Tricia Duryee 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.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 27 at 9:48 am PT
For years, the game industry has worried about the shift toward social and mobile from more traditional platforms. But now there’s more than anecdotal evidence to cause concern.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 26 at 1:56 pm PT
Zynga beat analysts expectations for the first quarter, despite reporting a loss of $85 million.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 24 at 10:28 am PT
Analysts have started to do their best to spell out what Facebook’s first-quarter results mean for Zynga. Here’s one theory.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 23 at 3:31 pm PT
Zynga doesn’t report first-quarter earnings until Thursday, but Facebook let the cat out of the bag a little early today in an updated IPO filing.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 10 at 6:00 am PT
Starting today, Amazon is letting developers in its Appstore sell digital content and subscriptions within their apps, and has confirmed that it will take a standard 30 percent cut of revenue.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 26 at 9:00 am PT
Disney is hoping that by associating its new social game to its theme park, Animal Kingdom, it will be harder for competitors to replicate.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 7 at 3:00 am PT
Outfit7 says its games on the iPhone and iPad have hit more than 300 million downloads since launching a year and a half ago.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 1 at 2:05 pm PT
Zynga is mentioned 24 times in Facebook’s filing, but the most notable one is related to the game company’s huge contribution to the social network’s top line.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 31 at 7:00 am PT
Visa, Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and others are pouring $40 million into TrialPay, which helps companies like Facebook, Gap and Fandango increase sales through the use of incentives.