Are Gamers Waiting for the New Consoles, or Have They Moved On?

Will it ever again be the right time to launch a videogame console?
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Seven Questions for Gree’s SVP of Studio Operations, Anil Dharni

The Japanese-based mobile games company still has ambitious plans for the U.S., although they’ve changed.
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Zynga Shares Soar 11 Percent as New Jersey Moves Closer to Online Gambling

That’s the biggest spike the stock has seen in ages.
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News Byte

Zynga Game Vets Raise $1.4 Million to Start Bee Cave Games

Bee Cave Games has raised $1.4 million in funding to build casino games. The Austin, Texas, company was founded by Erik Bethke, Nimai Malle and Jeremy Strauser, all of whom worked at Zynga on games, including Mafia Wars, Texas Hold’em Poker and Bingo. The round was funded in part by its own employees and from publicly held Glu Mobile. The company’s first game, Blackjack Casino, is in private beta on Facebook, and there are mobile versions under development.

Zynga Bringing Real-Money Gaming to Facebook in the U.K.

Allowing Zynga to conduct real-money gaming in the U.K. on Facebook will open the floodgates for gambling on the social network.
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Zynga’s Plan: Make More Money, Spend Less

Zynga has a plan to generate additional revenue from mobile and real-money gaming while also saving money by cutting back on the number of games it plans to develop.
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Can Amazon’s Virtual Currency Pay Off Where Facebook Credits Failed?

Maybe, since Amazon’s motivations for rolling out a virtual currency should be a lot different.
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Seattle Museum Brings the Videogame Making Process to Life (Video)

Seattle-based Big Fish Games helped to build an installation that deconstructs the year-long process of making a mobile game.
The Museum of History & Industry in Seattle dedicates an exhibit to the Big Fish videogame Fetch.

ATD Q&A: Zynga’s President of Games Steve Chiang

Here are some highlights from a recent interview with Steve Chiang, Zynga’s new president of games.
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Getting Back Into the Game: Can This Trio — Chiang, Ko and Cottle — Revive Zynga?

Meet the three executives that Zynga’s Mark Pincus is hoping can turn the company around.
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