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Fortnite maker Epic acquires social platform Houseparty EPIC X HOUSEPARTY Jun 12th, 2019

Fortnite maker Epic acquires social platform Houseparty

The app will still remain available as a standalone platform and data won't be shared across accounts

Keywords sets up shop in Vancouver with Descriptive Video Works acquisition FIRST CANADA OFFICE Jun 12th, 2019

Keywords sets up shop in Vancouver with Descriptive Video Works acquisition

Companies had previously collaborated

Tencent's latest games acquisition is Sweden's Sharkmob $$$$ May 21st, 2019

Tencent's latest games acquisition is Sweden's Sharkmob

“We view the future of online gaming the same way and Tencent being a leading internet and games platform gives Sharkmob the reach and resources to be a part of that future"

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Date Type Companies involved Size
May 16th, 2019 partnership Microsoft
Sony 		Not disclosed
Microsoft and Sony sign cloud gaming deal
May 13th, 2019 acquisition Keywords Studios $1.1m
€1m
Keywords snaps up Tokyo-based HTML5 dev Wizcorp
May 10th, 2019 acquisition Sega Publishing Europe Ltd Not disclosed
Two Point Hospital maker Two Point Studios joins Sega Europe
May 10th, 2019 investment Unity $125m
New $125m funding round for Unity values company at $6bn
May 1st, 2019 acquisition Epic Games
Psyonix 		Not disclosed
Epic buys Rocket League developer Psyonix
May 1st, 2019 investment Fnatic $17m
Fnatic expands its esports operation by raising $19 million in funding
Apr 18th, 2019 investment Gen.G $46m
46m
Hollywood star Will Smith just took part in $46m funding round for esports firm Gen.G
Apr 10th, 2019 investment Good Shepherd Not disclosed
Indie label Good Shepherd snaps up majority stake in new Polish studio Artificer
Apr 9th, 2019 investment MyTona
Fntastic 		Not disclosed
Russian free-to-play mobile game publisher MyTona is getting into the PC market
Apr 2nd, 2019 partnership Paradox Not disclosed
Paradox is building a new strategy game with Brenda and John Romero
Apr 2nd, 2019 investment Intel Capital $12m
Cloud tech startup Polystream secures $12 million to develop 3D streaming services
Mar 14th, 2019 Curve Digital
The Catalis Group
Runner Duck 		Not disclosed
Curve parent firm Catalis snaps up Bomber Crew studio Runner Duck
Feb 27th, 2019 investment $17.3m
G2 Esports raises $17.3 million for global growth and further investment
Feb 21st, 2019 acquisition Keywords Studios Not disclosed
Keywords’ latest acquisition is Dutch cloud platform GetSocial
Feb 18th, 2019 investment tinyBuild Games $15m
TinyBuild raises not-so-tiny funding as it secures $15 million investment
Feb 15th, 2019 investment Plug In Digital $2.3m
Games distributor Plug In Digital raises $2.25M to push growth and publishing efforts
Feb 13th, 2019 acquisition THQ Nordic Not disclosed
THQ Nordic acquires Kingdom Come Deliverance studio Warhorse and Australian distributor 18Point2
Feb 12th, 2019 other OtherSide Entertainment
Starbreeze Studios 		$12m
Troubled Starbreeze sells System Shock 3 publishing rights back to developer Otherside
Feb 4th, 2019 investment Auroch Digital $0.2m
Miniclip among the investors pushing Auroch Digital’s move into original IP
Feb 1st, 2019 acquisition Sumo Digital
Red Kite Games 		Not disclosed
Sumo snaps up Red Kite Games
Jan 30th, 2019 acquisition Not disclosed
Player analytics firm FanAI acquires esports data experts Waypoint Media
Jan 29th, 2019 Quantic Dream
NetEase 		Not disclosed
NetEase has invested in Dave Cage's Quantic Dream
Jan 24th, 2019 Epic Games Not disclosed
Fortnite firm Epic acquires Agog Labs and 3Lateral, partners with Appodeal
Jan 10th, 2019 investment Tencent
Fatshark 		$0m
36m
Report: Tencent takes 36 per cent bite out of Warhammer Vermintide studio Fatshark
Jan 8th, 2019 acquisition Audiokinetic
Sony Interactive Entertainment 		Not disclosed
PlayStation has bought Wwise firm Audiokinetic but tech will still be available for all platforms
Jan 9th, 2019 acquisition Introversion Software
Paradox Interactive 		Not disclosed
Paradox Interactive acquires Prison Architect IP
Jan 3rd, 2019 acquisition Rebellion Not disclosed
Rebellion snaps up Yorkshire studio TickTock Games
Dec 24th, 2018 investment Discord $150m
Games chat platform Discord pulls in $150m investment
Dec 21st, 2018 acquisition Keywords Studios $4.3m
Marketing firm Sunny Side Up acquired by Keywords Studios
Dec 19th, 2018 partnership Rovio Not disclosed
Rovio partners with Resolution Games to bring Angry Birds to virtual reality
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