Candy Crush Saga is coming pre-installed on Windows 10

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In what is no doubt a sign that humanity as we know it is coming to a swift, unproductive end, Microsoft has announced that King's notoriously moreish Candy Crush Saga will come pre-installed with Windows 10. That's right, pre-installed. In what appears to be an entirely non-ironic post over at Xbox Wire, Microsoft says that "as an added bonus, Candy Crush Saga will automatically be installed for customers that upgrade to or download Windows 10 for periods of time following the game launch."

There's no word on whether you'll be able to opt out of the automatic install, although it's likely King will want to get as many people as possible hooked on Candy Crush given its recent financial struggles. Earlier today, the company's shares fell as much as 14 percent in after-hours trading after it issued a profit warning. It noted in its first quarter financials that revenue was lower than expected due to slowing Candy Crush sales, and players moving to "more mature games."

The Windows 10 version of Candy Crush Saga was first demonstrated at Microsoft's Build conference earlier this month, and served as something of a showcase for Microsoft's Project Islandwood and Project Astoria initiatives. Islandwood allows iOS developers to bring their apps over to Windows via an Objective C toolchain and middleware layer. While some recompiling is still required, it should make the process of porting apps easier for a large number of iOS developers. Things are easier still for Android developers, with Windows Mobile including an Android runtime layer that'll let most existing apps run unmodified. Notably, the new Windows 10 version of Candy Crush Saga will include cross-play options for iOS and Android devices.

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Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/humanity-weeps-as-candy-crush-saga-comes-pre-installed-with-windows-10/

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zuLUQS2j8GPosted:

I absolutely despise this game.

-Drips

KatsumiChanPosted:

ImHypped Hope you can uninstall it, because I don't want this


You will be able to un-install it.

GeekwadPosted:

Gross... Better put on protective gloves when I delete it, don't want to get some disease from it.

Why couldn't the free pre-installed game be something good? Like Halo 3 or GoW 2?

SkyPosted:

Hope you can uninstall it, because I don't want this

DeluxeHazardPosted:

This game just annoys me of how much I see it everywhere now from ads to being constantly sponsored by so many other apps.

Evo8Posted:

Hope you can uninstall it, because I don't want this.

NotePosted:

Pool Didnt like this game but its good their adding it


It's not good at all. Are you sane?
I don't want crap pre-installed on my computer unless it's beneficial.

KatsumiChanPosted:

Saulle Seriously... Just like the previous comment I had thought that this game died out by now... How can people still play this lmao..


The game is designed to force you to play it non-stop. It's the same as the other popular games like it where you have to wait to keep playing or you pay for more runs. People play it and use up the timed plays, and want to play more but need to wait so they buy more runs over and over.

KatsumiChanPosted:

TaigaAisaka Ohhh look, something I'll just delete off the OS as soon as it's installed...


It could possibly need some RegEdit since it's pre-installed. It could act like Onedrive does for Windows 8.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

Ohhh look, something I'll just delete off the OS as soon as it's installed...