Candy Crush Saga sold to Activision for £3.8 billion

The announcement that Activision Blizzard to Acquire King Digital Entertainment for $5.9 Billion.

Bobby Kotick Activision Blizzard CEO said:-

"The combined revenues and profits solidify our position as the largest, most profitable standalone company in interactive entertainment. With a combined global network of more than half a billion monthly active users, our potential to reach audiences around the world on the device of their choosing enables us to deliver great games to even bigger audiences than ever before."

The acquisition is expected to complete in spring 2016.

Activision Blizzard's portfolio including

• Guitar Hero
• Call of Duty
• Tony Hawk
• Spider-Man
• X-Men, Shrek
• James Bond
• TRANSFORMERS

with franchises

• Crash Bandicoot
• Spyro

Blizzard Entertainment

• StarCraft
• Diablo
• Warcraft

with franchises

• World of Warcraft

King's portfolio including

• Candy Crush Saga
• Bubble Witch Saga
• Pyramid Solitaire Saga
• Pet Rescue Saga
• Papa Pear Saga
• Farm Heroes Saga
• Pepper Panic Saga
• Diamond Digger Saga
• Bubble Witch 2 Saga
• Candy Crush Soda Saga
• Alpha Betty Saga
• Scrubby Dubby Saga