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Watch: After the Deal: Doing M&A Right in a Creative Industry | iicon 2026

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In May 2025, Scopely acquired the Niantic games business, which welcomed Niantic’s game teams, beloved games **Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom** and **Monster Hunter Now**, and companion apps and services **Campfire** and **Wayfarer** to Scopely’s diverse video game portfolio, highlighting the company’s ongoing commitment to community-driven, social experiences.

As the one-year anniversary of the transaction nears, the acquisition took center stage at the **Entertainment Software Association**'s [Interactive Innovation Conference (iicon) 2026](https://www.iicon.com/) in Las Vegas .

Scopely Chief Revenue Officer and Board Member Tim O’Brien and President, Games Ed Wu sat down with Goldman Sachs’ Hemal Thaker in a talk titled “After The Deal: Doing M&A Right In A Creative Industry.”

Watch the talk below.

[**Read: Inside the Deal: Scopely leaders reflect on the Niantic games acquisition one year in**]( https://www.scopely.com/en/news/inside-the-deal-scopely-leaders-reflect-on-the-niantic-games-acquisition-one-year-in
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