The Clash of Clans developer was crowned the world’s most successful studio in this year’s Develop 100. We speak to CEO Ilkka Paananen about Supercell’s rise to power
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Mobile giant Supercell has canned its next title. Smash Land was being outlined as the follow-up to the studio’s hugely successful apps Clash of Clans, Boom Beach and Hay Day, which currently rank as the top, sixth and 16th-biggest iOS titles out there. Although the game was yet to be …
Read More »Softbank ups Supercell stake
Japanese telecoms firm Softbank has upped its stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell by 22.7 per cent to 73.2 per cent. The Japanese telecoms giant bought shares held by existing external investors, including Accel Partners, which has sold all of its remaining stock in the firm. Supercell CEO Ilkka …
Read More »Supercell revenues approach $2bn
Finnish start-up-turned-mobile-giant Supercell generated revenues of $1.7bn in 2014. The full-year figure is almost triple the amount made in 2013, which was reported as $570m according to theWall Street Journal. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for 2014 came in at $565m – more than double the $267m seen …
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We speak to the Clash of Clans maker about another hugely successful year
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Clash of Clans firm saw its earnings triple last year
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Read More »GungHo sells stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell
Japanese games firm GungHo Entertainment has decided to sell its stake in Clash of Clans creator Supercell. The stake has been soft to GungHo’s parent company SoftBank so that the former can focus on emerging markets. China, Southeast Asia and South America were specifically identified according to GamesIndustry. To that …
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