News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by Dirlewanger on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @08:20AM (#7257949)
Ah, another round of crash-and-burn, Zynga style. This will be fun to watch.
Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by deletes on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @08:26AM (#7257974)
I'm not so sure. The puzzle matching games are easier to grasp than Zynga's ville-type games. I'm trying to say that games from King have a lower common denominator.
Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by Dirlewanger on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @08:54AM (#7258072)
They definitely do, yet since Zynga was on top of Facebook, seeing friends play the game and shoving shit in their face made people play as well. I actually forgot that we're talking about mobile applications here. Not sure if Candy Crush and stuff is directly on Facebook...maybe they will be more successful than Zynga.
Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by bertil on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @08:24AM (#7257968)
I’m curious — per Zynga comparision — have they been able to replicate their success with Candy Crush Saga?
Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by johnward on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @08:45AM (#7258045)
I don't think so but they have a direct avenue to advertise new games in CandyCrush to millions of players.
Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by Jare on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @09:12AM (#7258157)
Their numbers imply that not only is Candy Crush much bigger than their other games, it is more effective per-user in engagement and revenue as well. So they run a real risk (which they acknowledge in the filing) that dilution of their player base with more games in the same genres may actually hurt their business. However, cross-promoting games in different genres will be much less effective.