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This is a list of largest mergers and acquisitions (M&A ) in the video game industry with publicly disclosed deal values. Microsoft 's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the most expensive video game acquisitions of all time followed by Activision -Vivendi Games merger and Take-Two Interactive -Zynga acquisition. 14 of the 20 most expensive video game purchases in video game history occurred just between 2020 and 2023.
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Acquirer
Target
Year
Deal value (US$)
Inflation adjusted (US$)
Type
Reference
Microsoft Activision Blizzard 2023
75,400,000,000
77,813,000,000
Acquisition
[ 1] [ 2]
Activision
Vivendi Games
2008
18,900,000,000
27,602,000,000
Merger
[ 3]
Take-Two Interactive Zynga 2022
12,700,000,000
13,646,000,000
Acquisition
[ 4]
Tencent Supercell (81.4%)2016
8,600,000,000
11,268,000,000
Shares acquisition
[ 5]
Microsoft ZeniMax Media 2021
8,100,000,000
9,399,000,000
Acquisition
[ 6]
Activision Blizzard King 2016
5,900,000,000
7,827,000,000
[ 7]
Savvy Games Group Scopely 2023
4,900,000,000
5,057,000,000
[ 8]
ByteDance Moonton 2021
4,000,000,000
4,642,000,000
[ 9] [ 10]
Sony Interactive Entertainment Bungie 2022
3,700,000,000
3,976,000,000
[ 11] [ 12]
Scopely Niantic Games 2025
3,500,000,000
3,500,000,000
[ 13]
EQT
Keywords Studios
2024
2,390,000,000
2,390,000,000
[ 14]
Microsoft Mojang 2014
2,500,000,000
3,321,000,000
[ 15]
Electronic Arts Glu Mobile 2021
2,400,000,000
2,785,000,000
[ 16]
Facebook Oculus VR 2014
2,000,000,000
2,656,000,000
[ 17]
Zynga Peak 2020
1,800,000,000
2,187,000,000
[ 18]
Bandai Namco 2005
1,700,000,000
2,737,000,000
Merger
[ 19]
The Walt Disney Company
Epic Games (9%)
2024
1,500,000,000
1,500,000,000
Shares acquisition
[ 20]
Tencent Leyou 2020
1,500,000,000
1,822,000,000
Acquisition
[ 21]
Savvy Games Group ESL , FACEIT 2022
1,500,000,000
1,612,000,000
[ 22]
Electronic Arts Playdemic 2021
1,400,000,000
1,625,000,000
[ 23]
Embracer Group Gearbox Software 2021
1,300,000,000
1,508,000,000
[ 24]
Tencent Sumo Group 2021
1,270,000,000
1,474,000,000
[ 25]
Electronic Arts Codemasters 2020
1,200,000,000
1,458,000,000
[ 26]
Tencent
2024
1,200,000,000
1,200,000,000
[ 27]
Scopely
GSN Games
2021
1,000,000,000
1,160,000,000
[ 28]
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Acquirer
Target
Year
Type
Deal value (US$)
Inflation adjusted (US$)
Reference
2014
Acquisition
960,000,000
1,275,000,000
[ 29]
Churchill Downs Incorporated Big Fish Games 2014
885,000,000
1,175,000,000
[ 30]
Sega
Rovio Entertainment
2023
776,000,000
801,000,000
[ 31]
Electronic Arts BioWare Pandemic Studios 2007
775,000,000
1,175,000,000
[ 32]
Electronic Arts PopCap Games 2011
750,000,000
1,048,000,000
[ 33]
Square
Enix
2003
Merger
727,000,000
1,243,000,000
[ 34]
Zynga Small Giant Games 2018
Acquisition
700,000,000
877,000,000
[ 35]
Playtika
SuperPlay
2024
700,000,000
700,000,000
[ 36]
Electronic Arts Jamdat Mobile 2005
680,000,000
1,095,000,000
[ 37]
Embracer Group Easybrain 2021
640,000,000
640,000,000
[ 38]
The Walt Disney Company Playdom 2010
563,000,000
812,000,000
[ 39]
Jagex 2020
530,000,000
530,000,000
[ 40]
Zynga NaturalMotion 2014
527,000,000
700,000,000
[ 41]
Embracer Group Saber Interactive 2020
525,000,000
525,000,000
[ 42]
Zynga StarLark 2021
525,000,000
525,000,000
[ 43]
Nexon Gloops 2012
486,000,000
666,000,000
[ 44]
Take-Two Interactive
Gearbox Software
2024
460,000,000
460,000,000
[ 45]
Embracer Group Aspyr 2021
450,000,000
450,000,000
[ 46]
Pearl Abyss CCP Games 2018
425,000,000
532,000,000
[ 47] [ 48]
Square Enix Taito 2005
Merger
409,100,000
659,000,000
[ 49]
Tripledot
AppLovin Games
2025
Acquisition
400,000,000
400,000,000
[ 50]
DeNA ngmoco 2010
400,000,000
577,000,000
[ 51]
Electronic Arts Playfish 2009
400,000,000
586,000,000
[ 52]
Tencent Riot Games 2011
400,000,000
559,000,000
[ 53]
Sony Computer Entertainment Gaikai 2012
380,000,000
520,000,000
[ 54]
Take-Two Interactive Nordeus 2021
378,000,000
378,000,000
[ 55]
Microsoft Rare 2002
375,000,000
656,000,000
[ 56]
The Walt Disney Company New Horizon Interactive 2007
350,930,000
532,000,000
[ 57]
Electronic Arts Respawn Entertainment 2017
315,000,000
404,000,000
[ 58]
Embracer Group Square Enix Europe 2022
300,000,000
300,000,000
[ 59]
Enad Global 7 Daybreak Game Company 2020
300,000,000
300,000,000
[ 60]
Take-Two Interactive Social Point 2017
250,000,000
321,000,000
[ 61]
Zynga Gram Games 2018
250,000,000
313,000,000
[ 62]
Saber Interactive
2024
247,000,000 [ a]
247,000,000
[ 63]
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Insomniac Games
2019
229,000,000
282,000,000
[ 64]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment TT Games 2007
210,000,000
318,000,000
[ 65]
GREE, Inc. 2012
210,000,000
288,000,000
[ 66]
Zynga OMGPop 2012
210,000,000
288,000,000
[ 67]
Lycos Gamesville 1999
207,000,000
391,000,000
[ 68]
Koei
Tecmo
2009
Merger
207,000,000
299,000,000
[ 69]
Take-Two Interactive 2020
Acquisition
193,000,000
193,000,000
[ 70]
Zynga 2020
180,000,000
180,000,000
[ 71]
Viacom Harmonix 2006
175,000,000
273,000,000
[ 72]
Jam City Ludia 2021
165,000,000
165,000,000
[ 73]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Turbine Entertainment Software 2010
160,000,000
231,000,000
[ 74]
THQ Nordic AB Koch Media 2018
149,600,000
187,000,000
[ 75]
Tencent Funcom 2020
148,000,000
148,000,000
[ 76]
Embracer Group Flying Wild Hog 2020
137,000,000
137,000,000
[ 77]
Infogrames GT Interactive 1999
135,000,000
255,000,000
[ 78]
Leaf Mobile 2021
135,000,000
135,000,000
[ 79]
Electronic Arts Maxis 1997
125,000,000
245,000,000
[ 80]
Embracer Group Perfect World Entertainment 2021
125,000,000
125,000,000
[ 81]
Electronic Arts Westwood Studios 1998
122,500,000
236,000,000
[ 82]
Square Enix Eidos Interactive 2009
120,000,000
176,000,000
[ 83]
Turtle Beach
Performance Designed Products
2024
118,000,000
118,000,000
[ 84]
Microsoft
Ninja Theory
2018
117,000,000
141,600,000
[ 85]
NDreams
2023
110,000,000
110,000,000
[ 86]
Embracer Group 2020
105,000,000
105,000,000
[ 87]
Nordisk Film Avalanche Studios 2018
103,000,000
129,000,000
[ 88]
Infogrames Hasbro Interactive 2000
100,000,000
183,000,000
[ 89]
Sumo Group Pipeworks Studios 2020
100,000,000
100,000,000
[ 90]
Microsoft Ensemble Studios 2001
100,000,000
178,000,000
[ 91]
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Acquirer
Target
Year
Type
Deal value (US$)
Reference
Keywords Studios
2023
Acquisition
95,240,000
[ 92]
Leyou Digital Extremes 2014
73,200,000
[ 93]
Hasbro Interactive MicroProse 1998
70,000,000
[ 94]
37Games Leyou SNK Playmore 2015
63,500,000
[ 95]
Nacon Daedalic Entertainment 2022
60,200,000
[ 96]
Eidos Interactive IO Interactive 2004
51,120,000
[ 97]
Perfect World Cryptic Studios 2011
50,000,000
[ 98]
Keywords Studios High Voltage Software 2020
50,000,000
[ 99]
THQ Nordic AB Warhorse Studios 2019
48,510,000
[ 100]
Electronic Arts Criterion Software 2004
48,000,000
[ 101]
Focus Home Interactive Dotemu 2021
46,000,000
[ 102]
Embracer Group 4A Games 2020
45,000,000
[ 103]
Nacon Big Ant Studios 2021
42,500,000
[ 104]
Devolver Digital Good Shepherd Entertainment 2021
41,255,000
[ 105]
Devolver Digital
System Era Softworks
2023
40,000,000
[ 106]
Take-Two Interactive Angel Studios 2002
38,000,000[ b]
[ 107]
Electronic Arts Origin Systems 1992
35,000,000
[ 108]
THQ Nordic AB Coffee Stain Studios 2018
34,900,000
[ 109]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Midway Games 2009
33,000,000
[ 110] [ 111]
Keywords Studios
Forgotten Empires
2022
32,500,000
[ 112]
Take-Two Interactive Visual Concepts Kush Games 2005
32,200,000
[ 113]
tinyBuild Versus Evil 2021
31,300,000
[ 114]
Codemasters Slightly Mad Studios 2019
30,000,000
[ 115]
Nazara Technologies
Curve Games
2025
28,900,000
[ 116]
Devolver Digital Firefly Studios 2021
27,476,000
[ 105]
Devolver Digital Croteam 2020
26,935,000
[ 105]
Sega Relic Entertainment 2013
26,600,000
[ 117]
Ubisoft Reflections Interactive 2006
24,000,000
[ 118]
Koch Media Volition 2013
23,000,000
[ 117]
Kadokawa Corporation From Software 2014
22,500,000
[ 119]
Activision Treyarch 2001
20,000,000
[ 120]
Devolver Digital Nerial 2021
17,353,000
[ 105]
tinyBuild Bad Pixel 2021
17,100,000
[ 121]
GT Interactive Reflections Interactive 1999
14,700,000
[ 122]
Take-Two Interactive DMA Design 2000
11,000,000
[ 123]
Embracer Group Tarsier Studios 2019
10,500,000
[ 124]
tinyBuild 2021
10,100,000
[ 125]
Opera YoYo Games 2021
10,000,000
[ 126]
Atari SA Nightdive Studios 2023
10,000,000
[ 127]
Starbreeze Studios Dhruva Interactive 2016
8,500,000
[ 128]
Focus Home Interactive Deck13 2020
7,900,000
[ 129]
Take-Two Interactive Dhruva Interactive 2019
7,900,000
[ 130]
Paradox Interactive Harebrained Schemes 2018
7,500,000
[ 131]
Take-Two Interactive Barking Dog Studios 2002
3,000,000
[ 132]
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Acquirer
Target
Year
Deal value (US$)
Notes
Reference
Vivendi Ubisoft 2016
6,400,000,000
In 2018, Vivendi agreed to stop pursuing its hostile takeover bid for Ubisoft and sell its shares to various investors, including Tencent . Vivendi had completely divested its stake in Ubisoft by March 2019.
[ 133] [ 134] [ 135]
Electronic Arts Take-Two Interactive 2008
1,900,000,000
Although Take-Two were interested in merging with another company at the time, Strauss Zelnick and Take-Two's board of directors considered EA's cash offer inadequate. In September 2008, EA gave up on the acquisition and let the offer expire.
[ 136] [ 137] [ 138]
Take-Two Interactive Vivendi Universal Games 2003
1,000,000,000
Take-Two planned to acquire Vivendi's video game division, which at the time was up for sale as part of the parent company's plan to sell $7.7 billion in assets. Take-Two's offer was far short of the $1.6 billion Vivendi sought for the business. Ultimately the deal never came to pass and Vivendi Games would later merge with Activision to form Activision Blizzard .
[ 139]
Take-Two Interactive Codemasters 2020
994,000,000
Take-Two offered to acquire Codemasters in November 2020 for approximately US$994 million and Codemasters subsequently accepted the deal. However, in December 2020, Electronic Arts placed a rival offer of $1.2 billion, 14% higher than Take-Two's bid, which Codemasters' board of directors agreed to instead. Take-Two formally withdrew its offer in January 2021, ceding to EA's bid. EA fully acquired Codemasters on February 21, 2021.
[ 140] [ 141] [ 142] [ 143]
Playtika Rovio 2023
813,000,000
Playtika held preliminary discussions with Rovio about a potential acquisition in January 2023. Playtika made a €9.05 per share all-cash offer to Rovio's board of directors. Those discussions ended with no deal the following March and Rovio stated that it would seek merger discussions with other parties instead.
[ 144] [ 145]
GT Interactive MicroProse 1997
250,000,000
Despite the merger agreement being signed and unanimously approved by both companies shareholders, the merger was called off two months after the deal was signed. The merger was reportedly called off due to "fundamental" disagreement over the handling of research and development costs. In the following years, MicroProse was acquired by Hasbro .
[ 146] [ 147] [ 148] [ 149]
Square Enix Tecmo 2008
200,000,000
Tecmo rejected Square Enix's buyout offer, opting instead for a merger of equals with Koei .
[ 150] [ 151]
Elevation Partners Eidos Interactive 2005
136,300,000
Elevation attempted to acquire Eidos in March 2005 as the newly formed firm's first acquisition, but were outbid by SCi , who ultimately acquired Eidos in May 2005.
[ 152] [ 153]
ZeniMax Media Relic Entertainment 2013
26,300,000
At THQ 's bankruptcy auction, ZeniMax bid $26.3 million for Relic Entertainment and the Company of Heroes IP, but were subsequently outbid by Sega by only $300K, with Sega ultimately acquiring Relic.
[ 154] [ 155]
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