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New mid-core studio hires talent from King, Rovio, DICE, Unity, Zynga and more
Read More »Activision Blizzard to buy King for $5.9bn
Acqusition expected to be completed by spring 2016
Read More »King revenues drop more than $100m year-on-year
Players spending less on Candy Crush Saga as game 'continues to mature'
Read More »Fallout Shelter generating more money than Candy Crush Saga on App Store
Surprise release gets early success in US and UK
Read More »Candy Crush Saga will be pre-installed on Windows 10
Microsoft has via its blog announced that Windows 10 will as part of its installation include a copy of King’s highly successful Candy Crush Saga. Solitaire. Hearts. Minesweeper. These are games that have been played millions of times over the years in Windows. And they are coming back in Windows …
Read More »The King of advertising
Nick Gibson analyses the marketing strategies of the casual games giant behind Candy Crush Saga
Read More »Candy Crush Saga players are spending less
Spending on Candy Crush Saga is in decline. The Guardian reports that quarterly spending on the smartphone hit was in decline throughout 2014, although the game’s in-app purchases still generated $1.33bn and has almost certainly passed lifetime revenues of $3bn. However, having peaked in Q3 2013 at $551m, the game’s …
Read More »Tommy Palm is leaving Candy Crush Saga maker King
One of the key people in Candy Crush Saga’s move from web to smartphone has left King. Venturebeat reports that Tommy Palm has quit the firm to forma a new startup called Resolution Games which will, among other things, work on virtual reality entertainment. The new venture is based in …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga: King of the Free
King’s reign is only just beginning. In the last 11 years since the casual games firm was founded, its properties have reeled in billions of dollars in revenue.Most notable among its catalogue is the free-to-play browser, tablet and smartphone match-three ‘Bejeweled with sweets’ behemoth Candy Crush Saga, which generated more …
Read More »Tory MP caught playing Candy Crush Saga in parliamentary committee meeting
An MP who was caught playing King’s Candy Crush Saga during a parliamentary committee meeting has apologised for his behaviour. The Guardian reports that Conservative Amber Valley MP Nigel Mills was pictured by The Sun playing the game during a meeting of the works and pensions committee. There was a …
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