Microsoft’s extensive gaming portfolio was hit hard by sweeping layoffs earlier this month. The situation appears to have ...

One of the world’s most popular free tile-matching video games, Candy Crush’s maker King laid off 200 developers earlier.

King, the Microsoft owned studio behind the Candy Crush franchise, is reportedly laying off 50 people and replacing them with ...

The ongoing bloodbath at Microsoft and its subsidiaries, Activision, Blizzard, King, Bethesda, and more has led to ...

Candy Crush maker, King, which Microsoft acquired along with Activision Blizzard back in 2023, was the first hit when mass layoffs were announced across the company earlier this month. Now some ...

Concerns that Microsoft’s layoffs at Xbox would lead to developers being replaced by AI seem to have been proven true, starting with mobile developer King.

A new report about the King layoffs reveals more details about its motivations and how team members are reacting.

Todd Green, general manager of the Candy Crush franchise, said using AI in that way helps free up developers’ time to create new puzzle boards. It would be “extremely difficult,” he said, ...

Candy Crush — first launched on Facebook in 2012 — is constantly updating. King recently released its 300th client version of the game. Gaming giant Activision Blizzard acquired King in 2016 ...

Candy Crush developer King is reportedly replacing laid off staff with AI tools they helped to build. At the start of the ...

How AI helps push Candy Crush players through its most difficult puzzles by: SARAH PARVINI, Associated Press. Posted: May 11, 2025 / 04:34 AM PDT. Updated: May 11, 2025 / 04:35 AM PDT.

Candy Crush — first launched on Facebook in 2012 — is constantly updating. King recently released its 300th client version of the game. Gaming giant Activision Blizzard acquired King in 2016 ...