Activision Blizzard to buy Candy Crush game maker King Digital for $5.9 Billion
by Xeni Jardin from on (#SGMP)
Activision Blizzard announced Monday evening that it plans to buy King Digital Entertainment, the maker of Candy Crush Saga, for about $5.9 billion. It's the third-largest video game industry deal ever. It's quite a dollar amount, but it's significant for other reasons, too.