Zynga's Empires & Allies tops FarmVille in just 25 days
Zynga’s Empires & Allies social game has grown to more than 39 million users in 25 days, topping the audience for the company’s huge...
Social gaming company MindJolt's recent buy churns out its first social game
MindJolt, a social game company headed by MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, has launched its first its first social gaming project built by a company...
Social games company MindJolt taps new mobile veteran
MindJolt, the social game company headed by MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, has added a mobile veteran to its staff in a move to expand...
Zynga sues Brazilian copycat Vostu for copyright infringement
Social game company Zynga on Thursday filed a lawsuit against fellow game company Vostu for blatant copyright infringement, suggesting that Vostu exists only to...
Zynga launches CityVille Hometown mobile game
Social game maker Zynga is rumored to be headed toward filing for an initial public offering. So it’s not surprising the company is picking...
Zynga’s Empires & Allies rockets to nearly 10M users in nine days
Zynga‘s Empires & Allies game has rocketed to nearly 10 million users in nine days. That’s a remarkable start for any Facebook game, but...
EA debuts a Sims social game
Electronic Arts announced today that it is releasing a new social game for Facebook that is built off its popular life simulation game, The...
EA’s No. 2 executive leaves for Zynga
Electronic Arts‘ No. 2 executive, John Schappert, has resigned from the company and will reportedly join Zynga. Reuters said that Schappert, who joined EA...
Social games could grow five-fold to $5B market by 2015
Social gaming revenues hit $1 billion in 2010 and could grow five-fold to $5 billion in the next five years. Market research firm Parks...
FarmVille 2? Why Zynga needs to start making sequels, fast
[Peter Yared is the vice president of apps at Webtrends, which acquired Transpond, a social-apps developer he founded.] Do your best impersonation of a...