List of most expensive video game acquisitions

This is a partial list of major acquisitions in the video game industry with publicly disclosed deal values.

Acquisitions with deal value of at least USD$1 billion

AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)Reference
TencentSupercell20168,600,000,000[1]
Activision BlizzardKing20155,900,000,000[2]
MicrosoftMojang20142,500,000,000[3]
FacebookOculus VR20142,000,000,000[4]

Acquisitions with deal value of at least USD$100 million

AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)Reference
Zhongji HoldingDianDian Interactive2014960,000,000[5]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedBig Fish Games2014885,000,000[6]
Electronic ArtsBioWare and Pandemic Studios2007775,000,000[7]
Electronic ArtsPopCap Games2011750,000,000[8]
Electronic ArtsJamdat Mobile2005680,000,000[9]
DisneyPlaydom2010563,000,000[10]
ZyngaNaturalMotion2014527,000,000[11]
NexonGloops2012486,000,000[12]
DeNAngmoco2010400,000,000[13]
Electronic ArtsPlayfish2009400,000,000[14]
TencentRiot Games2011400,000,000[15]
Sony Computer EntertainmentGaikai2012380,000,000[16]
MicrosoftRare2002375,000,000[17]
GREE, Inc.Funzio2012210,000,000[18]
ZyngaOMGPop2012210,000,000[19]
LycosGamesville1999207,000,000[20]
Electronic ArtsMaxis1997125,000,000[21]
Electronic ArtsWestwood Studios1998122,500,000[22]

Acquisitions with deal value of at least USD$1 million

AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)Reference
Leyou MilleniumSNK Playmore201563,500,000[23]
Perfect WorldCryptic Studios201150,000,000[24]
Electronic ArtsOrigin Systems199235,000,000[25]
SegaRelic Entertainment201326,600,000[26]
Koch MediaVolition201323,000,000[26]

References

  1. ↑ "China's Tencent Buys Control of Clash of Clans Maker for $8.6 Billion".
  2. ↑ "Bobby Kotick's Activision Blizzard to Buy King Digital, Maker of Candy Crush".
  3. ↑ "Microsoft Buys Minecraft Maker Mojang for $2.5 Billion".
  4. ↑ "Facebook Buys Oculus VR For $2 Billion".
  5. ↑ "FunPlus Group sells its game subsidiary to Chinese holding company for $960M".
  6. ↑ "Big Fish Games to be acquired for $885 million".
  7. ↑ "Gaming giant EA to pay $775M for BioWare and Pandemic".
  8. ↑ "PopCap Acquired By Electronic Arts For $750 Million".
  9. ↑ "EA to buy Jamdat Mobile for $680M".
  10. ↑ "Disney acquires casual developer Playdom for $563.2 million".
  11. ↑ "Zynga acquiring NaturalMotion for $527 million".
  12. ↑ "Nexon Buys Gloops for $486 Million in Cash to Push Into Mobile Gaming".
  13. ↑ "DeNA to Acquire Ngmoco for $400 Million".
  14. ↑ "Playfish sells to Electronic Arts in deal worth up to $400m".
  15. ↑ "China's Tencent Buys Riot Games for $400 Million".
  16. ↑ "Sony Computer Entertainment buys Gaikai for $380 million".
  17. ↑ "Microsoft buy top games producers Rare".
  18. ↑ Cutler, Kim-Mai. "OMGWHAT? GREE Acquires Mobile-Social Game Developer Funzio For $210M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  19. ↑ "Zynga Buys 'Draw Something' Maker OMGPOP for $200 Million".
  20. ↑ "Lycos Acquires Gamesville.com for $207 Million".
  21. ↑ "Electronic Arts and Maxis Inc. announce definitive agreement to merge".
  22. ↑ "Electronic Arts to Buy Westwood Studios".
  23. ↑ "SNK Playmore purchased by Chinese company Leyou Millenium".
  24. ↑ "Cryptic Bought For $50 Million".
  25. ↑ "ELECTRONIC ARTS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ORIGIN SYSTEMS".
  26. 1 2 "THQ auction results".
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