The New Thq
THQ Nordic gears up for Nintendo Switch launch with three old IP acquistions
Remember Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy?
Wargaming Helsinki
Wargaming acquires Finnish studio Boomlagoon to fuel its ambitions of being a "dominant" force in mobile games
Helsinki studio aims to hire new staff and expand portfolio
Expansion Is Key
Keywords Studios continues acquisition streak by snapping up Enzyme Testings Labs for $3.65 million
Will fit nicely with fellow recent acquisition Player Research
Hit Deal
Nexon acquires 49% stake in Thai games publisher iDCC as it plots Southeast Asia expansion
Free-to-play gaming giant to increase marketing activity in the region following the deal
Ch-ch-changes
Glu Mobile appoints new CEO and acquires control of Covet: Fashion dev Crowdstar for $45 million
Revenues fall to $51.4 million as publisher sets out new changes
Key Players
Keywords Studios acquires user testing firm Player Research for up to $1.6 million
£700,000 in cash, 65,000 shares
Cash Royale
Chinese investors raise $850 million to fund Tencent's Supercell acquisition
Another big money deal to support Supercell purchase
Loan Royale
Report: Tencent taking $3.5 billion loan for Supercell deal
Chinese firm seeks bank support for big money deal
Sell Your Dragonsoul
GREE International Entertainment acquires RPG DragonSoul from PerBlue
Developer sells just the game, not its company
Mail.ru Pix Pixonic
Mail.ru acquires War Robots developer Pixonic for up to $30 million
Gets a foothold in key Asia markets
Mobile Mavens
Why did Ubisoft buy Ketchapp?
The industry's best and brightest discuss
Keeping Control
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot blasts Vivendi's quest for control as "dangerous"
Warns of the "great risk" to shareholders
Heart Of China
New Chinese games company and Jagex owner Zhongji Holding eyes acquisitions
Looking to acquire more developers
Big Deal
Ubisoft acquires prolific mobile games publisher Ketchapp
French publisher expands mobile operations with key deal
Lovin' It
Chinese investor splashes $1.4 billion on mobile marketing platform AppLovin
US ad firm gets Chinese ownership
Clawing It Back
Ubisoft fights Vivendi's request for greater control by buying back $137.5 million in stock
Bringing 3.2% back under control
Have A Corona
Perk sells Corona Labs to its own CEO as competition in the game engine space heats up
Paying him back for his shares
Supercell Expansion?
Supercell weighing up investments in other developers and opening new studios
CEO Ilkka Paananen expands on his previous hints
Mobile Mavens
Would Supercell acquiring other studios be a good idea?
Our Mobile Mavens discuss Ilkka Paananen's hints
Beyond Helsinki
Supercell looking at ways to bring its company culture to "teams in other locations"
Ilkka Paananen thinks big on company culture
Cash Flock
Worms developer Team17 scoops $21.8 million investment to grow business
Investment from now minority stake holder Lloyds Development Capital
Eedar Acquisition
NPD Group acquires EEDAR to expand games market research
Sum undisclosed
Price Is Right
The smart executive's guide to valuing and selling your mobile games company
Torulf Jernström is thinking ahead
High Rollers
US casino operator splashes up to $170 million on developer Rocket Games
Management could earn extra $110m from acquisition
M&a For Days
Games industry M&A reaches record smashing $25 billion in July 2016
Playtika, King, and Supercell deals lead the way
Long-term Partnership
Flaregames acquires Nonstop Knight developer Kopla Games
Locks down its most successful partnership to date
From China To Israel
Chinese consortium trumps Netmarble to acquire Playtika for $4.4 billion
Includes Giant and Jack Ma's Yunfeng Capital
Bits & Pieces
Chinese companies including Qihoo 360 and Kunlun Games buy Opera's consumer businesses for $600 million
Focus for a quick sale
Look At Me
Worth 3 Supercells: SoftBank gets back into the expansion game with $32 billion acquisition of ARM
Indebted Japanese firm spends more
Buying Data
Chinese mobile ad platform Mobvista continues its westward expansion buying GameAnalytics
Deal #2
Games Meet Movies
SGN targets big brand "gamertainment" with TinyCo acquisition
Gateway to new genres and working with IP
Poker Face
Netmarble reportedly eyeing social casino with a $4.3 billion Playtika acquisition
New markets
"a Solid Platform"
Animoca Brands splashes out $3.7 million on 9-person Finnish studio TicBits
Hong Kong brand-focused publisher looks west
Big Winner
Tencent deal sees Supercell-funded charitable foundation raise $225 million
Value of shares
More Players, More Taxes
Supercell CEO explains thinking behind "very long term" Tencent deal
Ilkka Paananen on his second strategic investor in as many years
A New Chapter
Traditional book publishing meets gaming as Hachette UK acquires Neon Play
UK's second largest publishing group diversifies
Consolidation
Mobile Mavens discuss Vivendi's risky Gameloft acquisition
And will it be a good thing for either party?
Consolidation
Mobile game advertising market hits maturity as Fiksu sells out for historic data
Facebook ate their lunch
French Fancy
Has Vivendi just bought an over-staffed, under-skilled company, which is failing to compete in a rapidly maturing market?
Buyer beware
Gallic Quest
Vivendi promises Gameloft staff a "great collective adventure" as its takeover bid gains majority
Bid has gained 56% of voting rights
Forced Marriage?
Would a Tencent acquisition of Supercell benefit it or the mobile game industry?
Mobile Mavens discuss a potential giant
Loft Conversion
Vivendi gains backing of Gameloft shareholders for takeover bid
Paying €8 a share
Neat Strategy
Kabam acqui-hires Dawn of Steel dev Superweapon to boost its LA studio
Consolidation move
Tencell?
Tencent might be looking to buy SoftBank's stake in Supercell
The biggest to get bigger?
Lads Lads Lads
Spil Games acquires male-oriented browser game portal Mousebreaker
1.5 million 18-35 male players now at their disposal
Empire Builder
Vainglory eSports team acquisitions continue as Rebirth of Empire bought by mousesports
German organisation snaps up local young team
Expanding
Updated: Innogames acquires Funatics to create a mobile-focused Dusseldorf studio
40-strong studio is ready to roll
Taping Up The Market
App Annie acquires app marketing tracking outfit AppScotch
Third deal in three years
Alliance Acquisition
Leading eSports organisation Team SoloMid acquires Vainglory champions Alliance
Yet more interest in the growing mobile eSports world
Big Huge Acquisition
Nexon Korea acquires DomiNations developer Big Huge Games
Working together to add new content and create engaging experiences