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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Last week CD Projekt bought the American studio The Molasses Flood. She will develop a new project based on the original IP. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.