Zynga’s Top-Performing Game? Yep, Still FarmVille.

FarmVille continues to be the company’s breadwinner, but other franchises, like Mafia Wars, have fallen off the charts.
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As Nintendo Fades, Zynga Continues to Grow

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.
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Zynga Reports Higher Revenues, Loss in First Quarter

Zynga beat analysts expectations for the first quarter, despite reporting a loss of $85 million.
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Is Zynga Becoming Less Dependent on Facebook?

Analysts have started to do their best to spell out what Facebook’s first-quarter results mean for Zynga. Here’s one theory.
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Zynga Accounted for 15 Percent of Facebook’s Revenues in Q1, Down From Last Year

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.
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Amazon Matches Apple’s Revenue Split for In-App Payments

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.
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Disney Hopes Brands Are the Best Protection Against Social Gaming Copycats

Disney is hoping that by associating its new social game to its theme park, Animal Kingdom, it will be harder for competitors to replicate.
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Can There Be Another Rovio? Outfit7 Wants to Give It a Shot.

Outfit7 says its games on the iPhone and iPad have hit more than 300 million downloads since launching a year and a half ago.
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Stuck Like Glue: Zynga Accounts for 12 Percent of Facebook Revenue in 2011

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.
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Visa Places Bet on New Approach to Payments With Rare Investment in TrialPay

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.
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