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News December 29, 2023

In 2023, the number of Tencent’s foreign investments fell to the lowest in a decade

The Chinese giant Tencent has become significantly less invested in foreign companies, the GameLook portal reports, citing data from IT Juzi (IT桔子) analysts. In 2023, the holding concluded 37 such deals, which is the lowest figure in the last ten years.

Investments and transactions December 13, 2023

W4 Games has raised $15 million, which will be used to build an ecosystem around the Godot Engine

The Irish startup W4 Games, founded by Godot veterans, recently announced a Series A funding round. As part of it, the studio will receive a transfer of $15 million from a group of investors.

Investments and transactions December 13, 2023

W4 Games has raised $15 million, which will be used to build an ecosystem around the Godot Engine

The Irish startup W4 Games, founded by Godot veterans, recently announced a Series A funding round. As part of it, the studio will receive a transfer of $15 million from a group of investors.

News November 23, 2023

The creators of the Coffee Talk barista simulator bought the Indonesian studio Mojiken Studio

Indie publisher and developer Toge Productions, known primarily for the visual novel about the barista Coffee Talk, decided to expand. The company announced that it has joined the Mojiken Studio.

Investments and transactions July 24, 2023

Tencent will soon become the majority shareholder of Polish Techland

The Chinese colossus is preparing for another major deal. Tencent will acquire a key Techland package. This was announced by Pawel Marchewka, the founder and permanent CEO of the Polish company.

Investments and transactions April 28, 2023

Give me money! How to ask for investment in game development — tips from AppQuantum

Victoria Belyaeva, who is responsible for business development and PR at AppQuantum, has prepared a guide on how to properly approach the issue of making an investment pitch.

Investments and transactions April 6, 2023

“We are investing in the completion of promising projects,” Yevgeny Polotnyanko said about who will receive the money from VK Play Investments

In early February, VK Play announced the launch of the VK Play Investments division and plans to invest 300 million rubles through it in Russian gaming teams. We have sent the company a number of questions regarding the future work of the division. We share the answers we received.

Investments and transactions November 17, 2022

GEM Capital and The Games Fund invested $4 million in the company of the visual director of Half-Life 2 and natives of Wargaming

A young Cypriot game development studio Eschatology Entertainment raised $4 million during the seed round to develop an AAA first-person shooter.

Investments and transactions November 14, 2022

Over the past four months, Infusion Games has raised $850 thousand

The studio that worked with Green Grey announced the attraction of new investments. Infusion Games managed to “raise” a little more than $0.8 million from various sources.

Investments and transactions October 21, 2022

AppQuantum has announced that it is ready to invest a million dollars in mobile game developers

The investment boom does not plan to end. Publisher AppQuantum has launched a business program for game developers. Participants can expect to receive investments of up to a million dollars.

Investments and transactions October 20, 2022

The Games Fund has invested more than a million dollars in the predictive analytics service Mad Curve

It became known about a new player in the data analysis market — the Mad Curve company. It is founded by people from MY.GAMES and 101XP. The startup managed to launch the service of the same name in a test mode and attract $ 1.15 million from The Games Fund.

Investments and transactions September 19, 2022

Azur Games no longer has any Russian assets. The company sold its shares in domestic studios

The developer and publisher of mobile games Azur Games announced the sale of shares in studios located in Russia (as well as Belarus). The official reason: the desire to focus on other markets.

Investments and transactions September 7, 2022

Azur Games announced the purchase of Mushroom Wars authors

Azur Games is increasingly active in terms of M&A. The mobile publisher became the owner of 81% of the shares of the studio that developed the Mushroom Wars series of games. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.

Investments and transactions August 31, 2022

NetEase buys Quantic Dream, developer of Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain

NetEase continues its global expansion. She negotiated the purchase of the French studio Quantic Dream. This is the first company from Europe to become part of a Chinese technology giant.

Investments and transactions August 23, 2022

Azur Games invested in French mobile developers Pinpin Team

The developer and publisher of mobile games Azur Games has signed a deal with Pinpin Team. He acquired 30% of the French company and promised it strategic support. How much such a purchase cost is not disclosed.

Investments and transactions May 17, 2022

Eric Seifert launched a $10 million investment fund. Among its partners is Supercell

Marketing expert Eric Seufert has opened an investment fund for $10 million, Business Insider reports. The money will be used to develop mobile startups related to advertising and content creation.

Investments and transactions April 26, 2022

GEM Capital has become an investor in the recommendation gaming platform Skich

GEM Capital investment company announced new investments in Eastern Europe. She carried out a pre-sowing round to the Cyprus Skich, part of whose team works from Poland.

Investments and transactions April 25, 2022

Ubisoft shares rose by almost 30% amid rumors about the acquisition of the company

On Friday, Bloomberg and Kotaku publications announced the interest of investment funds in the acquisition of Ubisoft. After that, the company’s shares began to grow.

Investments and transactions April 19, 2022

Innova management buys the company for €32 million from the Swedes who bought it for €109 million

New consequences of sanctions. Swedish gaming holding EG7 has announced plans to sell the company Innova. The deal is estimated at €32 million. This is much less than the amount for which Innova was purchased in February last year.

Investments and transactions April 12, 2022

Embracer Group has conducted more than 60 mergers. In the coming years, the company plans to implement the same amount

For three years, Embracer Group has been buying game studios and publishing houses. This turned a local Swedish developer into the largest gaming holding in Europe. The founder and CEO of the company, Lars Wingefors, announced his intention to conduct about 60 more mergers in the “coming months and years.”