| Date |
Type |
Companies involved |
Size |
|
Dec 3rd, 2020 |
acquisition |
Microsoft
|
Not disclosed
|
| Microsoft snaps up esports events firm Smash.gg |
|
Dec 2nd, 2020 |
acquisition |
salesforce.com
|
$27,700m
|
| Salesforce snaps up Slack for $27.7bn |
|
Dec 2nd, 2020 |
acquisition |
Daybreak Game Company
Enad Global 7
|
$300m
|
| Sweden's Enad Global 7 buys Daybreak Game Company |
|
Nov 30th, 2020 |
acquisition |
|
$24.2m
|
| Mechwarrior maker Piranha bought by Enad Global 7 |
|
Nov 25th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Keywords Studios
|
Not disclosed
|
| Keywords is buying LA-based marketing firm Gnet |
|
Nov 18th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Epic Games
|
Not disclosed
|
| Epic has bought facial animation firm Hyprsense |
|
Nov 18th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Zen Studios
THQ Nordic
Mad Head Games
Quantic Lab
Embracer Group
|
Not disclosed
|
| THQ Nordic parent Embracer just bought 12 games studios and a PR firm |
|
Nov 10th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Codemasters
Take-Two Interactive
|
$994m
|
| Codemasters has agreed to sell to Take-Two |
|
Nov 2nd, 2020 |
acquisition |
Everguild Ltd
Stillfront Group
|
$1.4m
|
| Stillfront Group snaps up Everguild for $1.37m |
|
Oct 22nd, 2020 |
acquisition |
Devolver Digital
Croteam
|
Not disclosed
|
| Devolver snaps up Serious Sam developer Croteam |
|
Oct 20th, 2020 |
investment |
|
$4.7m
|
| Blizzard vets raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant |
|
Oct 14th, 2020 |
acquisition |
|
Not disclosed
|
| Data firm Elo Entertainment snaps up Speedrun.com |
|
Oct 14th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Virtuos
|
Not disclosed
|
| Virtuos buys animation specialist CounterPunch Studios |
|
Oct 13th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Rockstar Games
Ruffian Games
|
Not disclosed
|
| Ruffian Games is now Rockstar Dundee |
|
Oct 6th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Coatsink Software
Thunderful
|
$29.9m
|
| Thunderful Group snaps up indie firm Coatsink |
|
Oct 1st, 2020 |
investment |
Tencent
10 Chambers Collective
|
Not disclosed
|
| Tencent invests in GTFO maker 10 Chambers |
|
Sep 30th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Sumo Digital
Pipeworks
|
Not disclosed
|
| Sumo Group snaps up US studio Pipeworks |
|
Sep 28th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Epic Games
SuperAwesome
|
Not disclosed
|
| Fortnite firm Epic buys "kidtech" company SuperAwesome |
|
Sep 22nd, 2020 |
acquisition |
id Software
Bethesda Game Studios
Microsoft
Alpha Dog Games
Tango
Arkane Studios
ZeniMax Media
Bethesda
|
$7,500m
|
| Microsoft has bought Zenimax for $7.5bn |
|
Sep 17th, 2020 |
investment |
|
$6m
|
| Bayes raises $6m to provide esports data |
|
Sep 17th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Keywords Studios
Heavy Iron Studios
|
$13.3m
|
| Keywords snaps up Heavy Iron Studios |
|
Sep 16th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Koch Media
Vertigo Games
Embracer Group
|
$59.3m
|
| Embracer Group snaps up VR firm Vertigo Games |
|
Sep 14th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Nvidia
ARM
|
$40,000m
|
| Nvidia snaps up UK chip firm Arm |
|
Aug 28th, 2020 |
acquisition |
Keywords Studios
Maverick Media
|
Not disclosed
|
| Keywords' latest purchase is creative agency Maverick Media |
|
Aug 18th, 2020 |
partnership |
Jagex
Flying Wild Hog
Jagex Partners
|
Not disclosed
|
| Jagex Partners label signs Flying Wild Hog's next game |
|
Aug 14th, 2020 |
investment |
PUBG Corp
|
$10m
|
| PUBG Corp invests $10m in VC firm 1Up |
|
Aug 14th, 2020 |
|
Embracer Group
|
Not disclosed
|
| Embracer Group acquires a load of studios, including 4A and New World Interactive |
|
Jul 29th, 2020 |
acquisition |
GAME Digital plc
|
Not disclosed
|
| Esports firm Vindex to buy Belong brand from GAME |
|
Jul 20th, 2020 |
acquisition |
tinyBuild Games
|
Not disclosed
|
| Indie publisher TinyBuild buys Hello Neighbor studio Dynamic Pixels |
|
Jul 10th, 2020 |
investment |
Epic Games
Sony
|
$250m
|
| Epic lands $250m investment from PlayStation maker Sony |
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