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Activision buys 'Candy Crush' owner for $5.9bn

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US group Activision Blizzard is paying $5.9bn for the creator of Candy Crush Saga, in the gaming industry’s biggest deal since Microsoft bought Minecraft last year. Robert Cookson talks to Tim Bradshaw, the FT's technology correspondent in San Francisco, about the deal.Music by David Sappa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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