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Background

King.com Limited, trading as King and also known as King Digital Entertainment, is a video game developer and publisher launched in 2003 and based in St. Julian's, Malta that specialises in social games. The company gained fame after releasing the cross-platform title Candy Crush Saga in 2012, considered one of the most financially successful games utilising the freemium model.

In February 2016, the company was acquired by Activision Blizzard for $5.9 billion, and operates as its own entity within that company. King is led by Riccardo Zacconi, who has served in the role of chief executive officer since co-founding the company. Gerhard Florin took over Melvyn Morris's role as chairman in November 2014. As of 2017, King employs 2,000 people.

(2013?-)

Logo: On an orange background with a spotlight, we see the King logo.

Variant: On Candy Crush Jelly Saga, text appears below the logo, which changes every time. (examples: "Waking up Cupcake Carl", "Making more green jelly for the queen")

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the game's music.

Availability: Common. Seen on games released by this company.

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 ===Background===
-'''King.com Limited''', trading as '''King''' and also known as '''King Digital Entertainment''', is a video game developer and publisher based in St. Julian's, Malta that specialises in social games. King gained fame after releasing the cross-platform title Candy Crush Saga in 2012, considered one of the most financially successful games utilising the freemium model. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard in February 2016 for US$5.9 billion, and operates as its own entity within that company. King is led by Riccardo Zacconi, who has served in the role of chief executive officer since co-founding the company in 2003. Gerhard Florin took over Melvyn Morris's role as chairman in November 2014. As of 2017, King employs 2,000 people.
+'''King.com Limited''', trading as '''King''' and also known as '''King Digital Entertainment''', is a video game developer and publisher launched in 2003 and based in St. Julian's, Malta that specialises in social games. The company gained fame after releasing the cross-platform title ''Candy Crush Saga'' in 2012, considered one of the most financially successful games utilising the freemium model.
+In February 2016, the company was acquired by [[Activision Blizzard Studios|Activision Blizzard]] for $5.9 billion, and operates as its own entity within that company. King is led by Riccardo Zacconi, who has served in the role of chief executive officer since co-founding the company. Gerhard Florin took over Melvyn Morris's role as chairman in November 2014. As of 2017, King employs 2,000 people.
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-'''Logo:''' On an orange background with a brighter orange spotlight, we see the King logo.
+'''Logo:''' On an {{color|orange}} background with a spotlight, we see the King logo.
 '''Variant:''' On ''Candy Crush Jelly Saga'', text appears below the logo, which changes every time. (examples: "Waking up Cupcake Carl", "Making more green jelly for the queen")
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