Updated: 4 takeaways from Activision Blizzard’s $5.9 billion takeover of King Digital Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — In the third-largest video game industry deal ever, Activision Blizzard Inc. is buying “Candy Crush” publisher King Digital Entertainment for $5.9 billion in cash. The deal, announced Monday night and expected to close in the spring, is unlikely to affect fans of games such as “Candy Crush Saga” and “Farm Heroes.” But […]