Unity And Ironsource
Unity announce date for stockholders vote on ironSource merger
The vote will take place on October 7th, but neither company is likely to reject the merger
New Acquisition
Zynga closes acquisition of Storemaven
The acquisition is the first Zynga has made since its own acquisition by Take-Two
Embracing Change
Crystal Dynamics regains development rights of Tomb Raider franchise following Embracer Acquisition
The studio was acquired by Embracer as part of a deal with Square Enix
Stumbling To Success
Scopely acquires Stumble Guys from Kitka Games
Scopely expands its portfolio with a new acquisition
Tencent X Guillemot Bros
Tencent now owns 49.9 per cent of Guillemot Bros
The investment follows reports that Tencent was seeking majority control of Ubisoft
Investments And Acquisitions
Azur Games acquires Mushroom Wars development studio
Former investors retain the brand name Zillion WHales
Trouble For Microsoft?
UK competition regulator calls for review of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The regulator claims the deal could “harm rivals”
Tabletop To Mobile?
Dire Wolf Digital acquires Fandom tabletop business Cortex for an undisclosed amount
This acquisition means Dire Wolf Digital will manage the ENNIE award-winning Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game
Quantic Dreaming
NetEase acquires French studio Quantic Dream
The developer and publisher will be NetEase’s first studio in Europe
Sharing The Same Vision
Video game platform Roblox has acquired virtual gamified social events company TriplePlay
"From the beginning, Roblox was an inspiration,"
Mobile Acquisition
PlayStation Mobile makes its first acquisition
The company is bringing Savage Game Studios into the fold
Battle Of The Brands
Unity and ironSource’s merger moves ahead
The companies have moved closer to finalising the deal – and leaving AppLovin out in the cold
More Acquisitions
TinyBuild Games acquires Konfa Games and Bossa Games IP for a total of $8.4 million
"Today's deals are a unique opportunity to bring both Konfa’s talented team of developers in-house and to add the amazing Bossa intellectual property to the tinyBuild portfolio,” says tinyBuild CEO
Possible Biggest Acquisition
Amazon is allegedly making an offer to acquire EA
After weeks of speculations, the American multinational technology company Amazon is rumoured to announce its deal to acquire Electronic Arts today
Microsoft Acquisition
Phil Spencer: "I'm always thinking about things that add to our capability"
Microsoft Gaming's CEO discussed the Activision Blizzard acquisition with Bloomberg
Industry Report
71% of H1 2022's total deal value came from just 5 deals
A new report breaks down the biggest deals, acquisitions, and mergers of the first half of 2022
Big Business
Saudi Arabia approves Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Middle Eastern country is the first to recognize the acquisition
More Equals More
Embracer Group announces several acquisitions and new operative group
The Swedish video game and media company revealed the firm entered into an agreement to acquire IP rights to the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkein.
Battle Of The Brands
The financial sector weighs in on the Unity, AppLovin and ironSource battle
Various bankers and financiers offer their thoughts on the evolving story
Another Acquisition
Aonic acquires exmox for nearly $100 million dollars
“exmox possesses an expert level of knowledge and has a unique marketing platform which will substantially strengthen the future growth of Aonic," said Aonic co-founders
Guest Post
Words from a CEO - Well done is better than well said
Jacki Vause on Riccitiello, Leadership, and the battle of the brands
Battle Of The Brands
Is the AppLovin, Unity, and ironSource story really over?
Unity have reaffirmed their commitment to the ironSource merger, but AppLovin may not be out of the fight
The Battle Royale Ends
Unity rejects AppLovin acquisition and reaffirms its commitment to ironSource merger
The company’s board of directors have decided Applovin’s offer isn’t in the company’s best interests
Expert Opinion
Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in!
The move could supercharge the new company’s earning potential, at the risk of creating a monopoly
Optimistic Q1 Report
Take-Two chairman and CEO optimistic about the potential long-term growth for the mobile industry
NBA 2K22, Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online contribute to Take-Two's strong GAAP net revenue
An Acquisition Battle Royale
AppLovin offers to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion
The acquisition threatens to unravel the Unity IronSource merger
Bold New Horizons
PlayStation Mobile seeking to acquire mobile studios to help realise expansion goals
Acquisitions are in the pipeline once the company appoints its new director of business development
Stocks And Shares
Tencent reportedly seeking larger stake in Ubisoft
The rumoured stake raise will see Tencent become the single largest shareholder in the company
Hot Five
Hot Five: Wild Rift breaches $500 million revenue, InnoGames publishes salary bands, and Unity's John Riccitiello apologies for PGbiz "fucking idiots" comment
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A New Step For Jagex
Jagex makes its first acquisition with Pipeworks Studios
US-based developer is the Runescape creator's first studio investment
Deal Me In
Drake Star: 2022 games industry deals on track to exceed $150 billion
Drake Star partner Michael Metzger speaks with PocketGamer.biz on the highs and lows of games industry deals in H1 2022, and why IDFA is driving deals in the mobile sector
Listen To This
Spotify acquires Heardle for an undisclosed sum
The acquisition has hit a sour note with some consumers, with it no longer available in multiple territories
Miniclip Acquires Sybo
How will Miniclip's acquisition of SYBO propel the Subway Surfers brand?
Miniclip and SYBO CEOs Saad Choudri and Mathias Gredal Nørvig discuss the seismic acquisition, Subway Surfers IP, and why hands-off is the best approach for support
For Women, By Women
Dorian acquires fellow women-founded developer Nix Hydra
The company has also expanded its executive team
Acquisition Announcement
Kongregate acquires Gamaga to work closely on NFT and blockchain games
Gamaga’s expertise is in 2D and pixel graphic artwork
Reuniting Old Friends
Playstack and Laser Dog Games open Playstack Leeds
The micro-studio will reignite a previous partnership
Pgc Toronto
The gaming landscape after a year of high-profile M&A
The panel discusses the likely success of subscriptions services – and why Microsoft may have more success than Netflix
Verve Group Continues To Grow
Mobile DSP Dataseat acquired by Verve Group
Dataseat will continue as an independent entity
Minority Owner
Joffre Capital acquires 25.7% stake in Playtika
The stake was acquired for $8.5 billion
Cracking The Puzzle
Digital Bros, parent company of 505 Games, acquires Puzzle Quest publisher
Acquisition of D3 Go! to bolster 505’s F2P capabilities
Hot Five
Hot Five: Miniclip to acquire SYBO, Supercell reveals PC-exclusive studio, and TikTok owners reach $1 billion
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Monumental Deal
Miniclip to acquire Subway Surfers studio Sybo
Mobile acquisition is “the biggest deal in European mobile games this year”
The Mobile Games Glossary
The mobile games industry glossary
A living A-Z of mobile games industry terms you should know
About An Acquisition
Uncapped acquires gaming finance provider Sugar for undisclosed amount
New brand name "Sugar powered by Uncapped"
Invest In Ai
Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion
Activision Blizzard subsidiary aims to become a ‘game AI hub’ in the gaming industry
Stakes And Shares
Saudi Arabia acquires 8.1% of Embracer Group with $1 billion stake
Via subsidiary Savvy Gaming Group
Growing Into Germany
iCandy sets sights on the metaverse with a 60% stake in Flying Sheep Studios
Total consideration for the stake is $2.14 million
Developer Deals
Keywords Studios enters conditional $32.5 million acquisition of Forgotten Empires
Maximum value of the acquisition, with initial cash consideration of $15.75 million
How To Say "welcome" In Simlish
Playstack acquires Magic Fuel Games, reunites EA veterans
The deal brings Magic Fuel's exec team, including Kevin Shrapnell, together with Playstack CEO Harvey Elliot, following previous collaboration on the SimCity franchise
Hot Five
Hot Five: Mobile to exceed 60% of games industry, Diablo Immortal won't be released in Belgium, the Netherlands, and EA pursues merger with Apple, Amazon, Disney, NBC
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