Hackers disrupt the gameplay of Zynga’s YoVille social game
Hackers broke into one of Zynga’s older social games, YoVille, and they were able to disrupt the gameplay for a group of fewer than...
EA planning to release a big social game this quarter
Electronic Arts’ No. 2 executive Peter Moore said the company plans to release another “big social title” during the current first-fiscal quarter ending June...
CrowdStar raises $11.5M for mobile games but will lay off Facebook developers
CrowdStar, which is shifting from social to mobile games, has raised $11.5 million in a recent round of funding. At the same time, the...
Gree acquires mobile game maker Funzio for $210M
Japanese mobile social network Gree has acquired Funzio, a fast-growing maker of hardcore mobile and social games, for $210 million. Funzio has the rare...
YogiPlay unveils learning app service for children (exclusive)
The iPad and other smart devices are becoming an ideal platform for entertaining children. But the problem with content for kids on the App...
Crowdstar teams up with Gree for social mobile games
Shifting from Facebook to mobile, Crowdstar is announcing today that it will publish games through Gree‘s worldwide mobile social network. The alliance isn’t a...
Nexon to publish A Bit Lucky’s Lucky Space in South Korea (exclusive)
Nexon, the online gaming giant that went public in December, plans to publish A Bit Lucky‘s Lucky Space social game in Korea. The move is...
Zynga earnings call: three key wins in mobile, social and diversification
Zynga said in its earnings call with analysts today that it had “three key wins” in the first quarter: expansion into new social game...
Zynga beats Q1 earnings estimates
Zynga reported first quarter earnings of 6 cents a share, beating analyst estimates for the social game company’s second-ever earnings announcement. The publisher of...
Zynga earnings preview: what the analysts think
Zynga’s stock price has been falling in recent days in advance of the company’s first quarter earnings report today. The shares are trading at...