Zynga

Skillz Says Real-Money Betting in Mobile Games Is Paying Off

Eric Johnson in Commerce May 14, 2013 at 1:16 pm PT

Running With Friends Adds a Dash of Diversity to Zynga’s Mobile Games Catalog

Eric Johnson in Mobile May 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm PT

Growth, Mobile and More: Facebook’s First-Quarter Earnings

Mike Isaac in Social on May 1 at 1:57 pm PT

Hopefully Zuck wants to talk about the explosive growth in mobile ad revenue.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook Home launch event.

Zynga Beats by a Nickel as Monthly Users Decline

Mike Isaac in Social on April 24 at 1:09 pm PT

It’s a slim beat for the social gaming company, but the biggest issue is how many users the company is losing quarter after quarter.

All Eyes Still on Mobile as Zynga Earnings Approach

Mike Isaac in Social on April 24 at 9:47 am PT

Is Zynga’s long, slow transition to mobile going smoothly?

Kleiner’s Doerr Joins Zynga Board of Directors

Mike Isaac in Social on April 5 at 5:45 am PT

The legendary Valley VC will soon advise the struggling social gaming giant.

Zynga’s Big Bet on Real-Money Gaming to Launch This Week in the U.K.

Mike Isaac in Social on April 2 at 1:15 pm PT

Big money! Big prizes! (Just not in the U.S. quite yet.)

Zynga Snags Analyst to Be VP of Finance

Mike Isaac in Social on March 25 at 1:00 pm PT

A high-level appointment at the gaming giant.

With New Zynga.com Rollout, the Gaming Giant Inches Further Away From Facebook

Mike Isaac in Social on March 21 at 1:30 pm PT

Subtle tweaks to the social games company’s sign-up flow signal Zynga’s larger, independent ambitions.

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Mobile Gaming Startup Red Hot Labs Raises $1.5 Million

Mike Isaac in Mobile on February 28 at 3:41 pm PT

Red Hot Labs, the gaming development startup founded by two ex-Zynga engineers who helped create FarmVille, announced Thursday it raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, SV Angel, General Catalyst Partners, Japan’s IT-Farm and others. The six-person outfit is currently working on a number of games under the Red Hot Labs banner.

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Indie Gamer Network Scopely Signs First Round of Studios

Mike Isaac in News on February 28 at 9:00 am PT

Scopely, the Los Angeles-based social gaming developer network, announced on Thursday the company’s first five independent developer studio partners: Double Fine, Big Cave Games, Highline Games, Rocket Jump Games and ZupCat Games. Led by CEO and co-founder Walter Driver, Scopely aims to better cultivate, develop and distribute releases from select developers to give them a better chance against the major studios like Zynga, Gree and others.