The Web3 Way Animoca Brands and Everest Ventures Group partner to cross-invest in upcoming Web3 projects
Microsoft's Might Microsoft saves the day: Activision Blizzard games are set to return to China in new NetEase deal
March 28, 2024 Something To Sell Embracer to sell Borderlands dev Gearbox to Take-Two in $460m deal Gearbox games from Borderlands and Homeworld to Duke Nukem will fall under Take-Two’s possession
March 21, 2024 Partnership Power Marblex partners with CARV to deliver data-driven Web3 experiences Netmarble’s blockchain company Marblex to be elevated by CARV’s data capabilities
March 5, 2024 Acquisition Expansion The Collective Ace Group and By Aliens take on the world with latest acquisition By Aliens joins The Most Games and Odspeed Games under The Collective Ace Group’s expanding global umbrella, bringing more than 70 games into the fold
February 14, 2024 Publishing Power Nitro Games strikes Autogun Heroes publishing deal with Unity’s Supersonic Autogun Heroes originally launched in 2023 with Nitro Games as developer and publisher
February 12, 2024 Mtg Manoeuvre MTG pulls the trigger on a Monumental Kongregate acquisition The two studios will join with MTG taking 30% of the new company which will be led by Monty Kerr, current Monumental CEO
February 6, 2024 Digital Deal Nitro Games receives further €3.5 million to continue Warframe mobile development Digital Extremes’ popular IP turns 11 this year with a mobile version on the way
December 18, 2023 Acquisition Ahoy Keywords Studios acquires The Multiplayer Group for £76.5M Keywords has bought The Multiplayer Group from its former owner Improbable following interest in "blue-chip client base"
November 29, 2023 Partnership Power Sony sets sights on mobile in strategic partnership with NCSoft A strategic deal has been secured by CEOs Taekjin Kim and Jim Ryan
November 10, 2023 Mobile Mavens Mobile Mavens: One month on, what next for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard? A month ago today Microsoft closed it’s deal and with no immediate upsets was it all a storm in a teacup? Or 28 days later, is the apocalypse imminent? We ask the experts…
November 7, 2023 Saudi Foresight Animoca Brands partners with Saudi Arabia in $50M deal to bring Web3 to NEOM The future of NEOM just got a Web3 update
September 29, 2023 Acquisition Playtika closes acquisition of Innplay Labs The acquisition was valued at up to $300 million
September 6, 2023 Acquisition Sumo Group acquires UK developer Midoki to boost live service skills The Tencent subsidiary has picked up the Knighthood developer for an undisclosed sum
August 22, 2023 Acquisition Behaviour Interactive acquires Dutch developer Codeglue The acquisition is Behaviour’s third European expansion in the last six months
August 21, 2023 New Partnership Remote Control Productions and AUCTUS Capital Group partner to form Prestiged Gaming Group The group aims to create a "powerhouse" of established gaming companies with creative independence
August 17, 2023 Monopoly Money The biggest gaming acquisitions of all time From Activision Blizzard and Zynga to Bethesda and Playdemic
August 15, 2023 Investments And Acquisitions Haveli Investments acquires minority share in Match Masters developer Candivore The acquisition comes at a cost of $100 million
August 15, 2023 Revelations Savvy Games unmasked as Embracer's mystery partner in deal collapse Axios Gaming's Stephen Totilo has enough evidence to point the finger
August 10, 2023 Birds Of A Feather Sega to finalise Rovio acquisition next week Sonic and Angry Birds to be one big family as Sega takes 96.3% of shares
August 10, 2023 Partnership Xsolla partners with AppsFlyer to streamline cross-platform data-driven insights The companies are combining forces in order to better serve their clients
August 1, 2023 Partnership Reactional Music and Amanotes announce new partnership The partnership aims to bring music and gaming closer than ever before.
August 1, 2023 Acquisition Playtika acquires Azerion's Youda Games portfolio for upwards of $89.1 million Azerion is selling the portfolio as part of its business refocus with an earnout agreement potentially pushing the price even higher
July 24, 2023 Deals Is the Kahoot deal an endorsement of edtech & party games, or a move to private for mobile? The multiplayer quiz title is used widely in educational settings
July 14, 2023 New Acquisition Lightspeed Studios acquires developer Lucid Games Lucid is best known for its game Destruction AllStars
July 13, 2023 Acuiblizz FTC to appeal against the judge’s decision in Microsoft case A San Francisco judge denied the regulatory body’s preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
July 13, 2023 Scopely Acquisition Savvy Games Group closes acquisition of Scopely The acquisition highlights mobile’s place in Saudi Arabia’s games strategy
June 13, 2023 Deal Disruption Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard sued by FTC The Federal Trade Commission aims to block the acquisition sooner rather than later
June 12, 2023 Teaming Up Activision Blizzard piles in to support Microsoft’s CMA appeal UK regulator to face Microsoft and Activision Blizzard together in cloud gaming appeal
May 24, 2023 No Deal Embracer loses out on $2bn deal at the eleventh-hour The deal, according to CEO Lars Wingefor, was in the verbal agreement stage before being unexpectedly scuttled
May 24, 2023 Creating Connection BebopBee raises $4 million in funding to inspire "real-world connection" through mobile game brands Investment from Bitkraft Ventures, Courtside Ventures, Andover, Goal Ventures and more
May 19, 2023 China Chimes In China approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition Yet another approval counter to the UK’s decision
May 18, 2023 Film & Tv Mobile hit Space Marshals to become an animated series A new deal with developers Pixelbite includes both a TV series and movie
April 27, 2023 New Partnership SuperAwesome and Yoti announce new partnership The duo are integrating their services to help keep young gamers safe
April 17, 2023 Deal Diary Sega & Rovio: Four key dates to watch The deal isn't out of the woods yet. Here are the important moments to pencil into your calendar
April 17, 2023 Acquisition Sega + Rovio: How did we get here? Now that Sega is acquiring the Angry Birds developer, we retread the steps both parties took towards the big deal
April 15, 2023 Pending Deal Sega to snap up Rovio for $1 billion? Will Sonic join forces with the Angry Birds?
February 23, 2023 Acquisition Thunderful acquires Studio Fizbin The studio, known for their title “Say No! More” has been bought by Headup
February 20, 2023 Acquisitions Abound Paul Wedgwood’s Supernova Capital acquires Mi-Clos Studio and Little Red Dog Games Ownership of IPs like Out There and Rogue State included
February 9, 2023 Drake Star Report The top ten gaming industry deals of 2022 We break down the biggest acquisitions of 2022, as reported by Drake Star
December 31, 2022 2022 Highlights BIG Stories of 2022 - How the massive Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard gaming acquisition came under fire The acquisition may have been largely due to Activision Blizzard’s mobile offerings, but one franchise in particular prompted Sony to intervene
December 23, 2022 Acquivision Blizzard Microsoft hits back at FTC's Activision-Blizzard block Microsoft has called the lawsuit filed by the FTC attempting to block their Activision-Blizzard takeover 'unconstitutional'
December 15, 2022 Acquiblizz Phil Spencer on the mobile potential of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition Spencer explained the move in more detail in an interview with the Second Request Podcast.
December 9, 2022 Acquivision Blizzard FTC vote to sue to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard The Acquisition has faced criticism for its possible effect on competitor PlayStation
September 7, 2022 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
August 30, 2022 Sharing The Same Vision Video game platform Roblox has acquired virtual gamified social events company TriplePlay "From the beginning, Roblox was an inspiration,"
August 26, 2022 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
August 23, 2022 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
July 19, 2022 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