Zynga shuts Baltimore studio and consolidates three other locations Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 25, 2013 2 min Closures are part of Zynga's strategy to contain costs using "guard rails." Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: The state of free-to-play mobile gaming, by the numbers Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 15, 2013 4 min With more than 850 million smart devices out there, the transition to smartphones isn't even half way done. Continue Reading 4 min
David Ko puts up the ‘guard rails’ at Zynga to keep costs under control (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 6, 2013 7 min The No. 2 exec at Zynga is trying to contain costs as the company shifts its weight into mobile gaming. Continue Reading 7 min
Zynga to close CityVille 2 as it shows no mercy for weak games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 5, 2013 3 min FarmVille 2 is the company's best launch in two years. Continue Reading 3 min
Zynga juggles leadership team as CFO departs for Facebook Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2012 2 min David Ko will step into chief operations officer role Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga COO John Schappert steps down Posted byby GamesBeat August 8, 2012 2 min Beset by charges of copyright infringement and insider trading, the bad news keeps rolling in for Zynga as the social game company confirms the departure of chief operating office John Schappert. Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga’s David Ko: Crossing over into mobile is the path to a billion gamers (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 13, 2012 12 min Mark Pincus wants Zynga to reach a billion players. Facebook has been good to Zynga over the past five years, but the social network... Continue Reading 12 min
17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2012 5 min We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the... Continue Reading 5 min
After 35 draws, OMGPOP finally got it right (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 22, 2012 4 min Zynga acquired OMGPOP today for a reported $200 million. It was a clear statement that, as powerful as each of these companies are on... Continue Reading 4 min
Zynga confirms it bought four mobile game companies Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 19, 2012 1 min Zynga confirmed the names of four mobile game companies that it has acquired in recent months, according to Reuters. The company did not disclose... Continue Reading 1 min