Just Fantasy?
Update: Square Enix dismisses acquisition rumours
"This report is not based on any announcement"
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ByteDance snaps up Chinese developer C4games
Via subsidiary Nuverse
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Creative Solutions snaps up streaming tech specialist Lightstream
For an undisclosed amount
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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
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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
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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
Getting Competitive
Super League Gaming snaps up live streaming platform Mobcrush
"Super League and Mobcrush share a mission to empower passionate gamers and streamers"
Deal Or No Deal
Huuuge Game focusing on M&A with new job listing
Following its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Clear Intentions
Leaf Mobile submits letter of intent to acquire Truly Social Games
For a consideration of up to $29 million
That's Epic
Epic Games snaps up Capturing Reality
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Go Ahea
Microsoft ZeniMax acquisition gets nod in EU and US
Deal is worth $7.5 billion
Acquisition
OliveX snaps up Zombies, Run! dev Six to Start
“At OliveX we’repassionate about making fitness fun, and that’s exactly what Six to Start does"
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Zynga snaps up cross-platform studio Echtra Games
It will work on a multi-platform RPG with NaturalMotion
Join Us
Digital Turbine signs agreement to acquire AdColony
The deal is worth between $350 million and $375 million
All About The Beans
Epic Games acquires Mediatonic parent company Tonic Games
Details of the acquisition were not disclosed
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Vungle snaps up analytics specialist GameRefinery
"We couldn't be more excited to join Vungle's team"
Better Together
IronSource picks up creative management platform Luna Labs
"Our vision at ironSource is to build the most comprehensive growth platform for app developers"
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Netmarble snaps up a majority stake in Kung Fu Factory
The WWE: Champions creator will become a Netmarble US subsidiary
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Lucid Sight snaps up multiplayer game engine Colyseus
It will launch a cloud-based version later this month
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EA completes its purchase of Codemasters
The pair hope to usher in "an exciting new era for racing games"
Such Discipline
Take-Two says it lost Codemasters to EA due to its "disciplined approach"
CEO and chair Zelnick admits that it was "disappointing" to not snap up the UK racing specialist
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What to consider with M&A
"You can think about the price on what you are acquiring by looking at its potential,"
Acquired
TinyBuild acquires three new studios
We're Five Games, Hungry Couch, and Moon Moose are the publisher's latest additions
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EA snaps up Design Home creator Glu Mobile
$2.1 billion will be exchanged for the developer
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: The real reason why AppLovin is acquiring Adjust
The MTM team takes a look at Applovin's motives in this billion-dollar deal
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Leaf Mobile snaps up East Side Games for $125 million
“We are tremendously excited to officially welcome East Side Games, a leading Canadian publisher and developer of mobile games, to the Leaf Mobile family"
Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Games acquires match-three mobile studio SmileyGamer
"It’s been great to have had the opportunity to grow SmileyGamer from the ground up"
Acquired
AppLovin set to acquire Adjust for $1 billion
Adjust has grown significantly in the last year
All In
Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM
The deal includes mobile games subsidiary Funflow
No Brainer
Mobile developer Easybrain acquired by Embracer Group in $640m deal
$640m in stock and a potential extra $125m as a bonus
Acquired
Embracer Group picks up Aspyr Media for potential $450m
$100 million, plus up to $350 million in bonuses
Building The Anthill
Sumo Group snaps up indie outfit PixelAnt Games for £250k
The studio is Sumo's first mainland Europe acquisition
Here's The Facts
Jagex insists Plutos Sama's lawsuit claiming company ownership is "meritless"
Follows the RuneScape maker being bought by private equity giant The Carlyle Group
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Azerion fully acquires Habbo Hotel dev Sulake
"Azerion has been supporting us to grow and develop Habbo and Hotel Hideaway for over two years now so this acquisition feels like a natural continuation of our partnership"
Money Money Money
IMVU Inc. secures $35 million in funding
As it rebrands under its parent company Together Labs
Another Owner
RuneScape dev Jagex has been acquired by The Carlyle Group
Reported to be more than the $530 million valuation
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Tencent acquires majority stake in Don't Starve dev Klei Entertainment
"This partnership helps us navigate a changing industry, and helps us focus on what we do best: making unique experiences that no one else can"
Done Deal
Tencent secured 31 games-based deals in 2020
"Tencent is in no danger of losing its No.1 position in the games market, but it is beginning to feel some pressure"
Possible Deal
Codemasters execs approve EA's acquisition offer
Still needs the backing of other shareholders
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Opera snaps up YoYo Games for $10 million
“We are very excited to start working with the team at YoYo Games"
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Miniclip acquires Online Soccer Manager dev Gamebasics
"Partnering with Gamebasics was really a 'no-brainer' for us"
Possible Acquisition
Microsoft looking at more acquisition opportunities
"I've been hearing a lot of conversations behind closed doors about acquisitions in the industry. There's a lot of moving things going on right now"
Silver Anniversary
Cat Daddy Games founders discuss WWE partnership, Take-Two acquisition and 25 years in the industry
"We don’t put all the eggs into a single basket"