| Date |
Type |
Companies involved |
Size |
|
Sep 18th, 2018 |
|
Keywords Studios
|
Not disclosed
|
| Half year revenue up 72 per cent for Keywords as firm makes two acquisitions in Sound Lab and Trailer Farm |
|
Sep 6th, 2018 |
acquisition |
CCP
|
$425m
425m
|
| Eve Online developer CCP sells to Korea's Pearl Abyss for $425m |
|
Sep 6th, 2018 |
acquisition |
Nielsen
SuperData Research
|
Not disclosed
|
| Nielsen has purchased SuperData Research |
|
Aug 22nd, 2018 |
acquisition |
Keywords Studios
Studio Gobo Ltd
|
$33.5m
£26m
|
| Keywords acquires development support company Studio Gobo for $33.5 million |
|
Aug 20th, 2018 |
investment |
|
$0m
0.3m
|
| Multiplay vet Fletcher puts $328k behind Sweden's Toadman |
|
Aug 16th, 2018 |
investment |
Nordisk Film
Raw Fury Games
|
$0m
5.5m
|
| Nordisk Film Games puts $5.5m behind indie label Raw Fury |
|
Aug 2nd, 2018 |
|
Logitech
|
Not disclosed
|
| Logitech will acquire audio accessory manufacturer Blue Microphones |
|
Jul 27th, 2018 |
investment |
NetEase
Improbable
|
$0m
50m
|
| NetEase has invested $50m in Improbable |
|
Jul 19th, 2018 |
partnership |
Multiplay
Unity
PUBG Corp
|
Not disclosed
|
| Multiplay to host Playerunknown's Battlegrounds EU servers |
|
Jul 17th, 2018 |
investment |
|
$0m
9m
|
| Klang has raised $8.95m in Series A investment to fund MMO Seed |
|
Jul 3rd, 2018 |
acquisition |
Rising Star Games Limited
|
Not disclosed
|
| Image and Form parent firm Thunderful has purchased Rising Star Games |
|
Jun 15th, 2018 |
investment |
Tencent
PUBG Corp
|
$0m
500m
|
| Reports point to Tencent snapping up 10 per cent of PUBG firm Bluehole for $500m |
|
Jun 6th, 2018 |
|
Paradox Interactive
Harebrained Schemes
|
$0m
7.5m
|
| Paradox is going to be buying Harebrained Schemes |
|
Jun 4th, 2018 |
investment |
Bungie
NetEase
|
$0m
|
| NetEase invests $100m into Destiny studio Bungie |
|
May 31st, 2018 |
acquisition |
Bethesda Game Studios
Nordisk Film
Avalanche Studios
|
$0m
104.2m
|
| Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios acquired by Nordisk Film |
|
May 30th, 2018 |
acquisition |
Keywords Studios
|
$6.9m
£5.2m
|
| Keywords Studios acquires Fire Without Smoke for $6.9 million |
|
May 23rd, 2018 |
|
Electronic Arts
GameFly
|
Not disclosed
|
| EA buys streaming firm GameFly's tech and team |
|
May 21st, 2018 |
|
Tencent
Grinding Gears
|
Not disclosed
|
| Path of Exile dev Grinding Gear is Tencent's latest games investment |
|
May 15th, 2018 |
investment |
Nordisk Film
Star Stable Entertainment
|
$0m
18m
|
| Nordisk Film puts $18 million behind Star Stable Online dev |
|
May 11th, 2018 |
|
Little Orbit
|
Not disclosed
|
| Licensed games firm Little Orbit acquires APB Reloaded and GamersFirst |
|
May 9th, 2018 |
|
Tencent
|
Not disclosed
|
| Video games headline Tencent strategic partnership with UK's Department for International Trade |
|
May 9th, 2018 |
investment |
Action Squad Studios
|
$2m
|
| Ex-Rovio and Supercell devs raise $2m for new studio Action Squad |
|
Apr 24th, 2018 |
investment |
Epic Games
Tencent Games
|
$0m
15m
|
| Tencent puts $15m behind Fortnite China release |
|
Apr 23rd, 2018 |
|
Valve
Campo Santo
|
Not disclosed
|
| Valve has bought Firewatch maker Campo Santo |
|
Apr 10th, 2018 |
|
Keywords Studios
|
Not disclosed
|
| Keywords adds music services to its offering with Cord and Laced acquisitions |
|
Mar 29th, 2018 |
|
Raw Fury Games
|
$0.1m
|
| Multiplay founder Craig Fletcher has invested $125,000 into indie publisher Raw Fury |
|
Mar 27th, 2018 |
|
|
$1.7m
|
| Games London secures $1.7m from Mayor of London to run LGF until 2021 |
|
Mar 15th, 2018 |
|
Curve Digital
|
Not disclosed
|
| Indie publisher Curve Digital is working on a Narcos video game |
|
Mar 12th, 2018 |
|
PUBG Corp
|
Not disclosed
|
| PUBG Corp buys New York's MadGlory to work on community development tools |
|
Mar 2nd, 2018 |
|
Ubisoft
Blue Mammoth Games
|
Not disclosed
|
| Ubisoft snaps up Brawlhalla maker Blue Mammoth |
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