Activision’s stock price hits all-time high, closes up 7.5% after King deal
We woke up today to a world where Activision is now, overnight, one of the biggest mobile gaming publishers in the world. And Wall...
After King deal, Activision now makes more revenue from games than Microsoft, Sony, or EA
The numbers now say that Activision Blizzard is bigger than Microsoft and Sony. The gaming giant bought mobile developer King yesterday for $5.9 billion in...
Activision buys Candy Crush Saga publisher King for $5.9B
One of the biggest publishers of traditional games in the world now also owns one of the biggest mobile publishers. Call of Duty, World...
King plans Candy Crush Saga weekend event to reward dedicated players
Candy Crush Saga is still one of the top-grossing mobile apps in the world, and publisher King is planning a weekend event to keep...
King’s new monetization trend revealed: How some games are giving old selling tricks a new twist
As a user experience designer for games, I keep a close watch on new trends and apps with cutting edge marketing and consumer psychology principles...
King shares down 8% in after-hours trading as Wall Street reacts to weak outlook
Candy Crush Saga publisher King has beat its own guidance for its fiscal second quarter, but investors are not happy with what they see...
King is launching new games and expanding to new territories this year
King chief executive Riccardo Zacconi said the company has more games in development than ever before as it tries to come up with hits to match the success of its flagship mobile monster Candy Crush Saga — and taking the opposite tack as other competitors like Kabam scale down their focuses to their biggest games.
King hits a new record with 550M active players, but fewer spenders still makes it look weak
King had fewer people paying for items in its games last quarter.
King is planning to bring its games to Windows 10, starting with Candy Crush Saga
Microsoft announced today that King will bring its blockbuster mobile game Candy Crush Saga to Windows 10. The game will be automatically installed for all customers that upgrade or download Windows 10 for a certain period of time following the game’s launch.
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