The zCloud revisited: lessons from Zynga’s public-private cloud experience
Recently, we were proud to publicly unveil the private cloud computing infrastructure that we use to scale our social games — infrastructure that we...
Amazon App Store snags an Android exclusive with CrowdStar’s Top Girl mobile game
CrowdStar‘s Top Girl mobile game is one of the top-grossing titles on Apple’s iOS platform. Now it is moving over to Google’s Android platform...
Infinity Blade II review: more is actually more
Infinity Blade II is debuting today, and the mobile game reminds us of the attractions of iterative game development. The risk is low, the...
Sony loses two key executives from its North American game team
Two key executives at Sony’s U.S. game business have left the company. And one of them, Rob Dyer, has joined social game maker Zynga...
Saints Row: The Third stat tracker goes live — purple dildo kills 2 million
Players of Saints Row: The Third, the controversial open-world game from Volition and THQ, can now accurately measure the level of carnage they have...
Zynga IPO set for Dec. 15 at $10B valuation?
Social game maker Zynga is reportedly planning to go public on Dec. 15 at a valuation of $10 billion, according to a report by...
Call of Duty Elite password reminders sent out in plain text
Activision’s troubled gaming service, Call of Duty Elite, has been sending out password reminders to its users in plain text. Activision either stores player...
I’m so tired of mundane game worlds and characters
When I was a kid, I had quite a vivid imagination. I could be a warrior rescuing a mermaid and have fellow clansmen who...
Take Two CEO attacks Zynga for “sketchy” metrics and biz model
Zynga‘s tens of millions of regular players and burgeoning revenues have many investors excited about its fast approaching Initial Public Offering, but Take Two...
So long childhood: GamePro magazine has been shut down
After 22 years of publication, popular gaming magazine GamePro‘s U.S. operations have been shut down by its parent company IDG, VentureBeat has learned. Multiple sources...