Digital Chocolate claims in Zynga lawsuit it owns Mafia Wars name
Casual gaming company Digital Chocolate has sued social gaming market leader Zynga, alleging that Digital Chocolate has the exclusive rights to the name Mafia...
One in five Americans plays games on social networks
About 20 percent of the U.S. population has played a game on a social network in the past three months, according to market researcher...
Zynga acquires music social game maker Conduit Labs
Expanding its social gaming empire from coast to coast, Zynga has acquired music social game maker Conduit Labs for an undisclosed price. Conduit Labs...
Arkadium staffs up to make shift into social games
Arkadium is one of many casual game publishers making the shift to social games on Facebook, and it is adding staff to do so....
Ayeah Games raises seed funding for “social reality games”
Ayeah Games said today it has closed a round of seed funding to develop its “social reality games,” which mixes social networking and breaking...
FarmVille maker Zynga hiring MySpace, Facebook survivor Owen Van Natta
Owen Van Natta is back in the game. He’s back in business. And he’s back in the games business. Zynga, the maker of FarmVille,...
India goes for Facebook games with Zapak-6waves deal
India’s largest online game portal, Zapak, announced today that it is partnering with 6waves to move into social games on Facebook. Mumbai, India-based Zapak will...
Viacom acquires developer Social Express as MTV Networks dives into social games (exclusive)
Viacom’s MTV Networks has acquired social game developer Social Express as part of its inaugural entry into the hot social gaming market, VentureBeat has...
To expand its boundaries, Zynga allies with Japan’s Softbank
Zynga, the maker of FarmVille and other popular social games, is preparing for an alliance with Japan’s Softbank investment firm as a way to break...
Five ways to make great social games from Zynga’s Mark Pincus
Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, runs the most successful social game company on Facebook, with more than 252 million monthly active users for...