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Roblox on track for $100m dev payouts, Fyber launches FairBid, and Angry Birds Movie 2 is the highest-rated video game film Hot Five Aug 12th, 2019

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Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder

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1 "Even at NASA deadlines aren't always respected" MASTER PLAN Aug 7th, 2019

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Epic Games opens new studio in Cologne

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Financing your indie games development studio - Part one STUDIO FINANCE Mar 29th, 2019

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as Animoca Brands and Winfinite firm Versus Systems sign $500k mutual investment deal PARTNERSHIP Aug 16th, 2019

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Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console of 2019 in the US

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The US will overtake China as world’s most lucrative games market this year

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Report claims Activision Blizzard has avoided taxes on billions UNDER INVESTIGATION Aug 8th, 2019

Report claims Activision Blizzard has avoided taxes on billions

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Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019

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King CEO Riccardo Zacconi steps down after 16 years JOB NEWS May 29th, 2019

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

Crushing it with Candy Crush Saga

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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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  • 30 September 2015
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

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