How Zynga plans to grow through acquisitions, new games, and live ops

Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau wants to make sure that the company’s strong performance for the third quarter that ended September 30 isn’t a fluke. The social mobile game publisher reported net income for the second quarter in a row — the first time it has done so since going public in 2011.

In an interview with GamesBeat, Gibeau said the company has multiple avenues for growing revenues — including the acquisition of new games, as it has done with its $100 million purchase of Peak Games’ mobile casual card game studio, the maker of spades and gin rummy apps.