The free-to-play game is in a unique position, said Joost Van Dreunen, author of “One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games.” Candy Crush is more than a decade old, boasts millions of users and caters to a “ravenous set of players," he said.
Taking a look at AI helping push Candy Crush players through its most difficult puzzles
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This year's record game industry layoffs, he added, lead to more companies outsourcing work to firms like Formosa, “which raises concerns about potential damage to reputations if these partners act unethically.”
Union for video game actors calls for strike against 'League of Legends'
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