Nov 25, 2024

Partnership

• LEGO

Not disclosed

LEGO and UNICEF release eight key frameworks to promote child wellbeing in games

Nov 25, 2024

Investment

• Appcharge

$26m

Appcharge lands $26 million to boost direct-to-consumer platform for mobile games 

Nov 21, 2024

Investment

• Nazara
• Xigma Games

$0.2m

WTFund and Nazara Technologies back Norian Games and Xigma Games with $240,000 investment

Nov 21, 2024

Partnership

Not disclosed

MTN and Telecoming partnership brings cloud gaming to mobile in South Africa

Nov 21, 2024

Investment

• KGeN (Kratos Gamer Network)

$10m

KGeN secures $10 million for web3-powered ‘gamer controlled’ economies

Nov 21, 2024

Acquisition

• Superplay Games
• Playtika

$1,950m

Playtika completes acquisition of Dice Dreams developer SuperPlay

Nov 20, 2024

Acquisition

• Game District

Not disclosed

Game District acquires majority stake in Türkiye’s Gleam Games

Nov 19, 2024

Investment

• Play Ventures

$140m

Play Ventures secures $140 million to support early-stage game studios

Nov 19, 2024

Investment

• Asmodee Digital
• Embracer Group

$423m

Embracer to contribute $423 million towards Asmodee’s near $1bn debt repayment

Nov 19, 2024

Partnership

• Com2uS
• Xsolla

Not disclosed

Xsolla and Com2uS forge strategic partnership to offer payment and backend services to developers

Nov 19, 2024

Investment

• SuperScale

$1.2m

SuperScale raises $1.2 million for analytics service SuperPlatform

Nov 18, 2024

Investment

• Merak Capital

$80m

Merak Capital launches $80 million fund to support MENA games start-ups 

Nov 14, 2024

Investment

$18m

Former Supercell devs at Bit Odd raise $18m investment

Nov 14, 2024

Investment

• SayGames

$30m

SayGames to invest $30 million in hybridcasual studios over next three years

Nov 14, 2024

Acquisition

• Miniclip
• Embracer Group
• Easybrain

$1.2m

Miniclip purchases Easybrain from Embracer for $1.2bn

Nov 13, 2024

Investment

• Funstop

$5m

Funstop Games secures $5 million to accelerate game development and expand globally

Nov 13, 2024

Investment

• Bitkraft Ventures
• Starform

$6m

Starform secures $6 million to bolster shooter game Metalstorm

Nov 13, 2024

Investment

• a16z
• Neon

$14m

Neon raises $14 million to create web shops for developers

Nov 12, 2024

Acquisition

• Plarium
• Modern Times Group (MTG)
• Aristocrat Leisure

$620m

Modern Times Group acquires Raid: Shadow Legends maker Plarium for $620m

Nov 12, 2024

Investment

• Animoca Brands

$10m

Animoca Brands raises $10m to expand metaverse platform Mocaverse

Nov 11, 2024

Partnership

• Rovio
• Outfit7

Not disclosed

Angry Birds team up with Talking Tom to battle in new crossover event

Nov 6, 2024

Partnership

Not disclosed

British International School Riyadh partners with NES to propel esports education in Saudi Arabia

Nov 5, 2024

Investment

• Radical Forge

$2.6m

Radical Forge raises £2.6m to hire more staff and take on "bigger contracts"

Nov 4, 2024

Partnership

• Kakao Games

Not disclosed

Kakao Games partners with Lionheart Studio for triple-A MMORPG game codenamed Project Q

Nov 4, 2024

Investment

• Levellr

$1.8m

Levellr raises $1.75 million for Discord management tools

Nov 1, 2024

Investment

• Supercell
• Penguin Armada

Not disclosed

Supercell invests in Barcelona-based studio Penguin Armada

Nov 1, 2024

Investment

$7.5m

3D animation platform Swoove Studios secures $7.5 million in seed round

Oct 30, 2024

Investment

• Konvoy

Not disclosed

Konvoy invests in Magic Potion Games to build safe and social immersive experiences

Oct 29, 2024

Investment

• Hiro Capital

Not disclosed

Maintain Altitude secures $500,000 in pre-seed round to accelerate game development

Oct 25, 2024

Acquisition

• Loco

$65m

Redwood acquires majority stake in Indian games streaming start-up Loco for $65m

Oct 24, 2024

Investment

• Bitkraft Ventures

$9m

Party Icons lands $9 million in seed for mobile-first web3 games

Oct 16, 2024

Investment

• Live Aware Labs

$4.8m

AI-powered player feedback platform Live Aware Labs lands $4.8 million investment

Oct 16, 2024

Partnership

• Marvel Entertainment
• NetEase Games

Not disclosed

NetEase and Marvel Games to launch new RPG mobile Game Marvel Mystic Mayhem

Oct 16, 2024

Partnership

• Xsolla

Not disclosed

Xsolla and Uzbekistan's IT Park sign deal to open game development academy in 2025

Oct 14, 2024

Investment

• a16z

$4.5m

Windwalk raises $4.5 million and launches "superfan" social software platform Harbor

Oct 14, 2024

Investment

• a16z
• Azra Games

$42m

Azra Games raises major $42.7 million in Series A to create a mobile RPG for Western audiences

Oct 14, 2024

Investment

• Bitkraft Ventures
• Loot Labs

$6m

Loot Labs raises $6 million in Bitkraft-led seed round towards digital collectables platform

Oct 14, 2024

Investment

• Krafton

Not disclosed

Krafton leads investment round in India studio Deftouch to scale King and develop new games

Oct 14, 2024

Investment

• UMX Studio

$4.5m

UMX Studio secures $4.5 million investment from Jetapult to expand portfolio

Oct 10, 2024

Partnership

• Konami
• Fifa

Not disclosed

Konami signs FIFA deal for FIFAe World Cups featuring eFootball

Oct 9, 2024

Investment

• Krafton

Not disclosed

EF Games is hiring developers and artists in Europe following Krafton investment

Oct 9, 2024

Partnership

• Humble Bundle

Not disclosed

Humble Games partners with its laid off ex-employees at Good Games Group

Oct 8, 2024

Investment

$6.9m

Third Dimension raises $6.9m towards generative AI 3D world builder

Oct 8, 2024

Investment

• Krafton
• 1Up Ventures
• Day 4 Night

Not disclosed

Krafton invests in Mario + Rabbids and Red Dead Redemption veterans at Day 4 Night

Oct 8, 2024

Investment

• a16z
• Clout Kitchen

$4.5m

Clout Kitchen raises $4.45m towards League of Legends AI "buddies"

Oct 4, 2024

Investment

• Supercell
• Future Run

Not disclosed

Finnish developer Future Run secures second round of investment led by Supercell

Sep 26, 2024

Partnership

Not disclosed

Diagnal and Intigral partner to elevate esports in the MENA region