The Sims co-creator Tim LeTourneau passes away Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2025 2 min Tim LeTourneau, one of the creators of The Sims franchise at Maxis and a game creator at Zynga, has passed away. LeTourneau’s wife Donna... Continue Reading 2 min
Why Zynga founder Mark Pincus is confident about the former juggernaut’s turnaround Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 14, 2016 7 min Social mobile gaming company Zynga made Wall Street investors cringe this week. It beat earnings expectations in its fourth fiscal quarter earnings report on Wednesday, but... Continue Reading 7 min
Zynga turns on the viral charm with FarmVille 2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2012 2 min Zynga's FarmVille 2 is starting to look like a winner. Continue Reading 2 min
With FarmVille 2, Zynga wants to reawaken the farmer in all of us Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 5, 2012 5 min Zynga is launching FarmVille 2 for those who want a better hands-on farming experience. Continue Reading 5 min
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