EA chief suggests that Zynga overpaid for OMGPOP/Draw Something
Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello took a not-so-subtle shot at Zynga today during EA’s conference call with analysts. He said that EA would...
Draw Something loses 3 million players in a single month
A count of daily active users for smash-hit app Draw Something reveals a loss of 3 million players in a 30-day period.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Draw Something now on the Kindle Fire
Good news, Kindle Fire owners. Draw Something is now available on the Amazon Marketplace
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Zynga adds new social features to Draw Something, raises streak cap to 999
Zynga has announced the implementation of new social elements for its hit Pictionary-esque app, Draw Something. Players can now share their masterpieces on Facebook and...
Funzio looking to raise $50M at $350M valuation for mobile games
Don’t say mobile games aren’t gritty. Funzio, the mobile gaming company behind popular iOS games Crime City and Modern War, is looking to raise...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Draw Something hits mobile game record as it passes 50M downloads
Draw Something, the Pictionary-style app that Zynga acquired with its $180 million purchase of OMGPOP, has surpassed 50 million downloads. In just 50 days,...
Can we panic now? — Core gaming has a problem
THQ layoffs, Sega cancellations, and Sony studio closures caused last week to be one of the worst in memory for the gaming industry. Compare that to mobile darling OMGPOP which was sold for $210 million based on the strength of one game. It seems like one side of the market is on its way down, while the other side has nothing but growth ahead of it, but that isn't necessarily the case.