by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#3141)
But in the final quarter of the year, publisher King made more money from other games as it reduces its reliance on sweet-swapping hitQuarterly spending on mobile game Candy Crush Saga fell steadily over the course of 2014, but its players still spent $1.33bn (£865.2m) on in-app purchases for the sweet-swapping hit.Analysis by the Guardian of publisher King’s latest financial results, as well as previous filings, reveals that Candy Crush Saga’s “gross bookings†– the term used to cover spending by players – totalled $1.04bn in the second half of 2013.Related: Why Candy Crush Saga likes to play on your sweet tooth Continue reading...