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King producer Andreas Olofsson tells us how his team mixes up the match three mechanic with each new release
Read More »Candy Crush company King targets Clash of Clans
Watch out Supercell, casual mobile games giant King is making a move into the ‘mid-core’ sector. King currently specialises in casual titles such as Candy Crush and similar match-3 puzzle games. Meanwhile, rival mobile giants such as Supercell and Machine Zone are generating significant revenue from ‘mid-core’ games such as …
Read More »Pachter: ‘King deal is a refreshing move by Activision’
Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has praised Activison Blizzard’s purchase of King as a solid strategy for breaking into the mobile market. The major acquisition was revealed earlier today, and will finalise in Spring of next year. The deal is a good one if you believe that King has a …
Read More »Activision Blizzard buys King for $5.9bn
Two of the biggest names in games are to become one. Activision Blizzard has announced that it will purchase Candy Crush firm King for $5.9 billion (3.8bn), in a deal unanimously approved by both boards. The sum works out to a value of $18 (11.67) per share for the latter …
Read More »King revenue and profits dip year-on-year
Mobile giant King’s revenues and profits have both dipped year-on-year as Candy Crush spending slows. That’s according to the firm’s most recent financial report, which indicates that its revenues dipped 18 per cent year-on-year, representing a drop of $104m. Meanwhile, its profits dropped $46m (28 per cent) year-on-year. In addition, …
Read More »LGC 2014: King.com spent more on TV advertising than Xbox and PlayStation
King.com spent $55m on TV advertising in the US this year, more than PlayStation and Xbox. Analyst Nick Parker revealed a host of stats live on stage at London Games Conference today. He said that King and Supercell combined in the UK, accounted for 29 per cent of all money …
Read More »King is trialling a new Candy Crush game
King has soft launched a new Candy Crush game entitled Candy Crush Soda Saga. This is not a sequel to Candy Crush but a sister title. At the moment it is being play-tested in Canada, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands on Facebook and Android. No firm date has been set …
Read More »King goes after ‘deceptively similar’ Banner Saga with trademark claim
Tactical RPG could confuse consumers and damage business, claims Candy Crush firm
Read More »Candy Crush Saga is heading to Amazon’s Kindle Fire
King.com’s massively popular match-3 title Candy Crush Saga is to make its debut on Kindle Fire devices later this week. The game will be available from the Amazon Appstore from Thursday (October 17th), although it will appear in some unspecified ‘selected territories’ today. The game has some 53m+ active daily …
Read More »Will Candy Crush firm King join Britsoft IPO club?
Rumour-mongers say we should expect another shock stock market float from a UK games firm. In the last seven days, developer Frontier and localisation outfit Keywords have floated on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternate Investment Market. Yet nose-tappers reckon these are just a warm up for the biggest games industry …
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