RockYou and Sony head off to the zoo in joint promotion
Social game publisher RockYou has teamed up with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to jointly promote each other’s zoo-related entertainment. Under the deal, RockYou will...
Zynga adds better graphics and game variety to Mafia Wars 2
Zynga unveiled details of its Mafia Wars 2 game today, a deeper and more graphically appealing version of its early social game Mafia Wars,...
Zynga teams up with Enrique Iglesias for CityVille promotion
Zynga has teamed up with international popstar Enrique Iglesias to promote its top social game CityVille. Under the deal, fans can interact with Iglesias’s...
For PapayaMobile’s social games, the women are the “whales” (exclusive)
As is customary in games, PapayaMobile depends heavily on the tiny proportion of users who pay for goods in social mobile games. But one...
Just like with TV, there’s a prime-time for apps too
Mobile app usage peaks at around 7 pm during the day, according to the mobile analytics firm Flurry. The data shows that, just as...
Peak Games raises $11.5M for social gaming deals
Peak Games has raised $11.5 million for its plan to become a social gaming powerhouse in emerging markets, the company announced today. The Istanbul-based company...
Raptr unveils new data about Zynga’s social gamers
All eyes are on Zynga now as the social gaming company prepares to go public in an initial public offering. The social game maker has...
Tiny Speck launches zany social game Glitch with giant imagination
An unusual online game called Glitch is launching today. From the moment you log in, you know you’re not in the real world anymore. You...
Zynga takes its most popular game, CityVille, to Google+
Zynga announced today it has taken its most popular game, CityVille, to the fledgling Google+ social network. The move could be strategically important for...
Brands finally succeed in social games on Facebook
Facebook gamers are finally embracing well-known brands in their social games. That’s one of the conclusions from a panel on social games at the...