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Zynga Posts Loss in First Earnings Report

in News on February 14 at 2:55 pm PT

Zynga Inc. issued its first earnings report as a public company on Tuesday, posting mixed results that included a 59 percent gain in sales but also a loss for the period that helped whipsaw the social gaming firm’s shares in late trading.

One Explanation for Why Zynga Is Holding Off on Its IPO

in Commerce on November 9, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

Zynga’s IPO has been rumored to slip to later in the year, but there’s probably a simple explanation: It still has to prove it’s worth the $15 to $20 billion valuation it’s asking for.
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Social Game-Maker Funzio Nabs Jamil Moledina from EA

in Commerce on November 7, 2011 at 9:55 am PT

Funzio, a San Francisco-based developer of hardcore social games, has hired Jamil Moledina as VP of Business Development, where he will work with outside partners. Most recently, Moledina helped to create EA Partners’ third party digital publishing business, by signing up indie game developers. Prior to EA, he was the executive director of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Funzio raised $20 million in May.

Will Zynga’s CastleVille Be Able to Top CityVille?

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

Since Zynga launched CityVille nearly a year ago, it has dominated the top of the social games charts. Will Zynga’s newest ’Ville be able to top it?
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Ubisoft’s Digital Games Strategy Has Nothing to Do With Acquisitions

in Commerce on October 27, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

Ubisoft is taking a while to grow big, but it’s getting there. Here’s a look at its immediate plans, which include at least seven new games.
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CrowdStar Shares Road Map, Including Eight New Games Globally by Year’s End

in Commerce on October 20, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

CrowdStar is not abandoning Facebook, but it is shifting the company’s dependence from the mega-social network to a more diversified approach.
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Not That Many People Play Facebook Games After All

in Commerce on October 18, 2011 at 11:17 am PT

As it turns out, far fewer people play Facebook games than originally thought. Here’s why that’s good news for developers.
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Idle Games Raises $10 Million to Support Higher Quality Social Games

in Commerce on October 13, 2011 at 10:46 am PT

Idle Games has spent two years developing its first Facebook game in the belief that social games will require console-quality production. Of course, higher quality means more capital, too.
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Zynga’s New Mobile Game Will Incorporate Location-Based Check-Ins

in Commerce on October 11, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

Zynga unveiled a slate of 10 new products today, and mobile was a major theme.
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“Unleashed”: Zynga Unveils 10 New Products, Including Project Z Platform

in Commerce on October 11, 2011 at 9:57 am PT

Zynga is introducing a raft of new products and games today, with an emphasis on expanding its platform and winning new users.
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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

Tap.me Hires Top Omnicom Exec Matt Spiegel for Mobile Ad Play

in Commerce, October 10, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Zynga Sticks With Winning Formula for Mafia Wars Sequel

in Commerce, October 3, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

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

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

Peak Games Raises $11.5 Million for Social Games in Emerging Markets

Google+ Welcomes Its First ’Ville From Zynga

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

RealNetwork’s GameHouse Focuses on Facebook Instead of Spinoff

in Commerce, September 22, 2011 at 7:50 am PT

Zynga Continues String of New Games With Mafia Wars Sequel

in Commerce, September 20, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Electronic Arts Becomes Second-Largest Social Games Company After Zynga

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

What Does the Future Gamer Look Like?

in Commerce, August 26, 2011 at 12:09 pm PT

Kabam Planning a Major Social Game Release Based on “The Godfather”

in Commerce, August 25, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Namco and DeNA Form Mobile Social Games Joint Venture

EA’s Sims Social Comes to Life on Facebook

in Commerce, August 18, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

Zynga’s FrontierVille Explores New Territory by Limiting the Need for Friends

in Commerce, August 12, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

Did Facebook’s Redesign Just Bring Back Viral Spam?

in Commerce, August 11, 2011 at 7:29 pm PT