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Investments and transactions November 18, 2021

The authors of Superhot have raised $3 million for the development of IndieBI, an internal analytics service for evaluating game sales on PC and consoles

Soon there will be one more analytical service. Developers from the Polish Superhot Team have announced that they will soon open access to their IndieBI tool. It tracks and collects data on game sales on “big” platforms into one database. The studio received $3 million from investors to finalize the service.

Investments and transactions November 16, 2021

Griffin Gaming Partners Fund invested $3 million in Million Victories — author of Million Lords

The French studio Million Victories, which developed the mobile strategy of Million Lords, closed the Series A funding round. The company received an amount of $ 3 million. The round was led by the Griffin Gaming Partners venture fund.

Investments and transactions November 16, 2021

The creators of the game “Partisans 1941” opened a new studio. Tencent has already invested in it

The Chinese giant Tencent decided to support developers from Russia. The holding invested in Beryoski, a new studio that was opened by the authors of the tactical RTS “Partisans 1941”. The size and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Investments and transactions November 15, 2021

Forte startup Raised $725 million to integrate blockchain technologies and services into games

The sphere of blockchain games continues to attract investors. Forte startup immediately invested $ 725 million, which the company will spend on the development of its own platform. With its help, developers will be able to integrate blockchain technologies and related services into their video games.Image: Forte

Investments and transactions November 12, 2021

Zynga bought three hyper-casual studios from Turkey and talked about console ambitions

Three developers of hyper-casual games from Turkey have moved under the wing of Zynga. Studios ByteTyper, Creasaur Entertainment and ZeroSum will become part of Rollic. At the same time, Zynga shared new details about its plans for development in the console market.

Investments and transactions November 12, 2021

Bloomberg: Tencent has bought a controlling stake in Japanese Wake Up Interactive, the parent company of the creators of Ninjala

Tencent has invested in another company. Now she has acquired 90% of the shares of the Japanese Wake Up Interactive, which owns the studio Soleil. The latter specializes in games for the Nintendo Switch. The transaction amount is ¥5 billion ($43.8 million).

Investments and transactions November 11, 2021

Playrix has joined Daily Magic, which previously specialized in hidden objects and VR games

Replenishment in the ranks of Playrix. The gaming giant announced the joining of Daily Magic. A new studio is already being built on its basis, which will support the existing Playrix blockbusters.

Investments and transactions November 10, 2021

The Games Fund invested $ 500 thousand in St. Petersburg AY Games, the developer of Deck of Ashes

A gaming fund with Russian roots, The Games Fund, decided to support the St. Petersburg studio AY Games. He invested in the authors of the Deck of Ashes card buttler an amount of $ 500 thousand.

Investments and transactions November 10, 2021

Unity Buys Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital Special Effects Studio

Unity has a big purchase. The company announced a deal with the studio Weta Digital, among the founders of which is director Peter Jackson (Peter Jackson). This acquisition will cost Unity $1.62 billion in cash and stock.

Investments and transactions November 9, 2021

Voodoo has invested in the casual studio Teskin Games. The transaction amount is unknown

Voodoo continues to strengthen its position in the casual market. She announced investments in the Israeli studio Teskin Games, which develops match-3 titles and puzzles. The amount of investments was not disclosed, but they were “significant”.

Investments and transactions November 8, 2021

Devolver Digital raised $261 million as a result of going public and announced the purchase of three studios

Last week, Devolver Digital officially became a public company. As a result of going public, the publisher raised $261 million at a valuation of $950 million. The company also announced the acquisition of three studios, including the authors of the Stronghold series.The publisher himself will get $50 million.

Investments and transactions November 3, 2021

The natives of Epic Games have raised $4.3 million to develop a platform for creating games

Omni Creator Products (OCP) is a startup founded by two people from Epic Game s. The company raised $4.3 million to create its first product. It will be a platform for creating UGC games.OCP was founded by brothers Nick and Mike Atamas, who previously worked on Unreal Engine.

Investments and transactions November 2, 2021

SEGA and Microsoft have entered into a strategic partnership. They will work on “global games of the new generation”

SEGA has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft. The deal will allow it to develop “next-generation global games based on the Azure cloud platform.” According to analysts, this partnership is important not only for the companies themselves, but also for the entire gaming industry.

Investments and transactions November 1, 2021

Former Pixonic executives opened a studio and attracted the first investments — from The Games Fund and Play Ventures

KEK Entertainment is a new mobile studio with Russian roots. It was founded by Georgy Egorov and Oleg Poroshin, former top managers of Pixonic. The company has already conducted a pre-seed round of financing, within which it received $3 million from investors.

Investments and transactions November 1, 2021

Tencent has invested $264 million in the Japanese Kadokawa — the parent company of the authors of Dark Souls

Tencent continues to act aggressively in the M&A market. This time, the company acquired a stake in the Japanese publishing house Kadokawa, which owns the FromSoftware studio. The transaction amount was ¥30 billion ($264 million).Elden Ring

Investments and transactions November 1, 2021

Krafton bought Unknown Worlds studio, developers of Subnautica

At the end of last week, Krafton announced a new deal. The South Korean company that owns PUBG has acquired the Unknown Worlds studio. She is known for the successful game Subnautica. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.Subnautica: Below Zero

Investments and transactions October 29, 2021

Activision Blizzard has bought the Digital Legends mobile studio. She will play in the Call of Duty universe

Activision Blizzard has announced the purchase of a mobile studio. A Barcelona-based Digital Legends developer specializing in shooters has passed into her hands. The amount and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Investments and transactions October 27, 2021

Azur Games has invested in hyper—casual KobGames Studios – the authors of Cookie Carver: Life Challenge

A mobile company with Russian roots, Azur Games, has announced a new deal. She became an investor in the Israeli KobGames Studios, specializing in hyper-casual games.

Investments and transactions October 26, 2021

ironSource buys Bidalgo Marketing Platform

ironSource has agreed to purchase another marketing platform. This time she decided to acquire the Israeli company Bidalgo. The amount and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Investments and transactions October 25, 2021

Media: ByteDance postponed the IPO until the end of 2022. The position of the Chinese authorities is to blame for everything

The Chinese giant ByteDance will not appear on the stock exchange until at least the end of 2022. According to the SCMP portal, TikTok‘s parent company has decided to wait until the new rules for regulating cyberspace are approved in China. Against the background of rumors, the largest shareholders of ByteDance began to get rid of their shares.