Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga creator King may be worth $7.6B after IPO Posted byby GamesBeat March 12, 2014 2 min King prices its initial shares between $21 and $24. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Don Mattrick shows his poker hand for turning Zynga around in mobile (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 9 min The Zynga CEO is putting his stamp on the company, starting with three new mobile versions of flagship games. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga publisher abandons the ‘Candy’ trademark in the U.S. after acquiring Candy Crusher Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 25, 2014 3 min King now has the rights to a 2008 mobile puzzler called Candy Crusher that it will use to protect its Candy Crush Saga property. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game changer: VC Chris Dixon talks about Oculus and his occasional forays into gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 24, 2014 10 min The Andreessen Horowitz partner isn't immersed in gaming, but he has made some pioneering game investments. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business How King built one of the strongest businesses in gaming — and what we learned from its IPO filing Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2014 8 min The King IPO will come down to how long Candy Crush Saga will last and whether it will lead to a whole series of blockbuster hits. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Developer-advocacy group says Candy Crush Saga maker’s trademark actions are ‘overreaching’ and ‘predatory’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 2 min King's attempts to lock down "Candy" and "Saga" in gaming is hurting other developers, according to IGDA executive director Kate Edwards. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business King: 93M daily Candy Crush Saga players, 500M installs, and $568M profit in 2013 (infographic) Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 18, 2014 2 min King reveals data about its games in preparation for its IPO. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga maker King files for an IPO Posted byby GamesBeat February 18, 2014 3 min King Digital Entertainment makes one of the hottest mobile games around: Candy Crush Saga. It also intends to offer one of the hottest new stocks on Wall Street. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google Play store overtakes iOS in Germany and Spain Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 17, 2014 2 min Clash of Clans and Candy Crush Saga still dominated in January revenues. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business 19 games that Candy Crush Saga developer King would like to crush Posted byby GamesBeat January 30, 2014 4 min Whether or not you agree King's recent actions or not, some of these imitators are downright ridiculous. Continue Reading 4 min