Here Comes the Candy Crush IPO! After a $1.9 Billion Year, King Gets Ready to...
Big, fast-growing and very profitable. Can it last?
View ArticleRe/code on TV: King’s IPO, WhatsApp’s $19B Deal and Instagram’s New Ads
Re/coders take to the tube to discuss the big tech news of the week.
View ArticleKing Drops “Candy” Trademark Battle in U.S.; Other Trademarks Unaffected
An end (sort of) to a polarizing IP battle.
View ArticleThis Is Your Brain on Candy Crush (Video)
A short and "sweet!" explanation of why King has all your money.
View ArticleIPO Could Value Candy Crush Maker King at up to $7.6 Billion
That's a whole lot of candy.
View ArticleCut the Rope Maker ZeptoLab Challenges King’s E.U. “Candy” Trademark
Candy? Om nom nom. Trademark battles? Blech.
View ArticleCandy Crush Maker King Prices IPO Shares at $22.50
King Digital Entertainment, the maker of Candy Crush Saga, priced its shares at $22.50 Tuesday after the bell, according to Dow Jones. The gaming company says it will issue 22.2 million shares, giving...
View ArticleCEO Riccardo Zacconi on Why King’s IPO Isn’t Sour Candy
The newly public company behind Candy Crush Saga does damage control after stock drop.
View ArticleKing-6Waves Infringement Case to Be Heard in San Francisco
A copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Candy Crush Saga maker King against competitor 6Waves will be heard in San Francisco, rather than in Beijing as the Hong Kong-headquartered defendant had...
View ArticleSmule Raises More Money for Magic Piano and Its Other Music Apps
Real money in playful apps.
View ArticleSome Gamers Fear a Dystopian Free-to-Play Future
The makers of Candy Crush and Clash of Clans love it. RollerCoaster Tycoon fans, not so much.
View ArticleKing Stock Bumped Up by Tencent Partnership
News that Chinese mobile giant Tencent would distribute King’s Candy Crush Saga on QQ and WeChat in China sent the recently-IPO’d company’s stock up more than three percent today. Shares rose 60 cents...
View ArticleKing Resolves Trademark Disputes With Two Independent Developers
"The whole way along, this hasn’t been about being aggressive or taking things down."
View ArticleThe App Store at a Crossroads: Can Unknown Games Still Break Through?
Independent and once-unknown developers largely won Phase One of Apple's App Store. What's next?
View ArticleCandy Crush Gets Nationwide TV Ads in Japan, and They’re Super Weird (Video)
King's hit mobile game lets its freak flag fly.
View ArticleIt’s Time to Move Beyond the Megahit Mindset for Games
The industry should foster new revenue solutions for existing games -- not just for months, but for years after launching.
View ArticleTetris Creators Talk About Staying Relevant in a Candy-Crushed World (Q&A)
The classic puzzle game is 30 years old, but it's still changing (or not) with the times.
View ArticleCandy Crush Decline Continues for King; Shares Fall
The company lowered its 2014 forecast amid signs that its flagship game may be topping out.
View ArticleMobile Games Spending Still Growing, Especially on Android
Mo' mobile devices, mo' money.
View ArticleKing Beats the Street, Says There Is Life After Candy Crush
Mobile represents 77 percent of revenue, which is down 16 percent since last year.
View ArticleLess Than Half of King’s Revenue Is Coming From Candy Crush, and Wall Street...
Shares up more than 18 percent after hours.
View ArticleKing Beats, but Stock Drops Hard on Weak Outlook
Shares are down almost 12 percent as the Candy Crush maker warns investors to brace for a couple rough quarters.
View ArticleComing to Your TV: More Ads for Apps
Game companies and other app makers need more eyeballs. TV has them.
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