Candy Crush Saga publisher pegs IPO riches for hiring-spree bender

Social-game publisher King is looking to hire a number of developers, producers, and more to help it build a number of new products to follow up games like Candy Crush Saga and Pet Rescue Saga.

The company plans to increase its employee headcount by 25 percent. It has 165 job openings currently listed for its development locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. This bolstering of its human resources is part of King’s plan for the future, which will have the publisher working to produce and release several new mobile and social games to ensure future growth. King is currently valued at around $6.31 billion and is trading at around $20. That’s primarily due to Candy Crush Saga, which is a free-to-play puzzler game that made more money than any other iOS app in 2013. Last year, mobile gaming generated around $16 billion in spending.