Category Archives: Zynga
Wed, Mar 21, 2012 | 22:50 GMT
EA stock drops in wake of Zynga OMGPOP buyout
Analysts and investors expected EA to snap up OMGPOP, and aren’t happy to see Zynga stepping up to the plate instead.
Wed, Mar 21, 2012 | 22:24 GMT
E3 2012: Zynga exhibiting, NCSoft, Atari decline
The growing list of E3 2012 exhibitors has turned up an interesting first time visitor.
Wed, Mar 21, 2012 | 20:40 GMT
Zynga plopping down a cool $200M for Draw Something maker OMGPOP
It has been confirmed that Zynga has purchased Draw Something maker OMGPOP. According to a report on ArsTechnica, via AllThingsD, the offer from the firm is worth around the $210 million mark.
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Posted in: Zynga
Tags: Draw Something, OMGPop
Mon, Mar 19, 2012 | 22:48 GMT
Rumour – Zynga making moves on Draw Something publisher
Trade whispers say Zynga is the most aggressive suitor of a number of companies eager to snap up OMGPop.
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 | 22:43 GMT
Rumour – Zynga moving to protect stock ahead of June lock-up end
Investor whispers suggest Zynga is scrambling to protect its stock from wobbling when its lock-up period ends in June.
Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 18:06 GMT
EA “not at all weakened” by executive departures, says Riccitiello
EA CEO John Riccitiello said the firm isn’t shaky after the departures of COO John Schappert and interactive head Barry Cottle for Zynga, and in fact, he implied that due to the huge offers made to the duo by the social games firm, he harbors no ill-will over it.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Trade, Zynga
Tags: Barry Cottle, eric brown, John Riccitiello, John Schappert
Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 03:06 GMT
Konami signs secret project to Zynga’s new games portal
Zynga has attracted Konami, Rebellion and Playdemic to its third-party offering on Zynga.com.
Tue, Mar 06, 2012 | 22:58 GMT
Zynga.com now in open beta
Zynga’s publishing platform has gone into open beta, allowing you to get your social fix outside of Facebook.
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Posted in: Browser-Based, Free-to-Play, Social, Zynga
Tags: zynga.com, zynpa portal
Tue, Mar 06, 2012 | 21:15 GMT
Rumour – Zynga CEO answers letters from top spenders
Sources claim Zynga values its “whales” – big microtransaction spenders – so highly that CEO Mark Pincus interacts with them directly.
Fri, Mar 02, 2012 | 19:47 GMT
Zynga stock jumps after gaming portal announcement, analysts unclear on the implications
Shares in Zynga stock are up 10% due to the firm’s announcement of a new gaming portal and publishing deals. However, despite the boost, industry analysts feel some “complications” may arise between the firm and Facebook over the move.
Wed, Feb 29, 2012 | 05:02 GMT
Zynga’s latest release peaks at 33.1 million monthly users
After continuous growth since launch, Facebook game Hidden Chronicles appears to have maxed out its user base.
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Posted in: Social, Zynga
Tags: facebook, Hidden Chronicles
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 08:19 GMT
Attack of the clones: How copycats are killing innovation
Is Zynga the evil emperor of the social scene, or does the problem extend beyond everyone’s favourite scapegoat? Nathan Grayson reports.
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Posted in: Casual, Social, Zynga
Tags: Mark Methenitis, Richard Hilleman, SMU Game::Business::Law, ted price
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 22:03 GMT
Zynga Q4 and FY 2012: Paying users up, but losses all round
Zynga’s first public quarterly financial report saw the casual publisher incur heavy losses, but an increased user base.
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Posted in: Financials, Zynga
Tags: Castleville, facebook
Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | 13:25 GMT
Zynga generated 12% of Facebook’s 2011 revenue
In the course of filing a $5 billion IPO, Facebook has revealed just how important Zynga is to the social network’s success.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 21:35 GMT
Zynga boss dismisses Tiny Tower copycat claims
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has defended the derivativeness of Dream Heights as standard industry practice.
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Posted in: Casual, Zynga, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Dream Heights, Ian Marsh, Mark Pincus, nimblebit, Tiny Tower
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 | 23:10 GMT
Another studio accuses Zynga of cloning their work
Social Gaming giant Zynga’s once again come under the spotlight for allegedly cloning other studios’ work.
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Posted in: Casual, PC, Zynga
Tags: Bingo Blitz, Buffalo Studios, Zynga Bingo
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 | 06:24 GMT
Nimblebit lashes out at Zynga over Tiny Tower clone
Tiny Tower developer Nimblebit doesn’t seem at all happy about Zynga’s latest mobile effort, Dream Heights.
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Posted in: App Store, Casual, Zynga, iPhone, indie
Tags: Dream Heights, Ian Marsh, nimblebit, Tiny Tower
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 | 22:39 GMT
Analyst: Zynga loses $150 on each new customer
Sterne Agee’s Arvind Bhatia has highlighted some disturbing figures in Zynga’s finances.
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Posted in: Social, Trade, Zynga
Tags: analyst, Arvind Bhatia, Sterne Agee
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 23:30 GMT
Zynga snaps up World of Goo iOS port developer
Reuters reports that Zynga has made four recent acquisitions, all mobile developers. Perhaps the most notable is its September purchase of San Francisco-based Page44, which ported World of Goo to iOS; the port has sold over 1 million copies. In August, Zynga got hold of fellow San Franciscans HipLogic, and New York team Astro Ape. Further afield, a December deal netted the German Gamedoctors in December. Zynga went public in December with the largest tech IPO since Google, but has suffered fluctuating stock price in the interim.
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Posted in: Mobile, Trade, Zynga
Tags: Astro Ape Studios, Gamedoctors, HipLogic, Page44 Studios
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | 10:18 GMT
EA Interactive boss Cottle heads to Zynga
Zynga’s announced its hired Barry Cottle as the company’s new executive vice president of business and corporate development. Cottle was previously president of EA Interactive. EA has responded to his departure by sending out an internal memo, penned by CEO John Riccitiello that confirms EAi has folded into other parts of the company.
Thanks, Gama.
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Posted in: EA, Zynga
Tags: Barry Cottle, EA Interactive
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