2012 predictions: It’s doom & gloom for Amazon, RIM and Zynga
The predictions I made for 2011 turned out pretty well, since I framed things like any good fortune teller or horoscope would have done....
Facebook rejiggers platform to increase game usage
Facebook announced Thursday evening that it has made updates to its platform to improve game usage and discovery of new apps. The social network...
Move over Farmville, Gardens of Time is Facebook’s most popular game
To the dismay of bosses and spouses everywhere, Facebook, by way of third-party social games, offered social networkers a daily distraction they could not...
Zynga stock pummeled in second day of trading (updated)
Social games company Zynga’s stock ended its second day of trading on the Nasdaq exchange down nearly 5 percent, a signal of turbulent times...
PopCap splits mobile Bejeweled Blitz into separate products to embrace freemium model
PopCap is moving to unbundle two different mobile branches of its incredibly popular gem-matching game franchise Bejeweled, splitting the quick-to-play Bejeweled Blitz into a...
The Last Guardian exec producer quits Sony for social gaming developer Bossa Studios
The executive producer of delayed Playstation 3 exclusive, The Last Guardian, has left Sony to become creative director at Bossa Studios, the developer behind...
EA acquires Superhero City maker KlickNation, adds to BioWare label
Electronic Arts is continuing its buying spree. The KlickNation development team behind Facebook titles like Superhero City and Age of Champions will now be known as BioWare...
Video chat service Rounds continues to focus on entertainment with the addition of nine new games
Rounds, described as the world’s only “communitainment” platform, combining video chat and social apps into a single experience, today announced that nine new games...
Zynga said to eye post-Thanksgiving IPO window
Zynga may float its initial public offering after the Nov. 24 Thanksgiving holiday, according to two sources close to the matter who spoke with Bloomberg....
Non-Facebook social games to hit $5.6B in revenue by 2014
Facebook isn’t the only platform where social games are booming. Revenue from non-Facebook social games is expected to grow from the current amount of...