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Indie game leader Rami Ismail condemns harassment that shut down Spanish women’s gaming event (update)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 30, 2017
3 min

A group called Gaming Ladies scheduled a women’s gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, but the event’s sponsor, King, the maker of Candy Crush Saga,...

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PlayStation tops ranking of the game industry’s most-watched TV ads

Posted byby Jason Wilson
May 29, 2017
2 min

On TV, “PlayStation Vue” had a whole new meaning between April and May, as the console brand captured 16 percent of the gaming industry TV...

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Jeff Kaplan talks about building Overwatch at DICE Summit 2017. These characters were the work of Arnold Tsang.

The interesting numbers in Activision Blizzard earnings

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 4, 2017
2 min

Activision Blizzard beat analysts expectations for both revenues and earnings on Thursday. But the big video game company also reported some figures that should...

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Candy Crush moves into fashion with swimwear, a phone case, and a $650 backpack

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 14, 2017
2 min

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the enormously popular Candy Crush Saga mobile game, King has partnered with Italian fashion house Moschino to create...

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Nintendo dominated Super Bowl gaming buzz

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 19, 2017
2 min

This report is a bit of a “Switch” since Nintendo is the only console brand to make our top five chart this time around....

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Activision Blizzard more than doubled the money it earned from in-game sales in 2016

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 9, 2017
1 min

This whole “games as a service” thing is really working out for Activision Blizzard. The publisher had a record fourth quarter and a huge year...

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Activision Blizzard hits record $2 billion in sales driven by Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Hearthstone

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 9, 2017
2 min

It was a gigantic quarter for Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that it achieved GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles, or earned) revenues of $2.01...

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2016 saw $30.3 billion in gaming mergers, acquisitions, and investments

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 26, 2017
1 min

2016 saw plenty of money moving around in the game industry. Tech mergers and acquisitions adviser Digi-Capital released its Games Report 2017, which revealed that $30.3...

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Sensor Tower: King’s Bubble Witch 3 Saga crosses 10 million downloads since January 11 launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 26, 2017
1 min

King’s Bubble Witch 3 Saga has crossed more than 10 million downloads worldwide on Android and iOS since its launch on January 11, according...

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Activision’s King quietly acquires analytics firm Omniata

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 25, 2017
1 min

Activision Blizzard’s King mobile game division has acquired analytics and engagement firm Omniata, GamesBeat has learned. No purchase price was disclosed. The deal is...

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