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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Welcome To The Family
Zynga acquisition by Take-Two now completed
Acquisition completed on May 23
Alleged Acquisition Aspirations
Electronic Arts sought acquisition from Disney, Apple, Amazon, NBC
NBCUniversal came closest to deal thus far
Acquisition
Dead by Daylight developer acquires Midwinter Entertainment
Midwinter founded by Halo and Farmville veterans
Take-20
Take-Two to release 20 mobile games separately from Zynga
Mobile release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition seemingly delayed, scheduled within fiscal 2023
Ip Integration
Curve Games acquires Hue developer Fiddlesticks Games
Acquiring all IP and assets relating to the Hue franchise
Growing In Germany
exmox acquires Testerheld to develop new portfolio features and content
Developing platforms and generating new features
Frvr Pitch
FRVR acquires F2P first-person shooter Krunker.io
Title acquired for an undisclosed amount
Gimme That
Despite record Q1 2022 for declared M&A, value of closed deals decreased
23 per cent decrease in closed deals over 2021, although significant spike throughout rest of 2022 anticipated should MS/Acti, Take-Two/Zynga, and Sony/Bungie deals complete
Ubisoft Alone
Ubisoft to bet on mobile, F2P as annual sales fall
CEO Yves Guillemot moves to quash acquisition rumours in investors call
Take Me On A Journey
Rovio targeting one major, Angry Birds Journey-scale, release annually
Alex Pelletier-Normand and René Lindell, CEO and CFO of Rovio respectively, open the Rovio capital markets day 2022 with a profile of Rovio’s growth opportunities
Most Read
Hot Five: Tilting Point bullish on blockchain, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and Zynga’s Bernard Kim to join Match Group
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Insight
What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?
Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls pinpoints the driving forces, impactful newcomers, and outside competition behind Q1 2022's groundbreaking M&A in his monthly column
News
New York City files suit against Activision Blizzard
Suit states acquisition by Microsoft severely undervalues ActiBlizz, and CEO Bobby Kotick “was unfit to negotiate a sale of the company”
Not That Wordle
AppLovin acquires Wordle! (no, not that one)
Wordle! iOS game, released in 2016, now managed by Lion Studios Plus
I Got It
Zynga was right about Turkey. What’s next in the acquisition boom?
Zynga president of publishing Bernard Kim details the company’s success in supporting the Turkish mobile games industry, and his thoughts on the sustainability of M&A
Deus Ex Machina
Embracer Group agrees to acquire Square Enix Montréal, Eidos, Crystal Dynamics
Development studios and IP to be sold for $300 million
Acquiring Axesinmotion
Media and Games Invest acquires AxesInMotion in entirety for $58 million
Up to $116 million additional earn-out payment
Pg Connects Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle – the editor's picks for unmissable sessions
Editor Khai Trung Le gives his lineup of essential talks, panels, and sessions in PG Connects Seattle, taking place on May 9-10
Possibility And Potential
Ubisoft could soon receive numerous buyout offers
Mobile games industry investors Blackstone and KKR among the "numerous" firms interested in Ubisoft takeover
Report Reveals
Drake Star Partners: Q1 2022 games industry deals casts shadow over entirety of 2021
More deals in mobile than any other gaming segment
Ruby To Red
Rovio CEO commits to future acquisitions
Following the acquisition of Ruby Games in 2021, Rovio’s Alex Pelletier-Normand is bullish about acquisitions remaining “an important part of our strategy moving forward”