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posted by takyon on Saturday May 16 2015, @10:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the minesweeper-too-violent dept.

That giant sucking sound you hear is 30% of the world's productivity being sucked away:

In what is no doubt a sign that humanity as we know it is coming to a swift, unproductive end, Microsoft has announced that King's notoriously moreish Candy Crush Saga will come pre-installed with Windows 10. That's right, pre-installed. In what appears to be an entirely non-ironic post over at Xbox Wire, Microsoft says that "as an added bonus, Candy Crush Saga will automatically be installed for customers that upgrade to or download Windows 10 for periods of time following the game launch."

There's no word on whether you'll be able to opt out of the automatic install, although it's likely King will want to get as many people as possible hooked on Candy Crush given its recent financial struggles. Earlier today, the company's shares fell as much as 14 percent in after-hours trading after it issued a profit warning. It noted in its first quarter financials that revenue was lower than expected due to slowing Candy Crush sales, and players moving to "more mature games."

I dropped Candy Crush a year ago when they got cute with roadblocks that force you to spend money, but maybe this will be the Minesweeper of Win10?

 
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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 16 2015, @11:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 16 2015, @11:07AM (#183719)

    Doesn't anybody else remember that king ripped-off a small indie developer who made a game (the original game) that was dedicated to his dead mother? Anyone??

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