'Candy Crush' maker King Digital bookings exceed estimates

(Reuters) - King Digital Entertainment Plc, a maker of games for social media platforms and mobile devices, reported gross bookings above estimates, helped largely by the success of its "Candy Crush Saga" and "Candy Crush Soda Saga" titles. The company also said on Thursday it would buy game developer Z2Live Inc. Total gross bookings, an indicator of future revenue, increased 8 percent to $586 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from the third quarter 2014. Analysts o