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Zynga’s CEO Mark Pincus says allegations of internal stock bulling are based on hearsay and innuendo”. It was alleged yesterday that some Zynga staff have been pressured into giving up their shares of the company before Zynga goes public. TheWall Street Journalclaimed that at least two staff had hired attorneys, …

Company employees pressured into selling stock, report alleges

PopCap, Zynga, Gameloft, EA and Rovio are leading the charge to publish games for Amazon’s new iPad competitor Kindle Fire, the online merchant has revealed. As well as accessing thousands” of games, users will also be able to use apps including Netflix, Twitter and Facebook when the Android compatible device …

'Thousands' of games and apps to be available on the Amazon device

Zynga’s revenue for the third calendar quarter nearly doubled to reach a new record, but the firm’s exorbitant investments continue to squeeze profits. For the three months that ended on September 30th, Zynga made $307 million, driven by in-game advertising and virtual goods purchases. That represents year-on-year revenue increase of …

Social games titan absorbs huge chunk of expenses before going public

Browser gaming will not move on if people are afraid to abandon pre-IE9 user base

New games 'largely cannibalising users from old titles'

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 …

'Life is too short' says new casino games exec