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Developers Are Protesting King.com By Making A Bunch Of Candy-Themed Games

So far, 141 games have been submitted. Some of our favorite titles include, "Epic Candy Crushing Ga…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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Why Comparisons Between Candy Crush Maker King And Zynga Are Totally Flawed

Additionally, without developing new IP, King could likely fill its mobile release schedule for at …

Eric Benjamin Seufert, Mobile…   


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These Texts Show How Candy Crush Saga Becomes So Addictive So Quickly

I recently introduced Candy Crush to a friend of mine, "Lorraine," who is always looking for new iP…

Jim Edwards   


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These Texts Show How Candy Crush Saga Becomes So Addictive So Quickly

I recently introduced Candy Crush to a friend of mine, "Lorraine," who is always looking for new iP…

Jim Edwards   


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CANDY CRUSH SAGA MAKER FILES FOR SECRET IPO

Take Zynga, for instance. In Q1 2013, its revenue declined 17% to $264 million, as users got bored …

Jim Edwards   


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There's An Awesome Candy Crush Saga Cheat To Give You Infinite Lives For Free

But bad things have typically happened to mobile game companies selling equity on the stock market.…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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In The Last Week I've Spent $127 Playing Candy Crush Saga

I spent the entire Saturday crushing candies like a boss. I wasn't yet hooked, but I could understa…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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Zynga Topped A Disastrous Quarter With A Terrible Decision - And Now Wall Street Is Calling For More Layoffs

Mattrick said he believes a great game is "just incredibly fun" and one people want to share. Neith…

Alyson Shontell   


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This Is Why All Your Friends Are Currently Addicted To Candy Crush Saga

The game only appears to be incredibly simple. In fact, it's ingeniously constructed to keep you pl…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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King.com Admits It Never Should've Published A Game It Allegedly Plagiarized

To protect our IP, last year we acquired the trademark in the EU for "Candy" from a company that wa…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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The Most Profitable Mobile Games In The World Aren't Made By Zynga

It turns out that the real success stories in mobile games are scattered around the world. The best…

Owen Thomas   


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Just 0.19% of gamers drives half the revenue for mobile games that try to lure you into in-app purchases

The "freemium" game model is simple. You make a game free to play, but then offer all sorts of bonu…

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REPORT: You can't delete 'Candy Crush' from Microsoft's new phone

Both Google Trends and AppAnnie, which measure the App Store ranking for apps, document the decline…

Max Slater-Robins   


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One Of The Geniuses Behind Candy Crush Explains Why Some Levels Are So Tough To Beat

"If the game becomes harder and harder forever, it will become unplayable," Knutsson says. "The tes…

Megan Rose Dickey   


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A British MP Admitted To Playing Candy Crush For Hours During A Committee Meeting

Candy Crush, made by gaming company King.com, was the top downloaded free mobile app last year. Pla…

Stefano Pozzebon   


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Here's Why Candy Crush Is So Addictive

Gaming company King.com made news when it filed for a $500 million IPO earlier this week. The drivi…

William Wei   


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Twitter Is Surprisingly Small Compared To A Bunch Of Other Apps And Online Companies

To put this in perspective, in Q3, Facebook added 182 monthly active million users from the year be…

Jim Edwards   


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The Maker Of Candy Crush Saga Sets IPO Price At $22.50 A Share

Gross bookings in the quarter ending December 31, 2013 were on the decline compared to the quarter …

Megan Rose Dickey   


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One Chart That Will Terrify Anyone Thinking Of Investing In King's IPO

Here's a similar chart from the start of Candy Crush's popularity decline a few months ago. King's …

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Candy Crush Is Doing More Than $1 Billion In Sales

"Candy Crush Saga accounting for 78% of our total gross bookings (across the web and mobile channel…