CityVille could surpass FarmVille’s 56M users in a few days
After just 18 days, Zynga’s CityVille social game has soared to more than 47.9 million monthly active users. At its current growth rate, CityVille...
An old video game fad returns? Celebrities want to cash in on Facebook games
Zynga teamed up with recording artist Dr. Dre today to debut his new music video in its Facebook game Mafia Wars. And Facebook game...
Viximo’s game service reaches 100M users on dozens of small social networks
Facebook may dominate the social game market, but it isn’t the only show in town. Viximo has made a good business out of providing...
Brazil social game player Vostu raises $30M from Accel and Tiger Global
Vostu, a social game maker focused on the Brazilian market, has raised $30 million from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Vostu, which is...
As its CEO steps down, what’s happening at RockYou?
News broke late yesterday that Lance Tokuda is stepping down from his role as chief executive of social game- and app-maker RockYou. Coming barely...
Scoreloop loving 18M subs a week as Android honeymoon continues
Ah, newlyweds. Cross platform social gaming platform Scoreloop is still going strong in its six-month lucrative partnership with smartphone Android, announcing today that is taking...
Steering clear of Zynga, Big Fish Games goes global with casual game expansion
Zynga may be darling of the social game industry, but Big Fish Games has been selling casual games for eight years now and doesn’t...
Google investor John Doerr: Zynga is our best company ever
John Doerr, the legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, gave high praise to Zynga, the leading social game company, saying it was one of the...
Social game company Summerlight comes out of stealth (exclusive)
Social game companies such as Zynga owe much of their success to Facebook. But they’ve learned the lesson in recent months that they should...
Social Game Universe launches cross-promotion tool on Facebook (exclusive)
Social Game Universe is announcing today a new cross-promotion tool that will help indie developers drive traffic to their social games. The Toronto-based company...