Acquisition
My.Games acquires a majority stake in mobile games dev Deus Craft
"We are happy to welcome Deus Craft to the My.Games family"
Terraforming
Tilting Point acquires TerraGenesis from Edgeworks Entertainment
“This acquisition is an organic next step in our progressive publishing relationship with Edgeworks"
New Acquisition
JetSynthesys acquires Real Cricket developer Nautilus Mobile
"With the online gaming industry skyrocketing, the acquisition also sets the ball rolling on our plan to deepen our foray into cricket esports"
Acquisition
Thunderful Group acquires Shadow Point developer Coatsink
”We have established a good relationship with the founders and key personnel of Coatsink"
Welcome To The Family
Zynga closes its acquisition of Turkish studio Rollic
“We’re thrilled to welcome Rollic and its incredibly talented team, along with its extensive network of developers, to Zynga"
Possible Deal
Blue Hat Interactive still intends to acquire majority stake in Fuzhou Csfctech
Through a combination of cash and shares
Welcome To The Family
Sumo Group acquires co-development specialist Pipeworks in a $100 million deal
"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Pipeworks, the largest acquisition Sumo Group has made since IPO"
Sponsored
Jam City's John Peterson on the continued growth of the studio through M&A
"We are extremely committed to Finland and are looking forward to having a presence there soon."
Epicly Super Duper
Epic acquires kid-safe platform SuperAwesome
Expected to be integrated within Unreal Engine
Future Perfect
Post-ZeniMax, Microsoft still open to game acquisitions
"We'll always look for places where there is that commonality of purpose, mission and culture"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How gaming's most underrated acquirer struck another incredible deal
The Master the Meta team dig into Stillfront's acquisition of Nanobit
Big Acquisition
Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media and Bethesda for $7.5 billion
"We have enjoyed a close partnership with Microsoft for decades..."
Stillfront Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Nanobit in deal worth up to $148 million
$100 million now, up to $48 million in 2023
Welcome To The Family
Keywords acquires Heavy Iron Studios
Developer has worked on Marvel's Avengers, the Call of Duty series, and Disney Infinity in the past
Acquisition
Gameloft acquires interactive series specialist The Other Guys
"The unique style and the highly immersive stories make the interactive series app increasingly popular"
New Acquisition
Embracer Group picks up VR firm Vertigo Games
THQ Nordic parent company made the acquisition through its Koch Media subsidiary
Arm Acquisition
Nvidia to acquire Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion
Preparing for the "age of AI" with the acquisition
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How Razer is transforming its business beyond hardware
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Acquisition
Keywords acquires creative agency Maverick Media
"Maverick is a strong brand with a 25-year body of work in servicing video games publishers and developers and has grown successfully with the industry"
Acquisition
MAG Interactive acquires Primetime developer Sventertainment
"Primetime is an excellent addition to our catalogue of smart, easily accessible word and trivia games"
Possible Acquisition
Report: Tencent closing in on Leyou Tech Holdings acquisition
Follows a long list of suitors for the Hong Kong company
Hat In The Ring
Report: Oracle is looking at acquiring TikTok
The app will be banned without a deal
Connect The Dots
Take-Two Interactive to acquire Two Dots developer Playdots for $192 million
"Diversify and strengthen"
Busy Busy
Embracer Group acquires eight new studios including DECA Games
"It is with great pleasure and excitement for the future that DECA joins Embracer today"
New Acquisition
Testronic acquires Whyttest to expand its QA capacity
"I'm delighted that Whyttest is now part of the Testronic family"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding Zynga's remarkable trajectory and newest acquisition
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Acquisition
Enthusiast Gaming acquires Omnia Media from Blue Ant Media Solutions
The deal is worth CAD$54.5 million
Question Time
Teatime Games CEO Thor Fridriksson candidly reflects on the failures of QuizUp and Plain Vanilla
"We put a lot of our eggs into one basket and then that basket was squashed"
Discussions Ongoing
EA considering acquisition strategy for WB Games
"It is very rare that we don't get a chance to look at anything that's up for sale"
Game On
Esports firm Vindex to buy Belong brand from GAME for around $50 million
Plans to invest $300 million over the next five years
New Acquisition
Huuuge Games acquires Finnish games studio Double Star
"This acquisition marks another step forward in our Build-and-Buy strategy"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Is Glu about to make its largest acquisition yet?
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Welcome Aboard
tinyBuild acquires the development team behind Hello Neighbor
It plans to invest $15 million in the franchise
New Acquisition
Tilting Point acquires mobile games and assets from Playtech
Including the assets of FTX Games and Plamee Studios
New Acquisition
Huuuge Games acquires interactive ads firm Playable Platform
"The self-learning creative technology and data-driven playable ads will dramatically improve our marketing efforts"
New Acquisition
Animoca Brands acquires social games platform GAMEE
Deal was closed for $4.5 million
Possible Acquisition
Report: Xbox is interested in buying Warner Bros' games division
Microsoft joins Activision Blizzard, EA, and Take-Two in its interest for WBIE
The French Connection
Paradox Interactive acquires Playrion Game Studio
"Adding Playrion to our roster allows us to continue expanding our business in new areas"
New Acquisition
Update: Zynga closes acquisition of Toon Blast creator Peak Games for $1.85 billion
Updated full-year guidance for Zynga coming in August 2020
New Acquisition
Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem
"Go is a representative brain game that requires a high level of concentration and numeracy"
Acquisition
Keywords acquires development studio Coconut Lizard
Firm was previously owned by Epic
Join The Team
Facebook acquires Lone Echo developer Ready At Dawn for Oculus Studios
No figure placed on the deal just yet
Sensor Tower Acquisitions
Sensor Tower acquires StayFree and ActionDash apps to bolster its data offering
StayFree developers join Sensor Tower's product engineering team
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Games-related acquisitions down 45% year-on-year in Q1 2020
Declining activity in China across the period
New Subsidiary
Playrix welcomes Cateia Games to its Croatia team
"Becoming part of the Playrix family is a great honour for Cateia Games"
New Acquisition
Rovio acquires Darkfire Games for an undisclosed figure
It will now be known as Rovio Copenhagen
A Step Back
Double Fine Presents is "winding down" after being acquired by Microsoft last year
Its future remains uncertain
Next Steps
Apple acquires virtual reality specialist NextVR
Unwilling to discuss its reasons
Future Acquisitions
Keywords Studios is raising $122 million to purchase businesses struggling with the pandemic
"This is likely to result in an increased number of acquisition opportunities for Keywords Studios"
New Acquisition
Sumo Digital purchases Snooker 19 studio Lab42
Terms of the deal were not disclosed