Esports TV ratings aren’t great … except for Candy Crush
Esports games like Dota 2 and League of Legends have massive global audiences, but most of those viewers consume content online. That has led...
King brings Candy Crush TV show host Mario Lopez into mobile games
Activision Blizzard’s King mobile game division is launching a TV show based on the Candy Crush Saga mobile game this summer, and it is...
Indie game leader Rami Ismail condemns harassment that shut down Spanish women’s gaming event (update)
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,...
PlayStation tops ranking of the game industry’s most-watched TV ads
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...
The interesting numbers in Activision Blizzard earnings
Activision Blizzard beat analysts expectations for both revenues and earnings on Thursday. But the big video game company also reported some figures that should...
Candy Crush moves into fashion with swimwear, a phone case, and a $650 backpack
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the enormously popular Candy Crush Saga mobile game, King has partnered with Italian fashion house Moschino to create...
Nintendo dominated Super Bowl gaming buzz
This report is a bit of a “Switch” since Nintendo is the only console brand to make our top five chart this time around....
Activision Blizzard more than doubled the money it earned from in-game sales in 2016
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...
Activision Blizzard hits record $2 billion in sales driven by Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Hearthstone
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...
2016 saw $30.3 billion in gaming mergers, acquisitions, and investments
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...