| Date |
Type |
Companies involved |
Size |
|
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 |
|
Dec 4th, 2018 |
acquisition |
Ubisoft
|
Not disclosed
|
| Ubisoft announces plans to acquire server firm i3D.net |
|
Dec 4th, 2018 |
acquisition |
Stainless Games
THQ Nordic
|
Not disclosed
|
| THQ Nordic snaps up Carmageddon IP |
|
Nov 27th, 2018 |
acquisition |
Wargaming
Edge Case Games
|
Not disclosed
|
| World of Tanks firm Wargaming snaps up Fractured Space firm Edge Case Games |
|
Nov 20th, 2018 |
acquisition |
VR Focus
Admix
|
Not disclosed
|
| Mixed reality media outlet VRFocus snapped up by Admix |
|
Nov 14th, 2018 |
acquisition |
Bugbear Entertainment
THQ Nordic
Coffee Stain Studios
|
Not disclosed
|
| THQ Nordic snaps up Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain and Wreckfest maker Bugbear |
|
Nov 11th, 2018 |
acquisition |
inXile Entertainment
Xbox Game Studios
Obsidian Entertainment
|
Not disclosed
|
| Microsoft's studio spending spree continues: Big M to acquire RPG specialists Obsidian and inXile |
|
Nov 7th, 2018 |
investment |
Intel Capital
Overwolf
|
$16m
|
| Overlay platform Overwolf raises $16 million in Intel Capital-led funding round |
|
Nov 6th, 2018 |
investment |
Square Enix
|
Not disclosed
|
| Square Enix snaps up 20 per cent stake in Batallion 1944 dev Bulkhead Interactive |
|
Oct 26th, 2018 |
investment |
Epic Games
|
$1,250m
|
| Epic Games raises $1.25 billion in funding from seven new investors |
