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
Maker of Candy Crush Saga to raise $500M on the stock market tomorrow, will be worth $7.6B Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 5 min The maker of Candy Crush Saga could raise more than $500 million at a valuation of around $7.6 billion. Continue Reading 5 min
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
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
Candy Crush Saga reaches new heights as designer explains its success Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 3 min Candy Crush now has more than 500 million downloads, and King has 282 million monthly active users. Continue Reading 3 min
GamesBeat weekly roundup: GTA Online’s rocky launch, Mojang revealed, and going to League of Legends school Posted byby GamesBeat October 4, 2013 2 min This week, legendary military thriller author Tom Clancy dies at 66, Grand Theft Auto V’s online mode launches but not without a few problems,... Continue Reading 2 min
With a huge game like Candy Crush Saga, bad ads will happen Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 30, 2013 2 min King says it has frozen one ad network that has a publisher that is creating adware with Candy Crush Saga. Continue Reading 2 min
Evidence mounts that King, maker of Candy Crush Saga, has filed for IPO Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 30, 2013 2 min New York Times identifies investment bankers who will handle King IPO. Continue Reading 2 min
Candy Crush Saga publisher hires new chief financial officer Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 26, 2013 1 min Is this the next step in King's march toward an IPO. Continue Reading 1 min