54 posts and columns on CityVille

AmEx to Offer a Prepaid Debit Card That Rewards Users in FarmVille Cash

in Commerce on May 22 at 5:00 am PT

American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world.
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Zynga’s Top-Performing Game? Yep, Still FarmVille.

in Commerce on May 9 at 12:07 pm PT

FarmVille continues to be the company’s breadwinner, but other franchises, like Mafia Wars, have fallen off the charts.
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Zynga’s “Project Z” Revealed: Social Games on Its Own Web Site (Through Facebook, of Course)

in Social on March 1 at 11:00 am PT

Zynga is taking its highly addictive games and putting them on its own social Web site, thank you very much. But you’ll still have to log in to Facebook to play.
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A Pair of New Social Games: Google+ Captures Pirates, Facebook Takes EA’s Risk

in Commerce on January 11 at 12:41 pm PT

Google is launching a new social game today on Google+, and Electronic Arts rolled out a new title on Facebook that represents a follow-up to its big hit The Sims Social.
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Zynga’s Stock Nosedives, Falling Nine Percent to Hit New Low

in Commerce on January 9 at 9:15 pm PT

Zynga’s shares continued a downward spiral for a third straight day, sinking more than nine percent to hit an all-time low.
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Surprise — The Most Popular Facebook Game of 2011 Wasn’t Made by Zynga

in Commerce on December 21, 2011 at 3:18 pm PT

Neither was the second-most popular game.
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Zynga Slumps Five Percent on First Day of Trading

in Commerce on December 16, 2011 at 1:52 pm PT

The FarmVille and CityVille maker fell a disappointing 5 percent during its first day as a public company.
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Analyst Calls Zynga an Underperformer Days Before Its IPO

in Commerce on December 13, 2011 at 11:43 am PT

Sterne Agee has initiated coverage of Zynga with an underperform rating before the San Francisco social games company even has a chance to go public.
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Zynga Makes Big Claims With IPO Only a Week Away

in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT

How about doubling the number of paying gamers? Done!
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Zynga Ups the Ante on IPO to Raise as Much as $1.15 Billion

in Commerce on December 2, 2011 at 3:16 am PT

Zynga is officially on its way to IPO-Ville.
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Electronic Arts Acquires Another Social Game Company as Zynga’s IPO Nears

in Commerce, December 1, 2011 at 5:33 pm PT

Zynga’s CastleVille Has Stormed CityVille — But Can It Last?

in Commerce, November 21, 2011 at 9:20 am PT

Will Zynga’s CastleVille Be Able to Top CityVille?

in Commerce, November 3, 2011 at 8:00 pm PT

Sports and Social Titles Drive Electronic Arts to Beat Q2 Estimates

in Commerce, October 27, 2011 at 1:47 pm PT

After a Too-Long Wait, Playdom Readies a Dozen Games a Year After Disney Acquisition

in Commerce, October 10, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Are Zynga’s Second-Quarter Results Anything to Worry About?

in Commerce, September 30, 2011 at 3:30 pm PT

Google+ Welcomes Its First ’Ville From Zynga

in Commerce, September 26, 2011 at 7:59 am PT

Electronic Arts Becomes Second-Largest Social Games Company After Zynga

in Commerce, September 7, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Zynga’s CityVille Breaks Into Mainland China With the Help of Tencent

in Commerce, July 25, 2011 at 7:30 pm PT

Is It Too Late to Make a Social Gaming Hit?

in Commerce, July 20, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

Zynga Finally Files for IPO to Raise $1 Billion

in Commerce, July 1, 2011 at 9:13 am PT

Zynga Preparing to File IPO

in News, June 28, 2011 at 1:39 pm PT

Zynga Now Owns Four of the Largest Facebook Games

A Sneak Peek at Zynga’s IPO: How to Turn Virtual Goods Into Real Money

in Commerce, June 24, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Zynga’s All-New CityVille for Mobile Has Few Links to Facebook

in Commerce, June 15, 2011 at 1:00 pm PT