King, formally King.com Limited, is a Swedish video game developer and publisher that specializes in social games. It is headquartered in Stockholm and London and incorporated in St. Julian's, Malta. The company rose to prominence after releasing the cross-platform title Candy Crush Saga in 2012, which is regarded as one of the most financially successful games built on the freemium model. Activision Blizzard acquired King in February 2016 for US$5.9 billion, and Microsoft in turn bought Activision Blizzard in October 2023. King continues to develop and publish games internally as a separate business, and it now sits within the Xbox publishing group.
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King was acquired by Activision Blizzard in February 2016 for US$5.9 billion.
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King.com Limited is a Swedish video game developer and publisher that specializes in social games.
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King continues to develop and publish games internally.
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Headquartered in Stockholm and London
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King was acquired by Activision Blizzard in February 2016 for US$5.9 billion.
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King.com Limited is a Swedish video game developer and publisher that specializes in social games.
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