Categories Posted inin Business King’s stock price picks up as underwriters attempt to crush investor concerns Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 5, 2014 3 min King relies heavily on Candy Crush Saga, and that has scared off investors so far. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Candy Crush Saga helps King account for a quarter of all time spent gaming on Android Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 30, 2014 2 min Between all of its releases, King takes up 26 percent of the time Android owners spend gaming. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Don’t Tap the White Tile is just the latest hit to prove no one really understands mobile gaming Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 30, 2014 4 min Don't Tap the White Tile marks an official trend, and it highlights a number of interesting issues with mobile gaming. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Facebook’s desktop gaming revenue slips in the first quarter of 2014 Posted byby Mike Minotti April 24, 2014 1 min Zynga and King games make up most of Facebook's app revenue. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Make it Candy Crush Saga time: King opens Japanese office to better serve the important market Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 22, 2014 3 min King is also starting a new series of TV advertisements in Japan to promote the social puzzler. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Chillingo plans to find the next Flappy Bird (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 21, 2014 9 min The EA-owned publisher of third-party games is looking for big hits. It published Angry Birds, but Flappy Bird escaped it. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga is now in the fastest-growing mobile market of them all: China Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 17, 2014 2 min Tencent will release Candy Crush Saga on its QQ and Weixin apps soon. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga publisher pegs IPO riches for hiring-spree bender Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 2, 2014 2 min King is looking to bolster its development ranks as part of its effort to build up its game portfolio. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Japan’s gaming industry generated $10.8B in 2013 — half of that was from smartphones Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 31, 2014 2 min Huge hits like Candy Crush Saga, Puzzle & Dragons, and Clash of Clans are benefiting the most from this trend. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The questions to ask about the current state of games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 28, 2014 15 min Here's the speech I made at the Game Developers Conference. Continue Reading 15 min