Minecraft:King: Difference between revisions

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Template:Scope Template:Infobox company King is a Swedish Template:W, with headquarters in Template:W and Template:W and are most notable for creating Template:W. It is a subsidiary of Xbox, Microsoft's gaming division, which also owns Minecraft:Mojang Studios and Minecraft:Xbox Game Studios.

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in 2025, Mojang Studios and King collaborated to create an upcoming mobile game titled Minecraft:Minecraft Blast, which is currently in development by both companies.<ref name="MCB-minecraft.net">Template:Citation</ref> The game will combine modern match puzzle gameplay with scenarios that are Minecraft themed. The game can only be playtested in Malaysia, Canada, and Australia on devices running iOS, iPadOS, or Android.

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Prior to creating Minecraft, Minecraft:Notch worked as a game developer at King from 2005 to 2009.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

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 {{Scope|{{w|King (company)|Wikipedia}}}}{{Infobox company
-| title = King
 | type = Subsidiary
-| parent = {{w|Activsion Blizzard}}
+| parent =
+* {{w|Activision Blizzard}} (2016-2026)
+* [[Minecraft:Xbox (division)|Xbox]] (2026-present)
 | name = King.com Limited
 | founded = August 2003
 | website = https://king.com/
-| founders =
+| founders = *Riccardo Zacconi
-*Riccardo Zacconi
 *Toby Rowland
 *Mel Morris
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 *Patrik Stymne
 | headquarters = Stockholm, Sweden<br>London, England
-| products = ''{{w|Candy Crush Saga}}''
+| products = ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Blast]]'' <br> ''{{w|Candy Crush Saga}}''
 | image = King logo.svg
 | industry = Video games
 }}
-'''King''' is a Swedish {{w|video game developer}}, with headquarters in {{w|Stockholm}} and {{w|London}} and are most notable for creating ''{{W|Candy Crush Saga}}''. Being a subsidiary of {{w|Activision Blizzard}}, they are owned by [[Minecraft:Xbox (division)|Microsoft's gaming division]] who also own [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]] via [[Minecraft:Xbox Game Studios]].
+'''King''' is a Swedish {{w|video game developer}}, with headquarters in {{w|Stockholm}} and {{w|London}} and are most notable for creating ''{{W|Candy Crush Saga}}''. It is a subsidiary of [[Minecraft:Xbox (division)|Xbox]], Microsoft's gaming division, which also owns [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]] and [[Minecraft:Xbox Game Studios]].
 == In the ''Minecraft'' franchise ==
 in 2025, Mojang Studios and King collaborated to create an upcoming mobile game titled ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Blast]]'', which is currently in development by both companies.<ref name="MCB-minecraft.net">{{citation|url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft-blast|title=Minecraft Blast|section=|website=[[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]]|author=|date=November 13, 2025|quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113165243/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft-blast}}</ref>
 The game will combine modern match puzzle gameplay with scenarios that are ''Minecraft'' themed.
-The game could only be playtested in Malaysia and Canada on devices running iOS and iPadOS.<ref>{{YouTube link|Qi4KQ3CB6dg|archive=|Minecraft Blast|iplaygames7127|November 10, 2025|t=}}</ref>
+The game can only be playtested in Malaysia, Canada, and Australia on devices running iOS, iPadOS, or Android.
 == Trivia ==