A top executive at the maker of the multibillion dollar Candy Crush Saga game has revealed that more than 9 million players a day spend from between three to six hours or more playing the puzzle game. However, he told MPs he did not believe that there was an addiction problem among Candy Crush Saga players. When we speak with to them they say they are happy with what they are doing.”Dale said of the 270 million players, 3.4% (9.2 million) play for three or more hours a day, while 0.16% (432,000) play for six or more. “We have a fair number of people in their 60s, 70s and 80s playing Candy Crush,” he said. “That sounds, and is, a large amount of money,” Dale said.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2019 17:35 UTC