Candy Crush Saga

Two separate reports from British think tank TaxWatch UK allege the video game companies behind "Candy Crush" and "Grand Theft Auto" should be paying more in taxes in Great Britain. The think tank accuses Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), an American company based in...

Benzinga recently noticed an interesting comment on Danny Hammett's LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) page: "Stay tuned for what's next. Our team is one created with the top talent globally on the mobile and console development ecosystem. We will be launching our first mobile title...

King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE: KING) is getting crushed like candy after reporting earnings this afternoon. The "Candy Crush Saga" producer reported a Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $0.49 versus the Street estimate of $0.43. The GAAP earnings figure was $0.38 per share. Sales arrived at $...

It takes money to make money. Evidently, it also takes money to build games that consumers can download for free. Mobile game developer Flaregames recently announced that it has raised €9 million ($12.2 million USD) in a Series B financing round. This is in addition to the €8...

Candy Crush fans can rejoice, because soon, you’ll not only be able to play the most addicting game on the planet, you can own stock in its maker. King, the British tech company responsible for everybody’s favorite game, Candy Crush Saga and other popular games like Pet Rescue Saga...

Say it ain’t so! According to CNET, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is saying goodbye to the sale of physical goods. In other words, you will no longer be able to send all of your Facebook friends a cupcake, flowers or commemorative mug for their birthday. Facebook basically said what everybody knows:...

If you’ve never played Candy Crush Saga, you’re missing out on the hottest craze to hit the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and mobile gaming space. According to the Wall Street Journal, the game has an average of 15 million daily users and the publisher of the game, King, is a part of Midasplayer...