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King Touts Latest Gaming Numbers: 70 Million Daily Players, 21 Billion Games Played Per Month
On the back of its hit Facebook/mobile game Candy Crush Saga, casual game studio King said in a press release that it has crossed the 70 million mark in daily active players across all platforms. That puts it within striking distance of Zynga’s all-time quarterly peak of 72 million daily active users (achieved in Q2 2012), and well beyond that competitor’s latest quarterly total of 52 million DAU, as reported last month. The company also said that its cross-platform games are now being played more than 21 billion times per month.
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King.com Rebrands Itself as “King”
Casual game publisher King.com says it’s changing its name to King, underscoring the importance of mobile and social game play to the 10-year-old company. Promotions for King’s mobile and Facebook hit Candy Crush Saga have been unavoidable at this years Game Developers Conference, but CEO Riccardo Zacconi said only a tiny minority of the company’s 150 Web titles have been ported to other platforms so far. However, more games for those destinations are on the way, Zacconi said. King has drawn 108 million players into its network, according to a press release.
With New Zynga.com Rollout, the Gaming Giant Inches Further Away From Facebook
Subtle tweaks to the social games company’s sign-up flow signal Zynga’s larger, independent ambitions.
On the Facebook Menu at Zuckerberg’s Recent Dinner With Game Developers: Sushi and a Sliding Pay Scale
At a recent dinner, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg brought together all the top bosses in social gaming to talk shop.
After Deal Changes With Zynga, Facebook Could Now Make Its Own Games
A change in the legalese makes it possible — though not likely — for Facebook to get into the game-making biz.
King.com, the Second-Largest Social Games Maker, Jumps Into Advertising
First Zynga, and now King.com, are starting to believe that advertising could be a lucrative way to monetize social games.
King.com Bringing Its Largest Social Game to Mobile With Facebook’s Blessing
King.com will rely heavily on Facebook to help players find its games on mobile devices.
Feeling Zynga’s Pain, Facebook’s Payments Biz Takes a Dive
Don’t hate the players, hate the games.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Gives Zynga’s Stock Price a Boost
Despite a more challenging games landscape, Zuckerberg says Zynga is still basically a strong company.
What Game Slowdown on Facebook? King.com Shooting for IPO Sometime Next Year.
Despite concerns about Facebook’s growth, the social games leader wants to wear the crown of a public company.