A woman poses for a photo illustration with an iPhone as she plays Candy Crush in New York February 18, 2014.
Credit: /Carlo Allegri
- King Digital Entertainment Plc, a maker of games for social media platforms and mobile devices, reported gross bookings above estimates, helped largely by the success of its "Candy Crush Saga" and "Candy Crush Soda Saga" titles.
The company also said on Thursday it would buy game developer Z2Live Inc.
Total gross bookings, an indicator of future revenue, increased 8 percent to $586 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from the third quarter 2014.
Analysts on average had expected bookings of $541.4 million, according to market research firm StreetAccount.
Net income fell to $140.6 million, or 44 cents per share, from $159.2 million, or 50 cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue fell to $545.6 million from $601.7 million a year earlier.
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