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Zynga sells Chartboost to AI-driven advertising company LoopMe | News-in-brief
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Zynga initially acquired the monetisation platform in 2021 for $250m
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Reforged Studios acquires Yellow Lab Games
South African dev to continue working on its own IP, while also contributing to Reforged projects
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Does a Sony bid for Kadokawa make sense? | Opinion
Buying Elden Ring developer From Software would be a coup for Sony – but buying one of Japan's biggest media groups would be a complex and potentially difficult acquisition
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FromSoftware parent Kadokawa confirms buyout interest from Sony
Sony sent the firm a letter of intent to acquire its shares, but "no decision has been made at this time," CEO says
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Microsoft interested in more M&A, Spencer says
"We're not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles," Microsoft Gaming boss says as the firm looks at mobile
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Modern Times Group to acquire Plarium for $620m
Acquisition of the Raid: Shadow Legends developer expected to close during Q1 2025
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Amplitude Studios regains independence from Sega
This follows a management buyout from the Endless studio's staff
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Incredibuild acquires dev-ops pipeline acceleration firm Garden | News-in-brief
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, goal is to take "the pain out of long development cycles"
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Supercell acquires Space Ape
The Finnish mobile studio had already been a majority investor since 2017
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Global gaming industry sees steady M&A growth, says Drake Star Q3 2024 report
These M&As are thought to have generate $2.5bn, with another $1.1bn raised in private financing
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"We don't want to just replicate successful games": Behind Krafton's acquisition of Tango Gameworks
Head of corporate development Maria Park explains the reasoning behind the company's move to acquire the former Microsoft studio, and looks at the future of Hi-Fi Rush
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Nazara raises $108m to bolster M&A activities
Plus firm invests additional $17.4m in Absolute Sports, raising its stake to 91%
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52 Entertainment acquires "casual games" studio, Blackout
"This new chapter strengthens our position as a leader in the online gaming industry," says CEO
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Amber acquires Madbricks
The Colombian studio joins the company's growing number of global work-for-hire studios
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DDM: Gaming investments reached $2.2bn during Q1
The quarter saw M&A activity hit $2 billion cross 41 transactions
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Atari relaunches Infogrames, acquires Totally Reliable Delivery Service
New publishing label to focus on acquiring IP
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Ninja Kiwi acquires Legion TD 2 developer AutoAttack Games
Support for the tower defence title will continue as team expands to take on new project as part of MTG
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What's the gaming M&A market like in 2023?
MIGS panel of experts say deals are taking longer, but there's still "plenty of cash" and buyers looking to add
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DDM: Gaming M&A activity hit $6bn during Q3
The period also saw investment transactions increase by 36% year-over-year across 136 deals
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BFI: Overseas buyers accounted for 118 UK games M&A deals since 1993
56% of all transactions were games publishers bringing more studios and IP in-house
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Phoenix Games acquires Sad Panda
German games group picks up maker of multiplatform idle dating sim Crush Crush
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GameSquare acquires Faze Clan
A year after going public with a $725 million valuation, esports group sells for just $18.5 million in an all-stock purchase
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Supercell acquires majority stake in Ultimate Studio
Clash of Clans company picks up Hot Lap League developer as it explores new platforms
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Atari acquires AtariAge
Publisher picks up retro community, brings site founder Albert Yarusso on board as internal historian