Friday, October 13, 2023, was the day Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard bringing many studios to the Xbox family now making it over 30 talented teams with the company. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer had mentioned during the official Xbox podcast that he and the leadership group would start visiting the newly acquired studios with the first being King.
The official @King_Games Twitter account shared images of Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and others from the Xbox executive board visiting the Stockholm and London offices. In the post, they talk about how they aim to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone in the world and that this is only the start.
This week, Kingsters gave Xbox's leadership team a sweet welcome to the Kingdom as they visited the Stockholm and London offices for the first leg of their Activision Blizzard King tour.
With King's mission of Making the World Playful aligned with Xbox's aim of bringing the joy… pic.twitter.com/QiCPWD2HiB
— King (@King_Games) October 20, 2023
King is known for creating Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue, but Candy Crush is obviously their most successful title.