Entries in 'zynga' (128)

Lady Gaga agrees Zynga deal

Lady Gaga agrees Zynga deal

Social games firm Zynga has inked a deal to promote Born This Way, the new album from Lady Gaga. The partnership involves a virtual 'GagaVille' farm in its FarmVille game, ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2011 at 12:38PM in News
Social games market will "crash very hard"

Social games market will "crash very hard"

The social gaming market that has propelled firms such as Zynga to success is going to “crash very hard”.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 11th 2011 at 12:10PM in News
Zynga makes smartphone push

Zynga makes smartphone push

Zynga’s has made a significant extension into the smartphone games space by hiring key contributors of open-source mobile tools.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 10th 2011 at 3:29PM in News
Zynga UK is born

Zynga UK is born

Social games giant Zynga has made its first acquisition of a UK development outfit.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 28th 2011 at 10:18AM in News

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EA's Schappert quits, joins Zynga

EA's Schappert quits, joins Zynga

John Schappert, the COO of publisher EA, has in a shock move resigned from the publisher, news agency Reuters is reporting.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2011 at 3:31PM in News
Social gaming to be worth $5bn by 2015

Social gaming to be worth $5bn by 2015

The global market for social games is expected to create revenues of over $5 billion by the end of 2015.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Apr 11th 2011 at 1:34PM in News
Former Tecmo Koei boss joins Zynga

Former Tecmo Koei boss joins Zynga

Kenji Matsubara, the former Tecmo Koei CEO, is to join Zynga’s Japanese business arm.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2011 at 10:23AM in News
Zynga dismisses 'small' Xbox Live

Zynga dismisses 'small' Xbox Live

Xbox Live is widely regarded as the leading light of online console networks. So what does it say when the leading casual games developer Zynga dismisses it as small beans ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 21st 2011 at 11:07AM in News

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Zynga reveals Japan quake charity drive

Zynga reveals Japan quake charity drive

Zynga has begun a new charity initiative to help children affected by the devastating tsunami that has swept across Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 14th 2011 at 10:56AM in News
Zynga settles Mafia Wars lawsuit

Zynga settles Mafia Wars lawsuit

FarmVille creators Zynga have settled out of court after being sued by online game developer Digital Chocolate.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 24th 2011 at 10:44AM in News
100m users flock to CityVille

100m users flock to CityVille

CityVille has reaffirmed itself as the most popular Facebook game ever by attracting over 100m users.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 13th 2011 at 11:24AM in News
CityVille shatters Facebook records

CityVille shatters Facebook records

Having been on the market for just over a month, Zynga's latest Facebook title CityVille has already attracted an astonishing 84.2m players.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2011 at 11:41AM in News

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CityVille pulls in 26m users

CityVille pulls in 26m users

Zynga has seen early success with its latest venture CityVille as over 26m users have signed up to play it.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 15th 2010 at 10:49AM in News
Zynga buys Words with Friends dev

Zynga buys Words with Friends dev

Zynga has purchased Texas-based mobile game studio Newtoy, the group has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 3rd 2010 at 11:36AM in News
Zynga revenues could hit $400m

Zynga revenues could hit $400m

Social game giant Zynga could be on the verge of surpassing revenues of $400 million for the calendar year, independent data and user trends suggest.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 1st 2010 at 3:48PM in News
Zynga announces CityVille

Zynga announces CityVille

Casual games giant Zynga has revealed that it is to launch a public beta for its brand new title CityVille “in the coming weeks”.

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reports that the game will ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 18th 2010 at 2:58PM in News

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LGC 2010: ‘Zynga bigger than EU top five combined’ – Hubertz

LGC 2010: ‘Zynga bigger than EU top five combined’ – Hubertz

This year’s London Games Conference opened with a startling signal of how fast social game firm Zynga is growing.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Nov 4th 2010 at 11:08PM in News
Facebook leak hits Zynga users

Facebook leak hits Zynga users

Millions of Facebook users have had their personal information leaked to advertising companies through various Zynga games, it has emerged.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 18th 2010 at 4:07PM in News
Great games 'will defeat Zynga'

Great games 'will defeat Zynga'

PopCap CEO Dave Roberts has blasted social gaming giant Zynga, claiming that the Peggle company's quality of product ultimately betters the FarmVille outfit's business model.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 28th 2010 at 11:32AM in News
Zynga's scope, size and power

Zynga's scope, size and power

Speaking at Oracle’s OpenWorld conference today, Zynga's CTO Cadir Lee has revealed a number of stats and details which show what an impressive infrastructure and vast operation it runs.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2010 at 1:47PM in News
Zynga buys Conduit Labs

Zynga buys Conduit Labs

Zynga has announced it has acquired Conduit Labs, a Boston-based social games developer.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 18th 2010 at 12:03PM in News
Zynga embroiled in Street Racing row

Zynga embroiled in Street Racing row

The unyielding level of authority Zynga has over its paying customers was exposed this week, as fans of social network game Street Racing continue to protest an unexplained decision to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 28th 2010 at 6:23PM in News
Google in talks with games publishers?

Google in talks with games publishers?

The long-awaited arrival of Google in the games sector could almost be upon us with claims that the search giant is in talks with major publishers about game content for ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 28th 2010 at 4:44PM in News
Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014

Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014

The total value of the social network games market will reach $1.5bn by 2014, according to a new report from Screen Digest.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 20th 2010 at 1:20PM in News
Zynga hired for Google Games launch?

Zynga hired for Google Games launch?

The company behind the world’s biggest Facebook games will be the cornerstone of Google Games when it launches later this year, claims TechCrunch.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 12th 2010 at 9:35AM in News