With revenues of $1,884,301,000 for 2013 (yes, that\’s 1 Billion $ with a capital B), gaming producer King Digital Entertainment is basking in the success of its gaming sensation \’Candy Crush Saga\’. Although game play is free for starters, gamers must wait 30 minutes to advance to the next level, pay a small fee to King Digital, or ask their Facebook friends for \”support\”.
For some users, however this \”small fee\” adds up to big dollars, as was the case for Alie Badillo (in the photo) who dropped $1000 last year on Candy Crush.
The online Blog Mashable recently did an expose covering the behind the scenes story of some \’Candy Crush Saga\’ video gamers and asked me for my opinion on this new gaming phenomenon.
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