Zynga boss looks to new games and reliable hits to replenish its audience
Zynga generated $174.7 million in bookings during Q2 2016, which is about even from the same period in 2015. But that is better than...
Zynga refashions Words With Friends for the classroom
Zynga has launched a new version of its Words With Friends word game for classrooms. The new Words With Friends EDU is part of...
Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau looks back at his first 60 days
Zynga might finally have a long-term chief executive officer. The social gaming company released its financial results for Q1 2016 on Wednesday, which showed...
Zynga grows on mobile as Apple, not Facebook, becomes its biggest platform partner
The social game maker revealed its financial results for Q1 2016 today, with bookings at $182 million. That is above the consensus estimate of $162 million from analysts. It was also higher than Zynga’s own expectations of $150 million to $165 million.
Mark Pincus and Frank Gibeau talk about the future of Zynga and social mobile gaming
Zynga and Electronic Arts have exchanged hostages yet again. Zynga, the San Francisco social mobile game company announced yesterday that it had named former EA executive Frank Gibeau...
Why Zynga founder Mark Pincus is confident about the former juggernaut’s turnaround
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...
Zynga beats Q4 financial estimates and announces 10 games for 2016
Zynga beat Wall Street’s estimates for bookings for its fourth quarter, and it also announced 10 games that will launch in 2016. The slate is heavy...
Microsoft’s next casual game is another Scrabble clone (update)
How many points is “derivative” worth in Scrabble? Microsoft Casual Games announced today that its next title will be Microsoft Ultimate Word Games, which...
Mark Pincus insists Zynga doesn’t need an Activision-like sugardaddy to make a comeback
Social gaming company Zynga made Wall Street investors smile Wednesday as it reported better-than-expected earnings. Zynga has now beaten estimates for three consecutive quarters —...
Words On Tour sends Zynga’s mobile Scrabble-like take around the world
Words on Tour is a spin-off of Words With Friends.