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Zynga Digs Deep For Its Next Facebook Game Zynga Digs Deep For Its Next Facebook Game

Despite a sluggish stock, Zynga is still toiling away on new games hoping to catch their next big break. They pushed Zynga Slots to mobile last week which will probably do really well. Their next Facebook game, however, is a …

Draw Something Show Headed to CBS: Twitter Reacts Draw Something Show Headed to CBS: Twitter Reacts

A Draw Something show is currently in production over at CBS, with Ryan Seacrest and producer Michael “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” Davis backing the project. According to CNN, the program, which is based on the popular “Pictionary”-style app, …

Zynga Announces Zynga Slots for iOS Devices Zynga Announces Zynga Slots for iOS Devices

Zynga may be slowly recovering after its stocks took a major hit earlier this week, but it needs to do more to really get back on top. The developer is known for taking trends and making them even more popular. …

Zynga Shares Hit All-Time Low Zynga Shares Hit All-Time Low
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Zynga has not had the best of performance the past few weeks on the stock market after the Facebook IPO opened to disaster and an investigation from the SEC and Congress. It looked like it was maybe getting better for …

Draw Something Now Available In 12 New Languages Draw Something Now Available In 12 New Languages

Considering the downward trajectory that Draw Something has seen since being acquired by Zynga, it’s no surprise that the company is attempting to penetrate some new markets and use some star power to ignite a little bit of buzz. Today, …

Zynga Rolls Out New “With Friends” Game Zynga Rolls Out New “With Friends” Game
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Zynga is responsible for one of the most addictive games on the web right now–Words With Friends–and they’re about to unveil a new one with a more simplistic premise that could appeal to younger users. “Matching With Friends” will be …

Zynga Seems Happy With Its Acquisition Of OMGPOP Zynga Seems Happy With Its Acquisition Of OMGPOP

If you think Facebook has had it tough over the past week, you should look at Zynga. The social games developer saw its share price plummet after a weak Facebook IPO. That wasn’t the beginning of their troubles, however, as …

Zynga Launches FarmVille Rewards Program with American Express Zynga Launches FarmVille Rewards Program with American Express

You like playing FarmVille, but are really not too keen on the idea of paying real money for virtual products, otherwise known as in-game purchases. It’s reasonable to balk at that, but Zynga, the makers of FarmVille, have announced another …

Facebook IPO Kicks Zynga’s Stocks In The Teeth Facebook IPO Kicks Zynga’s Stocks In The Teeth

I may have spoken too soon. I speculated that we may see apps and Facebook developers being affected by the Facebook IPO soon, but not this soon. Business Insider reports that as trading began on Facebook, Zynga’s shares drove off …

Online Gambling Legalization Getting Closer To Reality Online Gambling Legalization Getting Closer To Reality
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It looks as though the proverbial floodgates are about to be opened in the online gambling debate. Nevada has already passed a law and New Jersey is likely to follow soon, according to Pillsbury lawyer Jim Gatto. He adds that …

Facebook Risks Losing Social Gaming Innovators Facebook Risks Losing Social Gaming Innovators
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Facebook is on the verge of a $100 billion IPO and it seems lately that more and more info is coming out about how they do business practices and how well their advertising actually works. Now we are getting reports …

Facebook And Zynga Might Be Getting A Little Too Close Facebook And Zynga Might Be Getting A Little Too Close
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Playing favorites is one of those things that just doesn’t sit well with me. It’s unfair to everybody else and the person being pandered to usually ends up with an inflated ego that’s going to pop sooner than later. All …

Words With Friends Loses 2 Million Players Words With Friends Loses 2 Million Players
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AppData, the company that monitors mobile apps for trends and provides metrics, is showing a huge decline in the number of people playing Words With Friends, the popular Scrabble-like board game app. Though the app started the month of April …

Draw Something Sells, Drops 5 Million Users Draw Something Sells, Drops 5 Million Users
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The makers of the popular app Draw Something–OMGPOP–may have made the best deal of their careers recently when they sold the game to Zynga for a tidy sum right before millions of users dropped it. Zynga picked up the app …

Draw Something Wants You to Illustrate Their Product Placement Draw Something Wants You to Illustrate Their Product Placement

My addiction to OMGPOP’s “Draw Something” burned out pretty quick. For about two whole weeks, I was pretty obsessed with the game, but the word repetition and game-crashing bugs were enough for me to abandon the app pretty quickly. I …

Zynga First  Quarter 2012 Financial Report Zynga First Quarter 2012 Financial Report

The Zynga first quarter 2012 financial report is in and things are looking really good. Up 15% from Q1 last year, their highest ever bookings at $329 million. Now that’s impressive. Revenue is up 32% year-over-year to $321 million. Adjusted …

Zynga’s ZombieSmash! Allows Players to Crush the Undead Zynga’s ZombieSmash! Allows Players to Crush the Undead
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There are tons of zombie games currently cluttering the video game market, yet I continue to purchase and play them regardless of how much I complain about the fact that there are tons of zombie games currently cluttering the video …

Facebook’s 30 Percent Revenue Share May Soon Not Apply To All Apps Facebook’s 30 Percent Revenue Share May Soon Not Apply To All Apps

It’s pretty much common knowledge now that Facebook gets a 30 percent cut whenever somebody buys Facebook credits to spend on in-game purchases. It’s the leading reason behind Facebook’s continued dependence on Zynga and other game developers who make up …

Zynga to Spend Billions to Acquire Competitors Zynga to Spend Billions to Acquire Competitors

Unless you’ve been living off the social networking grid, chances are you’ve heard of Zynga. I personally know several individuals who have spent vast amounts of their precious free time on such highly-addictive titles as “Farmville” and “Mafia Wars”, among …

Zynga Planting Seeds for Farmville 2 Zynga Planting Seeds for Farmville 2

For some individuals, Farmville addiction is a serious matter. I’ve seen several people spend countless hours tending to every minute detail of their colorful virtual farms, going as far as to schedule real-life events around when their pixelated crops were …

King.com Puts Zynga Games On Notice King.com Puts Zynga Games On Notice

European video game start-up King.com has passed Electronic Arts (EA) for overall daily users on Facebook for the first time. The nine-year old company has experienced an explosion in popularity since launching on Facebook a little over a year ago …