Zynga acquires Gram Games for $250m
“We’re huge fans of Merge Dragons and believe it has the potential to be a new forever franchise for Zynga,” CEO Frank Gibeau said
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NaturalMotion to develop new Star Wars titles on mobile
Zynga subsidiary also set to take over live operations for Star Wars: Commander
Zynga buys Peak Games rights for $100m as it turns new profits
Following from its first profitable quarter in a long time, Zynga invests by acquiring the Turkish developer's card games
Zynga owned NaturalMotion Oxford to be shut down says reports
The office is to be closed as part of Zynga closing its commercial technology licensing arm, according to Pocket Gamer
Peter Hawley joins Telltale as new CEO
The former Zynga executive succeeds co-founder Dan Connors
Zynga make 'substantial' gift to USC to support Diversity
USC will create a course and gift will fund three years of industry based class curriculum.
NaturalMotion founder Torsten Reil leaves company
Personal reasons cited for departure with David Byrne becoming interim COO.
Zynga acquires 4 Solitaire apps from Harpan LLC for $42.5m
Acquisition noted in recent SEC filing
Zynga sues former employees over massive data theft
Massimo Maietti and Ehud Barlach accused of confidential data theft and trying to poach Zynga employees for new roles at Scopeley
Zynga post losses but CEO Gibeau remains upbeat
Zynga have pledged to buy $200m of stock back from investors in the next couple of years.
Zynga hires former EA exec as Chief Financial Officer
Gerard Griffin hired as FarmVille firm continues to recruit experienced games execs
Former Zynga devs form new studio 231 Play
Hoechsmann brothers releasing their first title this summer
Ex-Zynga devs' studio JuiceBox closes because 'our games weren't good enough'
CEO Michael Martinez highlights lack of ‘great distribution strategy’ as biggest failure by team
Zynga exec Chris Plummer takes over Boss Alien
VP of games replaces outgoing co-founder and chief Jason Avent
EA veteran Frank Gibeau named as new Zynga CEO
Former chief Mark Pincus steps down for a second time
FarmVille creator moves to Moonfrog
Former Zynga SVP of games Mark Skaggs will serve as director for Indian mobile studio founded by ex-Zynga devs
Zynga to sell San Francisco HQ
Mobile studio acquired location in 2012 for $228 million, which could now be worth more than half a billion dollars
Harder than you think: Exploring the hidden depth of casual games
Almost any app can grab the spotlight for a hot minute, but the real secret to success in the casual sector is keeping gamers happily playing – and paying – for months. Develop asks King, Zynga, Halfback and Storm8 for their tips
Having hired 38 ex-Zynga devs in 2015, FanDuel will now lay off 55 staff
Orlando office of US fantasy sports leagues studio to be home to just 19 customer support and talent team employees following cuts
Yummy Gummy dev Zindagi acquired by Zynga
Social games firm sees losses shrink during 2015 as mobile grew to contribute 73% of bookings
Ex-Zynga exec to oversee Warner Bros' game development
Steven Chiang joins LEGO and Batman publisher as executive vice president of worldwide production and studios
Steady Q3 for Zynga, CFO resigns
$176m in total bookings driven by growth in key mobile franchises
Zynga introduces playable ads with Sponsored Play
New branded levels charge advertisers each time they are played and can offer consumer rewards
FarmVille creator Mark Skaggs quits Zynga
Joe Kaminkow and Lincoln Brown both promoted to senior vice president of games
Zynga acquires casino games studio Rising Tide
Mobile games publisher continues expansion in genre
EA veteran Frank Gibeau joins Zynga
Former mobile exec appointed to publisher's board of directors
Zynga acquires Mark Pincus' incubator Superlabs
CEO of social games firm brings previous project back into the fold
