Categories Posted inin Business Zynga will launch Empires & Allies mobile version with realistic art Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2014 2 min Zynga's game will test whether hardcore gamers will go for a Command & Conquer-like title. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA sues Zynga, alleging The Ville is a blatant clone of The Sims Social Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 3 min EA and Zynga, two of the world's biggest game companies, are at war over copyrights. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Zynga battles to dominate the red ocean, not the blue Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2012 4 min Will the red ocean strategy work for Zynga? The sharks are in the water as the social game giant goes head-on against competitors. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: “Evil” Zynga learns that old labels can come back to haunt you Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 30, 2012 8 min Is Zynga evil? When Zynga paid $180 million for OMGPOP, the maker of the wonderfully creative Draw Something app, it was a great moment.... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Zynga steals another executive from Electronic Arts Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 10, 2011 1 min It looks like Zynga isn’t done poaching executives from rival Electronic Arts. Jeff Karp, executive vice president for a major EA division, is leaving... Continue Reading 1 min