Social game “whales” are big spenders on Facebook, survey says
A small but engaged group of Facebook users known as “social game whales” are proving to be big spenders on the social network, according...
The startup con man
Two weeks ago, several tech publications wrote about DinglePharb, an exciting new social gaming developer based in the Philippines and Hong Kong. Led by...
Zynga’s comeback plan: Get big in Japan, with SoftBank
Zynga and SoftBank are preparing to announce an alliance to take the social gaming company into the Japanese market. The alliance, which comes at...
Zynga lands Yahoo distribution deal for its games
In a prudent move to diversify its Facebook-centric audience, social game maker Zynga this morning announced a distribution deal with Yahoo that will allow...
MySpace says it welcomes social games to its platform
MySpace announced today it is launching MySpace Games Lab to help third-party app makers bring more social games onto its social network. It is...
Zynga and Facebook step back from the brink of nuclear war
Defusing a tense equivalent of a nuclear standoff in social games, Facebook and Zynga announced today that they have entered into a five-year strategic...
Facebook backer Jim Breyer teams up with Keith Lee’s location-game startup Booyah
Forget Foursquare. Get over Gowalla. Jim Breyer of Accel Partners, a board member of Facebook and Walmart, is backing a different location-based app: Palo...
Nickelodeon’s AddictingGames launches virtual goods platform
Nickelodeon is launching a virtual goods platform today for its AddictingGames casual games web site. AddictingGames has the biggest audience for casual games on...
Sibblingz rolls out social-game platform with Crowdstar
Sibblingz launched a social game platform today that lets publishers release games that players can enjoy on multiple game devices. One of the first...
Offerpal Media launches a virtual money war with Facebook
Offerpal Media is launching a universal virtual currency for games today as part of an effort to expand its reach and revenues in the...