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Zynga's Facebook stronghold challenged by new EA game, sources say
Read More »Zuckerberg: We’ve transformed the games business
Movie and music industries will follow on the same path, Facebook boss believes
Read More »Zynga said to be readying for IPO
Wall Street awaiting initial public offering of online games giant
Read More »Zynga valuation ‘clearly shows we’re in a bubble’
Stark warning issued by Gameloft financial boss; PopCap ponders IPO date
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: CityVille
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »Zynga seals fourteenth acquisition in 12 months
Newly-purchased DNA Games 'will be a valuable asset in next-generation game development'
Read More »Sony Online Entertainment development boss quits
Zynga's Austin studio picks up John Blakely following SOE departure
Read More »Lady Gaga agrees Zynga deal
Social games firm Zynga has inked a deal to promote Born This Way, the new album from Lady Gaga. The partnership involves a virtual ‘GagaVille’ farm in its FarmVille game, a contest in its mobile social game Words With Friends, and other elements. The GagaVille farm will let fans unlock …
Read More »Social games market will "crash very hard"
The social gaming market that has propelled firms such as Zynga to success is going to crash very hard”. That’s according to Silicon Knights’ founder Denis Dyack, who believes that Facebook gaming and similar phenomena are in for a shock when the bubble bursts. It is damaging traditional gaming for …
Read More »Zynga makes smartphone push
Zynga’s has made a significant extension into the smartphone games space by hiring key contributors of open-source mobile tools. In a delicately arranged acquisition, Zynga has essentially taken some control of the open-source iPhone tool Cocos2d. It has achieved the feat, however, whilst keeping Cocos2d open and free to all …
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