Quantum Tech Partners: Gaming M&A isn’t taking a summer break
The gaming industry has seen gigantic acquisitions in the last year. With giant companies buying other giant companies, mergers galore, and Web3 drawing huge...
Unity merges with IronSource
Unity today announced that it’s entered into an agreement with IronSource. The latter will merge with Unity and become a wholly-owned subsidiary. Unlock premium...
Gaming’s mergers and acquisitions boom is thanks to industry growth
At GamesBeat Summit, one of the topics was the recent boom in mergers and acquisitions in the games industry. Whether it’s the Microsoft-Activision acquisition...
Infinite Reality acquires esports company RektGlobal
Metaverse company Infinite Reality announced it has entered a deal to acquire esports and entertainment company RektGlobal. The $470 million all-stock deal is based...
Epic Games acquires online music platform Bandcamp
Epic Games revealed today it is acquiring Bandcamp, the music platform. Bandcamp will continue to operate as before, though it will use Epic’s resources...
Tencent acquires Polish game developer and publisher 1C Entertainment
1C Entertainment, the Polish studio behind games like King’s Bounty, announced today it has been acquired by Tencent. Tencent will hold the majority stake...
Nacon acquires Daedalic Entertainment for $60M
Nacon announced yesterday that it acquired game developer Daedalic Entertainment for €53 million, or just over $60 million. The two companies are working together...
Newzoo: Acquisitions have already disrupted 2022’s gaming landscape
Newzoo today released data and analysis about 2022’s spate of mergers and acquisitions in the games industry. According to its information, the various acquisitions...
Sony has acquired Bungie, makers of Destiny, for $3.6B
Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced it will acquired Bungie, the creators of Destiny and the original studio behind Microsoft exclusive Halo. It reportedly shelled...
DraftKings and FanDuel drop fantasy sports merger after FTC pressure
(Reuters) — Daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings scrapped a plan to merge on Thursday following a legal challenge by U.S. antitrust enforcers. The U.S....