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FEB. 18, 2014 • After spending several years mulling over its options, skill games company King has filed for a $500 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The maker of the popular Candy [...]

JULY 26, 2013 • With €13.2 billion ($17.5 billion) in debt on its books Vivendi SA has been contemplating ways to pull money out of its 61% stake in publisher Activision Blizzard. In a huge $8.17 [...]

MAY 23, 2013 • Recent DFC reports have looked in depth at the size of the mobile and social game markets.  These include The Market for Browser and Social Network Games and The Global Market for [...]

DEC. 5, 2012 • Call of Duty: Black Ops II is keeping up with past installments in the franchise. Activision Blizzard reports that the action title took in $1 billion in worldwide revenue within [...]

JULY 25, 2012 • Blizzard Ent. has set Sept. 25 as the release date for the new Mists of Pandaria expansion to World of Warcraft. The base package will be available at retail and digitally for [...]