Scaling Studios
SciPlay acquires Alictus in $100 million all-cash transaction
Initial acquisition of 80 per cent
Stranger Things To Come
Netflix to acquire Finnish mobile studio Next Games
Acquisition valued around €65 million.
Blown Away
Mobile games investments surpassed $741 million in Q4 2021
Investments reached almost $4 billion in Q4 2021
Revving Up
Animoca Brands acquires Torque Burnout dev Grease Monkey Games
Indie dev will align focus with P2E, NFT, and blockchain operations
Studio Shares
Krafton acquires Smash Legends dev 5minlab for $19.9 million
100 per cent of shares acquired
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Hot Five: Philip La moves from Pokémon GO to Axie Infinity, the latest ironSource Supersonic competition, and $4.4 billion spend on money-themed games
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Run By Rollic
Zynga acquires German hypercasual dev NanoTribe
Will be managed by Zynga subsidiary Rollic
Snapping Up Staff
Shortround Games staff and tech acquired by blockchain outfit Mythical Games
Will begin working on an unannounced sports game
Sharing The Storm
iCandy Interactive acquires 51% stake in hypercasual games startup Storms
Storms' management will join the existing iCandy management team
Germanic Growth
Exmox has acquired Empfohlen.de, aiming to take German platform worldwide
Acquired for an undisclosed amount
Acquiring Astrokings
Tilting Point acquires majority stake in AstroKings developer AN Games
Will scale the studio's games in both Eastern and Western markets
Public Prepared
Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to go public on London Stock Exchange
Intending to raise up to £115 million from IPO
A Win For Wardle
The New York Times purchases Wordle
Creator Josh Wardle given a "low seven figure" sum
Looking At Live Service
The PocketGamer.biz View: PlayStation acquires Bungie
Editor Khai Trung Le shares his thoughts on PlayStation’s acquisition of Bungie
Under The Influence
Flexion invests in influencer marketing startup Liteup Media
Acquiring an initial 20% to boost revenue for partnered developers
Three's Company
Nexters acquires 3 mobile studios for $100 million
Aiming to amplifying its midcore games offerings
Acquisition Alliance
DECA Games: from being acquired to acquiring others
Ken Go, CEO of DECA, on the company's journey – from acquisition by Embracer to its own acquisition of multiple development studios and games
Eastern European Expansion
Virtuos acquires Ukrainian studio Volmi Games for undisclosed amount
An expanding global footprint
Done Deal
Airnow and Lab Cave talk the importance of a shared vision for acquisitions
Both sides talk how the acquisition has given "new life" to Lab Cave
Look To The Future
Newzoo: Blockchain resistance, play-to-earn, and transmedia in the State of Gaming briefing
Blockchain applications in gaming "not yet realised"
Transaction Time
Modern Times Group selling ESL Gaming for more than $1 billion
To be acquired by Savvy Game Group
First One
Kwalee acquires French narrative developer Tictales
Marks the studio’s first acquisition
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Hot Five: Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $70 million, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs, and former Supercell and King artist joins Bandai Namco Mobile
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Predictions
Mobile Mavens: expert predictions for the future of the mobile games industry
Web3, more acquisitions, and new working models
Total Divestment
Update: Stillfront acquires 6Waves for $201 million, buys out Nexon's 34.8% stake for $93 million
Purchasing 26.5 million shares from Nexon
Largest Gaming Acquisition [again]
Mobile Mavens: industry reactions to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Industry responds to near-$70 billion acquisition
King Of Acquisitions
The PocketGamer.biz View: Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard
The true jewel in the crown is King
Microsoft Monopolises
Microsoft: mobile gaming key to Activision Blizzard acquisition
Firm puts mobile at the forefront of the acquisition
Deep Breaths
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion cash
Aims to bring its franchises to players "virtually anywhere"
Adding Adtech
Nazara acquires majority stake adtech firm Datawrkz
An initial 33%, with the option to acquire a further 22% by Q4 2023
Sumo's Sold
Tencent closes acquisition of Sumo Group
Will operate under Tencent subsidiary, Tencent Bidco
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Hot Five: Take-Two’s $12.7 billion Zynga acquisition, NFTs in Habbo, and three new casual games in the Netflix lineup
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Boosting Blockchain
Forte acquires N3twork tech platform to boost blockchain growth
Will form new games focused studio, N3twork Studios
Airnow Acquires
Airnow acquires mobile growth firm Lab Cave
CEO Luis Bertó will continue to lead
Almighty Acquisitions
Mobile games deals reached $15.5 billion in 2021, says Drake Star
Topped $85 billion in games deals across the board
Largest Gaming Acquisition
Mobile Mavens: Reactions to Take-Two's acquisition of Zynga
Industry responds to $12.7 billion acquisition
$12.7 Billion Acquisition
Take-Two makes bold move to transform its business with Zynga acquisition
How Zynga could change Take-Two’s business
Wow
Take-Two acquires Zynga at $12.7 billion valuation
Second largest games industry acquisition
Sheer Scale
The PocketGamer.biz View: Take-Two acquires Zynga
Editor Khai Trung Le shares his thoughts on Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga
Spearheading Subscriptions
Team17 acquires What the Golf? publisher The Label for up to $40 million
Foothold in mobile games subscriptions market
Applovin Acquisition Approved
AppLovin finalises $1 billion acquisition of MoPub from Twitter
Acquired for $1 billion cash
Iron Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Netmarble’s Iron Throne: The Firstborn
Still subsidiary studio Kixeye will take charge
Done Deal
AppLovin's Daniel Tchernahovsky on its $1 billion MoPub acquisition
Daniel Tchernahovsky talks the hurdles involved and how to get acquired
2021 In Review
The mobile gaming trends of 2021
PocketGamer.biz’s take on the year’s biggest events
Ample Acquisitions
Keywords Studios acquires Waste Creative and Wicked Witch
For up to a collective $18.5 million
A Fated Acquisition
Aniplex to acquire Fate/Grand Order developer Delightworks games division
Includes the entire game development team behind Fate/Grand Order
Acquisition Agreement
Fragbite acquires outstanding shares in Dutch studio Lucky Kat for $7.9 million
Acquired for €5 million in cash and €2 million in Fragbite shares
Millions For Medal
Medal.tv has raised $60 million across its Series B and Series C funding rounds
Platform grows to almost one million daily users
Lucky Ducky
Homa Games acquires Ducky Games
Acquisition will strengthen the publisher's position as a leader in idle arcade games
Following Suit
Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business
Taking steps to solidifying blockchain presence