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King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, known for the Candy Crush franchise and other mobile titles.

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Overview

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile titles such as Farm Heroes Saga. Around 200 million people play a King game every month. King is part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. The company designs games with broad appeal for bite size entertainment, makes them available for free with purchasable virtual items, and synchronises games across platforms so players can switch seamlessly between devices.

History

King has more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile titles such as Farm Heroes Saga. King is part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

Products and positioning

Leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world; games with broad appeal designed as bite size entertainment, free to play with purchasable virtual items and cross-platform synchronisation.

  • Candy Crush Solitaire

    A brand-new world where the legendary card game meets Candy Crush.

  • Candy Crush Soda Saga

    Switch and match your way through a sodalicious adventure to help Kimmy find her sister Tiffi.

  • Farm Heroes Saga

    Escape to the countryside and recharge your batteries with engaging puzzles.

Recent events

  • Reported

    Xbox reorganizes gaming studios: Halo development moves to Activision, studios consolidated under Activision, Bethesda and King[5]

    As part of the Xbox 'reset,' Microsoft announced on September 22, 2026 a reorganization of its gaming studios: development of the Halo franchise moves to Activision under a new purpose-built team separate from the Call of Duty teams, with Halo Studios continuing primarily as a support studio; Rare and World's Edge move under the Activision umbrella; Obsidian moves out from Xbox Game Studios and under Bethesda Game Studios, refocusing on the Fallout franchise; Microsoft's casual games such as Minesweeper and Solitaire move under King; and Playground and Turn 10 merge into one studio.

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