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IronSource acquires Tapjoy for $400 million NEWS Oct 15th, 2021

IronSource acquires Tapjoy for $400 million

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Lucid Sight raises $2.6 million to bring Colyseus Arena multiplayer tech to the cloud SPREAD THE LOAD Oct 14th, 2021

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Murka to acquire solitaire development company Mobile Deluxe CARD SHARP Oct 14th, 2021

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Ludus invests in three Turkish mobile game startups ROCKET FUEL Oct 12th, 2021

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Homa Games raises $50 million to scale hypercasual HYPERMONEY Oct 11th, 2021

Homa Games raises $50 million to scale hypercasual

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My.Games Venture Capital invests into Tworogue Games and Wideview Games MGVC MAKES MOVES Oct 8th, 2021

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1 as Nazara raises $42 million to fund growth initiatives and acquisitions GROWTH INITIATIVE Oct 8th, 2021

Nazara raises $42 million to fund growth initiatives and acquisitions

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1 MZ and Rovio vets launch Original Games with $6 million seed round NEW ENTRANT Oct 7th, 2021

MZ and Rovio vets launch Original Games with $6 million seed round

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Zynga's High Heels hits one hundred million downloads FASHION SENSE Oct 15th, 2021

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81% of media buyers plan in-game ad spending increase over next 12 months AD INSIGHT Oct 13th, 2021

81% of media buyers plan in-game ad spending increase over next 12 months

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Get your holiday season all wrapped up WHAT'S NEXT? Oct 13th, 2021

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Weekly consumer mobile games spend grows by 35% in Q3 2021 GAMES GROWTH Oct 8th, 2021

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as Genshin Impact has best month ever, generating $342 million in September 2021 GENSHIN STRIKES GOLD Oct 7th, 2021

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King CEO Riccardo Zacconi steps down after 16 years

Will move to chairman role from July 1st, 2019

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King's Mel Morris, Riccardo Zacconi and Sebastian Knutsson named in UK's Rich List GAMES' WEALTHIEST May 13th, 2019

King's Mel Morris, Riccardo Zacconi and Sebastian Knutsson named in UK's Rich List

Wealthiest games industry entrepreneurs worth more than £2.2 billion combined

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King snaps up former Snapchat exec Brian Ames as its new President of Advertising ADVERTISING AMES May 17th, 2017

King snaps up former Snapchat exec Brian Ames as its new President of Advertising

From chat to Candy Crush

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Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse HALL OF FAME Oct 27th, 2016

Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse

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King to release two non-Candy Crush titles in 2016 WHAT'S NEXT? May 18th, 2016

King to release two non-Candy Crush titles in 2016

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Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of King for $5.9 billion KING ACQUIRED Feb 23rd, 2016

Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of King for $5.9 billion

Creates the "largest game network in the world"

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Fewer players, fewer payers: King sees 2015 sales slide 12% to $2 billion FINAL QUARTER Feb 12th, 2016

Fewer players, fewer payers: King sees 2015 sales slide 12% to $2 billion

Candy crushing

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King's relative decline continues with FY15 Q3 sales down 2% to $480 million ON THE SLIDE Nov 5th, 2015

King's relative decline continues with FY15 Q3 sales down 2% to $480 million

Candy Crush matures more

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1 Activision Blizzard to buy King for $5.9 billion TAKES THE CROWN Nov 3rd, 2015

Activision Blizzard to buy King for $5.9 billion

All cash deal will close in Spring 2016

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1 Despite the strength of 'non-Candy Crush Saga business', King sees FY14 Q3 sales drop 13% to $514 million FINANCIALS Nov 6th, 2014

Despite the strength of 'non-Candy Crush Saga business', King sees FY14 Q3 sales drop 13% to $514 million

But cash pile rises to $976 million

  • Financials
  • Candy Crush Saga
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  • 30 September 2014
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