Candy Crush creator King shuts down Singapore-based game studio
[SINGAPORE] King, the developer behind hit mobile game Candy Crush, has shut down its Singapore-based studio NonStop Games, which it acquired in August 2014 for up to US$100 million.
In a statement on Wednesday (Oct 26), Sweden-based King said: "After careful consideration, we have taken the difficult decision to close our Singapore studio. We have a fantastic team and world-class talent in the studio and will be working hard to ensure as many people as possible stay within King."
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