal signed and closed on June 7th, 2021
Data Is Power
Skillz acquires Aarki for $150 million
First move since joining the New York Stock Exchange
Transfer Market
Take-Two scores Top Eleven developer Nordeus for $378 million
$225 million paid upfront
Deal To Die For
Dead Cells mobile publisher Playdigious acquired by Fragbite Group
100 per cent of shares purchased
Mini Tencent
Miniclip continues its own mini-rollup, acquiring Supersonic Software
Long time indie sells out
More Data
Sensor Tower acquires Pathmatics
Building out the pipeline
Spac Action
Update: Ludia confirms Jam City acquisition
Estimated offer of $175 million, Jam City merging with DPCM Capital
Alliance
Kasedo Games acquires majority shareholding in Warhammer 40,000 developer Bulwark Studios
Exclusively working together going forward
Done Deal
Why Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris felt now was the right time to sell
"They understood our vision for the company"
Strategic Deal
Electronic Arts completes acquisition of Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion
Adds 800 staff and 15 games
Full Speed Ahead
Huuuge snaps up hit match-3 game Traffic Puzzle for $39 million
Social casino outfit buys hypercasual traffice
Welcome To The Family
Keywords snaps up Climax Studios for up to $60 million
The latest in a line of acquisitions
Just Fantasy?
Update: Square Enix dismisses acquisition rumours
"This report is not based on any announcement"
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Chinese developer C4games
Via subsidiary Nuverse
Welcome To The Family
Creative Solutions snaps up streaming tech specialist Lightstream
For an undisclosed amount
Welcome To The Family
Sandbox buys Fingerprint to create Sandbox Kids
Providing subscriptions services
Done Deal
Hutch CEO Shaun Rutland - "M&A fails when people focus on money - and money alone"
Hutch's acquisition by MTG dissected
$$$$$
Report: Discord holding "exclusive" sale discussions with Microsoft
Negotiations have reached an "advanced" stage, deal could close next month
Big Banana Farm
MTG acquires Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons
The acquisition comes in at approximately $142 million
Welcome To The Family
Digital Turbine to acquire Fyber for $600 million
"Fyber has delivered impressive growth over the last quarters"
Splash The Cash
Report: Microsoft among companies looking to buy Discord
Chat platform is apparently up for sale with a $10 billion price tag
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Shanghai-based studio Moonton Technology
Best known for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Down Under
Keywords enters the Australian market with Tanalus Media investment
"We share the same outlook on the opportunities within the video game industry"
Done Deal
"Being part of a larger company definitely brings security"
How The Chinese Room was acquired by Sumo Digital
Sitdown With Rollic
Rollic CEO talks Zynga acquisition, top-charting games, and how to dominate a fast-paced hypercasual market
Burak Vardal looks back on the last six months