Veteran Wall Street analyst rates Zynga an “outperform” Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 20, 2011 5 min Zynga has taken a beating in its first two days of trading as a public company, with the stock closing at $9.05 a share... Continue Reading 5 min
Why did Zynga’s stock fizzle on day one? Analyst cites red flags Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2011 2 min Zynga’s stock sank 5 percent yesterday, from $10 to $9.50, on its first day of trading. Some investors might feel like the stock will bounce... Continue Reading 2 min
Will they laugh this time? Shervin Pishevar predicts social mobile games to dwarf Facebook games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2011 2 min As the founder of Social Gaming Network, Shervin Pishevar squared off against Zynga in the early days of social gaming. But Pishevar veered off... Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga closes at $9.50 a share, down 5 percent in IPO debut Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2011 1 min Zynga’s initial public offering wasn’t as popular as the company hoped, with the stock closing at $9.50 a share, down 5 percent from its... Continue Reading 1 min
The9’s Game Zone enables mobile game discovery in China (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2011 2 min The9, an online gaming company with a long history in China, said it has scored good results making games more discoverable in the China... Continue Reading 2 min
Mark Pincus rings Nasdaq’s opening bell; Zynga stock trades begin Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2011 3 min Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus rang the opening bell — in a virtual way, from Zynga’s headquarters in San Francisco — as trading began... Continue Reading 3 min
Zynga’s rivals welcome the social gaming IPO Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2011 4 min With the IPOs of Zynga and Nexon this week, the social and online game industries have their first billion-dollar public offerings. May many more follow.... Continue Reading 4 min
Zynga will be more valuable than Electronic Arts: $8.9B vs $6.9B Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2011 2 min When Zynga goes public at the opening bell tomorrow at $10 a share, it will be more valuable than video game giant Electronic Arts.... Continue Reading 2 min
Timeline: A chronology of the life of Zynga Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 12, 2011 6 min Zynga is expected to go public any day now. The social game maker could raise more than $1 billion at a valuation of $8.9... Continue Reading 6 min
Disney’s Playdom launches social game Gardens of Time on iPad Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 12, 2011 2 min Gardens of Time, the most successful Facebook game created by Disney’s Playdom, is launching today on the iPad. The launch is a major one... Continue Reading 2 min