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King
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www.king.com
About
King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games. We have developed more than 200 fun titles, offering games that are enjoyed all around the world.
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Tjodolf Sommestad
President
Dominique Devoucoux
Head of Audio
Marta Cortinas
Executive producer
Sian Finnis
Senior Director of Marketing Studio
Anna Busquet
Business Director of New Games
Paula Ingvar
GM, Candy Crush Saga
Kiki Olofsson
Senior Studio Art Director
Aïda Figuerola
Senior Engagement Manager, New Games
Alena Rybik
Senior Product Director
Andrea Serfaty
Principal UX Designer
Sebastian Knutsson
Chief Creative Officer
Mark Taylor
Chief People Office
Luken Aragon
VP of Marketing
Todd Green
Candy Crush franchise general manager
Vanesa Tate
Head of Eternal Games and Audio
Mick Heijkens
Senior Game Designer
Frances Light
Global Director, Diversity and Inclusion
Brian Burford
GM, Candy Crush Soda Saga
Catt Mott
Senior Narrative Lead
Luke Jackson
Product Manager, Candy Crush
Tobi Ibikunle
Software Engineer
Roberto Kusabbi
Candy Crush Senior Director, Product Marketing
Ben Hollis
Lead Game Designer
Riccardo Zacconi
CEO
Trevor Burrows
VP of Farm Heroes Saga
Abigail Rindo
VP of creative
Oleg Pridiuk
Evangelist, Defold
Therese Sander
lead level designer on Candy Crush Saga
Jay Foreman
Level Design Craft Lead
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Competing In Casual
King president Todd Green talks new game development, competition and "doubling down" on the casual market
As part of our tour of the London studio, we speak to Green about how King operates what its relationship with parent company Microsoft is like
Jobs Roundup
April 2026's Movers and Shakers: Scopely, Rovio, Blizzard, Ubisoft, King, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
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Hot Five: Inside King’s London studio, how h8games reinvented itself, and Sonic Rumble’s rebrand
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Exclusive Inside Look
Inside King’s London headquarters: "We have people in the London studio working on all of our titles"
PocketGamer.biz receives an invitation into King’s London office, to speak with president Todd Green and others
Sporting Surprise
Candy Crush takeover at the Intuit Dome aims for broader brand recognition
Among the mascots, actress Anna Faris was revealed to be inside the Bubblegum Troll
Podcast | Episode 86
The final word on GDC | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode 86...
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Hot Five: GDC 2026, ByteDance to sell Moonton, and Candy Crush’s "incredibly valuable" feedback loop
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Major Milestone
King’s Farm Heroes Saga officially hits $2 billion
PocketGamer.biz has learned that Farm Heroes Saga reached the $2 billion lifetime revenue mark
Candy Campaign
How a Candy Crush video series triggered an "incredibly valuable" feedback loop
Fans give constructive feedback off the back of behind-the-scenes series Crush & Tell
Jobs Roundup
March 2026's Movers and Shakers: Pokémon’s product marketing manager, multiple King promotions, founding Rocket Game Talent, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
All Stars Arrives
Making Candy Crush All Stars match ready with fresh mechanics and first official partnership
Senior game designer Dasha Mironava and principal games designer Therese Sander share details on All Stars’ design philosophy, new multiplier mechanic and Life Savers partnership
Legacy Games
How King grew Pet Rescue Saga to $1 billion and sustained it for over a decade
King’s Oriol Caro discusses how long-term live ops shape decisions for legacy mobile titles
Winners Revealed
Grand Mountain Adventure 2 wins mobile honour at Swedish Game Awards
Mojang Studios’ Minecraft secured Best Live Service, while Candy Crush Saga earned a nomination in the same category
Ready To Reflect
Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming in 2026: "China is eating the video games industry"
Highlights from the State of Video Gaming in 2026 report include content sales growth, fewer layoffs and victory for China and Roblox
Crushable Consortium
King and Yahoo Games: filling a bite-sized "appetite" with Candy Crush Crushable
Candy Crush Saga VP of marketing Luken Aragon and Yahoo head of games Andrew Pedersen discuss the new daily puzzle title
Podcast | Episode 81
Ubisoft turmoil and what happened to Big Fish Games? | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode 81...
New Games
New release roundup: Candy Crush Crushable, Dokimon Quest, Tetris Block Party, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Candy Crush Crushable
Candy Crush Crushable is a new daily puzzle game exclusive to Yahoo Games
King’s daily logic title will support Yahoo Games’ comeback, aiming to be "a best-in-class destination for casual play"
Candy Crush Challenge
Crafting Candy Crush’s difficulty: Blockers, level design, AI and the "complexity staircase"
Candy Crush’s senior product manager John Davies shares level design insights and tips on making a challenging puzzle fun
Creative Candy
Competitive or casual? Designing Candy Crush with "a spectrum of flavours"
King’s senior game designer Mick Heijkens shares insights into game system overhauls, experimental design, and pleasing "a wide mix of playstyles"
Enhanced Experience
UX in Candy Crush and the "deceptively complex" world of boosters
King’s principal UX designer Andrea Serfaty talks player experience, the Super Colour Bomb, and more
Best Of 2025
Aaron Astle’s top stories of 2025: Solitaire’s surge, Nintendo Switch 2, and Pokémon TCG Pocket dethrones Pokémon Go
PocketGamer.biz news editor Aaron Astle revisits his top stories from 2025
For The Fish
How player feedback, memes, and rebuilt architecture led to Candy Crush’s "Fish 3.0"
As Candy Crush’s Swedish Fish fell behind, the team set out to revolutionise their mechanics to meet modern gameplay standards
Candy Crush Collectibles
Why collectibles matter and how pins "explore details of the Candy Crush world"
Artists and narrative designers spent hundreds of hours coming up with pins, introduced into Candy Crush in 2023. We ask senior narrative designer Catt Mott if they’ve paid off
Sustaining A Saga
Candy Crush Soda Saga: 11 years, 18,000 levels, and a "turning point for the Candy Crush franchise"
Soda Saga general manager Brian Burford reflects on the history, highlights, and evolution of the match-3 game
Week In Views
Krafton's AI shake-up, NCsoft's Horizon MMO reveal, and Candy Crush Saga Adventures | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Play Store Parley
Top 50 mobile games could all face higher 20% fee under Epic and Google's Play Store plans
Games selling cosmetics will only be charged a 9% fee under Google’s new policy, but gameplay advantages will come with a 20% cut
Mobile Minecraft
Mojang and King launch Minecraft Blast playtest in Malaysia
The mobile Minecraft game is a puzzle title with familiar creatures and items
Design Details
How Saga Adventures make Candy Crush a "living, breathing universe"
Software engineer Tobi Ibikunle shares insights into Candy Crush’s approach to gameplay-narrative integration
Crush & Tell
Crush & Tell: Candy Crush’s behind-the-scenes series will explore game design and development
Candy Crush VP of marketing Luken Aragon gives the scoop on King’s series premiering today
Candy Cookbook
Candy Crush dessert cookbook Tasty releases with 50+ recipes
Instructions detail how to make chocolate squares, cakes, wrapped sweets, the Colour Bomb and more
New Offerings
Candy Crush to launch official dessert cookbook this October
The candy-themed cookbook is now available for pre-order
Data Dive
H1 2025 genre analysis: Mobile strategy games surge to $10.6bn as RPG revenue tumbles
We analyse AppMagic data to determine the top genres globally and in the US, comparing rising stars with stumbling giants
Hot Five
Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero's $442m year one, King reportedly loses 10% of staff, and Toca Boca hit by layoffs
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Failure To Launch
What happens now for Xbox's mobile ambitions?
Microsoft's mobile strategy is cooked
Podcast | Episode 59
A dark day for Xbox | Week in Mobile Games podcast
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Job Losses
Report: King loses 10% of staff as Microsoft makes games division cuts
Candy Crush maker hit hard by redundancies across games group
Candy Crown
King crowns 2025 Candy Crush Saga All Stars champion and dishes out $1m prize pool
Tiago P from Portugal won this year’s tournament, claiming $500,000 in prize money
Uk Best Of 2025
The Top 50 UK Game Makers of 2025
The UK movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Week In Views
Kickstarter's curious campaigns, Finland's new immigration rules, and why publishers love solitaire | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Solitaire's Secret Sauce
Why are the world's top games publishers making solitaire games and has Playtika already won?
As solitaire installs rise for seven consecutive years to a record-breaking 347m, we ask game design consultant Jakub Remiar for further insight
Sweet Solitaire
Candy Crush Solitaire has "surpassed internal business expectations"
King business director of new games Anna Busquet talks development, design philosophy and "rigorous testing" behind the company’s first global launch in five years
Podcast | Episode 54
Fortnite’s Epic return and the challenges of launching a game in 2025 | Week in Mobile Games podcast
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Jobs Roundup
May 2025’s Movers and Shakers: New King president, Scopely appoints CBO, Roblox exec exits, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
King's Crown
King president Tjodolf Sommestad to step down as Todd Green takes the reins
Sommestad has spent three years as president and almost 14 at King overall
Rich List 2025
Playrix, Tripledot and King founders make The Sunday Times Rich List 2025
Playrix's Igor and Dmitry Bukhman were the only mobile game makers in the top 100, ranking 10th overall ahead of King Charles III and former UK prime minster Rishi Sunak
Level Design
How King builds tournament levels for Candy Crush All Stars
Lead level designer Therese Sander gives us a behind the scenes look at how Candy Crush All Stars levels are designed for the high-stakes competition
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All Stars
Candy Crush All Stars returns with $1m prize pool
Qualifiers began on March 20th, with first knockout phase set to kick off next week