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Riccardo Zacconi (Candy Crush Saga) and Kristian Segerstrale (Glu/Playfish) on Games Club

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Candy Crush - The Brand in the Wind

Candy crush was created on the web, and then moved to mobile. The company has developed more than 200 games since its launch in 2007. It took them two and a half years to invent candy crush from scratch. How do you start your own business? There's so much data out there that you can use off the shelf these days. You could choose almost any little sub genre or small group of people will play it. So instead of saying i'm going to get me five games, ten games, 25 games before i've even started my career, what would be better for you is getting yourself at least one game done right first time around. What are some things I have learned about

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