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Stock in browser games giant buoyed by launch of games platform and prospects of entering online gambling

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg 'holds meetings with games team on weekly basis'

Michael McCormick becomes director of game design at San Francisco-based startup

Shares in Zynga jumped ten per cent yesterday on news that the social games giant is to launch its own games portal away from Facebook. The City’s interest in Zynga’s new venture drove its share price from $13.43 to $14.49 at end of trading. Zynga.com, which will launch in beta …

Social networking giant's share price climbs ten per cent

The mutually beneficial relationship between Facebook and Zynga could soon become more complicated, with the Farmville creator ready to launch an eye-catching games portal that exists outside of the social network. Zynga.com, which will launch in beta this month, will host a range of popular Zynga games as well as …

Dev giant steps away from Facebook with independent Zynga.com platform

Zynga’s popular casual Facebook puzzler Hidden Chronicles has finally seen its growth slow to 33.1m monthly active users. The social network game has seen a massive increase in popularity since launching two months ago, and is still the third most popular title on Facebook, behind Zynga’s CityVille and Texas HoldEm …

Hilleman takes wider view: Problems for any games firm puts whole sector in negative light

While Facebook grows, number of gamers remains stagnant