https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A French rock band hailed victory this week claiming the makers of the hugely popular video game Candy Crush Saga have withdrawn a demand for them to either find a new name or face a court battle. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140505/candy-crush-maker-wants-french-rockers-to-change-name Mon, 05 May 2014 18:06:00 +0200 candy-crush-maker-wants-french-rockers-to-change-name There was a welcome piece of news for French business this week, after the French detective game “Criminal Case” won Facebook Game of the Year. With a staggering 100 million players this year, it held off stiff competition from the likes of Candy Crush Saga. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131210/french-game-criminal-case-wins-facebook-award Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:44:00 +0100 french-game-criminal-case-wins-facebook-award