Savvy Games Group Acquires Scopely for $4.9 Billion

Scopely to Acquire GSN Games From Sony Pictures Entertainment

October 18, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Scopely has agreed to acquire GSN Games, a division of Game Show Network, LLC and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, for approximately $1 billion. The purchase price is half paid in cash and half in preferred equity, and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.

Scopely to Acquire Majority Stake in “Pixel Flow!” Studio

February 19, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Scopely entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Istanbul-based development studio behind the hybrid-casual mobile puzzle game “Pixel Flow!”. The deal expands Scopely’s development footprint in Turkey as the founding team continues to lead the studio from Istanbul.

Scopely to Acquire Niantic’s Games Business (Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now) in $3.5B Deal

May 29, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Scopely signed an agreement to acquire Niantic’s games business in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. The transaction will bring Niantic’s full game development teams and live games/apps—including Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, and companion services Campfire and Wayfarer—into the Scopely portfolio. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and Scopely says it has since closed the acquisition on May 29, 2025.

Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Savage Game Studios

August 29, 2022

Software

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Game Studios, a mobile game development studio with offices in Helsinki and Berlin. Savage Game Studios is set to join the newly created PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, with day-to-day operations continuing under its current management team.

Electronic Arts Acquires Playdemic From AT&T and Warner Bros. Games

June 23, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Electronic Arts (EA) will acquire Playdemic, the mobile games studio behind Golf Clash, for $1.4 billion in cash. The sale is announced by AT&T and WarnerMedia as the divestiture of Warner Bros. Games’ Playdemic stake, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

PSG and Canapi Lead $225M Minority Investment in SavvyMoney

October 27, 2025

Financial Services

SavvyMoney, a Dublin, California–based provider of credit-score and financial wellness software for banks and fintechs, raised a $225 million minority investment co-led by PSG and Canapi Ventures, with continued investment from Spectrum Equity. The capital will accelerate SavvyMoney’s product roadmap, AI capabilities and go-to-market expansion across its network of more than 1,500 financial institution partners.