Do women play more games than men?
Women now play games more than men, according to a report by mobile app analytics provider Flurry. At least that’s true in the realm...
WTF: How long before Zynga becomes the most valuable video game company? (poll)
It’s time to start taking bets on this question: Could Zynga become the most valuable company in the video game industry? With its rumored...
Zynga’s new funding values CityVille maker at $10B
It looks like early reports about social gaming giant Zynga’s new funding round were a little conservative. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal...
CityVille maker Zynga rumored to be raising $250M round at $7B valuation
Social game maker Zynga is reportedly talking to investors about raising a new $250 million round of funding that values the company at $7 – $9...
Richard Garriott: My plan to beat FarmVille and CityVille (video)
Richard Garriott is known as a video-game pioneer, an undersea diver and an astronaut. Now he wants to outdo Zynga, the creator of FarmVille...
Traditional game veterans adapt to a world with CityVille and Angry Birds
There’s a specter hanging over the traditional video game industry, and you can see it in the image above. Social game companies such as...
With latest accolade, the future is Bing Gordon’s game (exclusive interview)
Few outside of the video-game industry have likely heard of Bing Gordon. But the game pioneer now wields major influence over the future of...
Zynga’s CityVille grows to 100 million users in 43 days
Zynga keeps making history with CityVille, the fastest-growing game of all time. Today, the Facebook game broke another record as it reached 100 million...
Facebook hires game executive to direct partnerships
Game entrepreneur Sean Ryan has been hired as director of game partnerships at Facebook. The hire is a recognition that Facebook needs to focus...
Zynga’s CityVille becomes the biggest-ever app on Facebook
Who would have thought that a simple city simulation would become the biggest-ever app on Facebook, eclipsing FarmVille? Zynga‘s CityVille game crossed 84.2 million...