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New games 'largely cannibalising users from old titles'
Read More »Lou Castle quits Zynga role
Zynga’s VP of studios, Lou Castle, has resigned from his position to join a casino games company based in Las Vegas. Castle departs from Zynga after only nine months on the job. He joined the Farmville company in February after his former company, InstantAction, buckled from financial pressures. He joins …
Read More »Lou Castle quits Zynga after nine months
'Life is too short' says new casino games exec
Read More »Zynga IPO ‘due week before Thanksgiving’
But sources say plans are not final
Read More »Facebook metrics in flux after calculation change
Cityville monthly active user figures drop by more than 20 million
Read More »‘Red flag’ as Zynga accounting change adds $27 million
Alterations made to recognise revenue faster
Read More »Zynga on the IPO offensive with 10 new projects
VIDEO: CEO Mark Pincus draws new roadmap for the social game company
Read More »Zynga to establish new standalone platform
Social gaming powerhouse Zynga has unveiled plans to take its games beyond Facebook to a dedicated online portal. Currently titled Zynga Direct, the new platform will be a standalone community separate from Facebook that will act as a hub for all of the company’s titles, according to Gamasutra. It claims …
Read More »Facebook games giants ‘suffer activity decline’
'Floating core players' becoming a key battleground across the social network
Read More »The Sims Social close to claiming Facebook crown from CityVille
Electronic Arts is now within touching distance of becoming the first games company to topple Cityville, the Zynga sensation that holds the record as the most popular Facebook game of all time. According to Appdata, The Sims Social now drawn in 65 million monthly active users (MAUs) – the closest …
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