Alanna Okun, a writer and game designer, said the game has become a stand-in for a “thing people do when they are messing around on their phones.”
At least, enough to spend almost $6 billion to buy the game's maker.
Zac Bissonnette and Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith wrap up the week's news.
As King Digital tries to raise about $500 million in IPO, we look at the company's strategy
King Digital Entertainment has made a lot of money out of people's impatience.
King Digital Entertainment hopes to ride the success of its game Candy Crush Saga to stage a $500 million IPO.
!["At this point, [Candy Crush] has almost been around for so long that it's kind of crossed beyond cool into classic to some degree," Okun said.](https://img.apmcdn.org/cf57cdfa6d9381612ba81d7f1239084f2008ccc7/widescreen/8e9fcc-20260814-candy-crush-friends-sweet-n-solo-valentine-s-day-dinner-event-webp2000.webp)
