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$1 billion
AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)Inflation adjusted (US$)Reference
Tencent Supercell (81.4%)20168,600,000,0009,162,000,000[1]
Microsoft ZeniMax Media20207,500,000,0007,500,000,000[2]
Activision Blizzard King20155,900,000,0006,364,000,000[3]
Microsoft Mojang20142,500,000,0002,700,000,000[4]
Facebook Oculus VR20142,000,000,0002,160,000,000[5]
Zynga Peak20201,800,000,0001,800,000,000[6]
Bandai Namco20051,700,000,0002,225,000,000[7]
Tencent Leyou20201,500,000,0001,500,000,000[8]
Embracer Group Gearbox Software20211,300,000,0001,300,000,000[9]
Electronic Arts Codemasters20201,200,000,0001,200,000,000[10]

Acquisitions with deal value of at least USD$100 million
AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)Inflation adjusted (US$)Reference
Zhongji Holding DianDian Interactive2014960,000,0001,037,000,000[11]
Churchill Downs Incorporated Big Fish Games2014885,000,000956,000,000[12]
Electronic Arts BioWare
Pandemic Studios		2007775,000,000956,000,000[13]
Electronic Arts PopCap Games2011750,000,000852,000,000[14]
Electronic Arts Jamdat Mobile2005680,000,000890,000,000[15]
Embracer Group Easybrain2021640,000,000640,000,000[16]
The Walt Disney Company Playdom2010563,000,000660,000,000[17]
Macarthur Fortune Holding Jagex2020530,000,000530,000,000[18]
Zynga NaturalMotion2014527,000,000569,000,000[19]
Embracer Group Saber Interactive2020525,000,000525,000,000[20]
Nexon Gloops2012486,000,000541,000,000[21]
Embracer Group Aspyr2021450,000,000450,000,000[22]
Pearl Abyss CCP Games2018425,000,000433,000,000[23] [24]
Square Enix Taito2005409,100,000536,000,000[25]
DeNA ngmoco2010400,000,000469,000,000[26]
Electronic Arts Playfish2009400,000,000477,000,000[27]
Tencent Riot Games2011400,000,000455,000,000[28]
Sony Computer Entertainment Gaikai2012380,000,000423,000,000[29]
Microsoft Rare2002375,000,000533,000,000[30]
The Walt Disney Company New Horizon Interactive2007350,930,000433,000,000[31]
Electronic Arts Respawn Entertainment2017315,000,000329,000,000[32]
Enad Global 7 Daybreak Game Company2020300,000,000300,000,000[33]
Take-Two Interactive Social Point2017250,000,000261,000,000[34]
Sony Interactive Entertainment Insomniac Games 2019 229,000,000229,000,000

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment TT Games2007210,000,000259,000,000[36]
GREE, Inc. Funzio2012210,000,000234,000,000[37]
Zynga OMGPop2012210,000,000234,000,000[38]
Lycos Gamesville1999207,000,000318,000,000[39]
Take-Two Interactive Playdots2020193,000,000193,000,000[40]
Viacom Harmonix2006175,000,000222,000,000[41]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Turbine Entertainment Software2010160,000,000188,000,000[42]
THQ Nordic AB Koch Media2018149,600,000152,000,000[43]
Tencent Funcom2020148,000,000148,000,000[44]
Embracer Group Flying Wild Hog2020137,000,000137,000,000[45]
Infogrames GT Interactive1999135,000,000207,000,000[46][47]
Electronic Arts Maxis1997125,000,000199,000,000[48]
Electronic Arts Westwood Studios1998122,500,000192,000,000[49]
Square Enix Eidos Interactive2009120,000,000143,000,000[50]
Nordisk Film Avalanche Studios2018103,000,000105,000,000[51]
Infogrames Hasbro Interactive2000100,000,000148,000,000[52]
Sumo Group Pipeworks Studios2020100,000,000100,000,000[53]
Microsoft Ensemble Studios2001100,000,000144,000,000[54]

Acquisitions with deal value of at least USD$1 million
AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)Reference
Leyou Digital Extremes201473,200,000[55]
Hasbro MicroProse199870,000,000[56]
37Games
Orient Securities
Leyou		 SNK Playmore201563,500,000[57]
Eidos Interactive IO Interactive200451,120,000[58]
Perfect World Cryptic Studios201150,000,000[59]
Keywords Studios High Voltage Software202050,000,000[60]
THQ Nordic AB Warhorse Studios201948,510,000[61]
Electronic Arts Criterion Software200448,000,000[62]
Embracer Group 4A Games202045,000,000[63]
Nacon Big Ant Studios202142,500.000[64]
Electronic Arts Origin Systems199235,000,000[65]
THQ Nordic AB Coffee Stain Studios201834,900,000[66]
Take-Two Interactive Visual Concepts
Kush Games		200532,200,000[67]
Codemasters Slightly Mad Studios201930,000,000[68]
Take-Two Interactive Angel Studios200228,000,000[lower-alpha 1][69]
Sega Relic Entertainment201326,600,000[70]
Ubisoft Reflections Interactive200624,000,000[71]
Koch Media Volition201323,000,000[70]
Activision Treyarch200120,000,000[72]
GT Interactive Reflections Interactive199914,700,000[73]
Take-Two Interactive DMA Design200011,000,000[74]
Embracer Group Tarsier Studios201910,500,000[75]
Opera YoYo Games202110,000,000[76]
Starbreeze Studios Dhruva Interactive20168,500,000[77]
Focus Home Interactive Deck1320207,900,000[78]
Take-Two Interactive Dhruva Interactive20197,900,000[79]
Paradox Interactive Harebrained Schemes20187,500,000[80]
Take-Two Interactive Barking Dog Studios20023,000,000[81]

Acquisitions which failed to complete
AcquirerTargetYearDeal value (US$)NotesReference
Vivendi Ubisoft20166,400,000,000In 2018, Vivendi agreed to stop pursuing it's hostile takeover bid for Ubisoft and sell its shares to various investors, including Tencent. Vivendi had completely divested it's stake in Ubisoft by March 2019.[82][83][84]
Electronic Arts Take Two Interactive20081,900,000,000Although 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.[85][86][87]
GT Interactive MicroProse1997250,000,000Despite 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.[88][89] [90] [91][92][93]
Square Enix Tecmo2008200,000,000Tecmo rejected Square Enix's buyout offer, opting instead for a merger of equals with Koei.[94][95]

Notes
  1. Take-Two Interactive bought Angel Studios for US$28 million in cash and 235,679 shares of restricted stock, totaling a value of approximately US$38 million.[69]

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