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Read More »Candy Crush creator King joins UKIE
Trade body welcomes UK-based free-to-play giant
Read More »Candy Crush Saga’s King signs up to UKIE
UKIE has snagged itself a high-profile new member in the form of Candy Crush Saga maker King. We’re delighted to be joining UKIE,” King’s chief legal officer Rob Miller said. The interactive entertainment and games development industry is growing rapidly. At King, we believe in helping to foster an active …
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 »Housers join The Sunday Times Rich List
Rockstar’s Sam and Dan Houser are among the gaming newcomers in this year’s The Sunday Times Rich List. Games Industry reports that the pair are named at No. 947 in the 1,000-strong list, with a value of 90m. King’s recent IPO brings a further four games industry faces to the …
Read More »King opens Japan studio
Tokyo office could start developing new games in future
Read More »Candy Crush Saga heading to China via Tencent
King will launch its world-conquering Candy Crush Saga in China this year thanks to a new deal with Tencent. The localised game will be available through Tencent’s Mobile QQ and Weixin Game Centers. I am thrilled to be launching Candy Crush Saga with Tencent in China,” King CEO Riccardo Zacconi …
Read More »King: We don’t feel pressure to top Candy Crush
Social media giant King says it does not feel the pressure to make another Candy Crush-sized hit. The firm had a mixed start to life as a publically-traded company, with analysts criticising the firm’s over-reliance on Candy Crush. But King’s games guru Tommy Palm says there’s no need to find …
Read More »Tencent to launch Candy Crush in China this summer
Chinese version of match-three game coming to two telecoms services
Read More »King: All games companies must transition to free-to-play
Call of Duty. New Super Mario Bros. Dark Souls. Halo. Uncharted. ALL games must become free-to-play, according to Candy Crush maker King. The micro-transaction is so strong and it’s definitely a much better model,” King games guru Tommy Palm told IGN. I think all companies have to transition over to …
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