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Fresh job losses at social gaming firm as it continues to shed users
Read More »Zynga buys NaturalMotion for $527 million
Mobile game and tools developer is social publisher's biggest ever purchase
Read More »Zynga begins testing Bitcoin transactions
Digital currency spikes above $1,000 again thanks to backing from social games company
Read More »Mark Pincus asks Obama to pardon Snowden
Zynga founder seeks amnesty for NSA leaker
Read More »Zynga wins Scramble vs Scrabble trademark row
English court rules name is not a violation, but the publisher must change the logo
Read More »Clive Downie joins Zynga as COO
Mattrick gets former DeNA West CEO as executive wingman
Read More »Zynga cuts losses to $68k even as revenues and users dwindle
Cutbacks are paying off at Social Giant as company approaches black
Read More »Zynga reports small net loss, major revenue decline for Q3
Zynga has posted its latest quarterly earnings report, announcing a net loss of $68k on revenue of $203m – a 36 per cent decline from the same period last year. The social game company’s third quarter revenue was also down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, and daily active …
Read More »EA’s Gibeau: ‘Zynga blew it’
The boss of EA’s mobile business has delivered a scathing verdict on its casual gaming rival Zynga. Speaking to The New York Times, head of mobile development Frank Gibeau said of the company: Zynga blew it. They’re not a mobile business. We’re six or seven times their size in mobile. …
Read More »Pachter: More layoffs coming at Zynga
Analyst says new CEO to make more cuts, but expects a swift return to profitability
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