Zynga announced this week that it is buying Istanbul-based Peak Games, the company behind popular Candy-Crush-style mobile gaming apps Toon Blast and Toy Blast, for $1.8 billion. The deal will be paid for in $900 million in cash, and $900 million in Zynga shares. Shares of Zynga surged to an eight-year high as Wall Street … Continue reading “Zynga Buys Istanbul-based Peak Games for $1.8 Billion”