Zynga sells its SF headquarters for $600 million
Zynga has agreed to sell its San Francisco headquarters building to Beacon Capital Partners for $600 million. The social and mobile gaming company will...
Zynga grows Q1 2019 revenue 27% to $265 million thanks to 4 strong games
Zynga reported big revenue growth of 27% and bookings growth of 64% for the first quarter of 2019 thanks to games such as Empires...
How Equinix enables multiplayer gaming across the internet
Jim Poole sees a lot of games coming through his network, only they’re not so readily identifiable as games. Poole is an executive at...
Zynga Poker launches new spin-and-win mode in World Poker Tour tournaments
Zynga Poker was once the dominant poker game in the social casino market, but not lately. So Zynga is introducing a new mode, dubbed...
Fast & Furious cars return to Zynga’s CSR Racing 2
Fast & Furious cars are returning to Zynga’s CSR Racing 2, a mobile drag racing game that is one of the most popular racing...
Zynga’s turnaround: How once-beleaguered game company plans for 2019 growth
Zynga went public in 2011, and it grew quickly on the strength of social games like FarmVille. But it hit the skids in 2013, and...
The DeanBeat: Wall Street hates game companies again. How dumb!
Electronic Arts saw its stock price fall off a cliff this week as it acknowledged in an earnings call that Battlefield V didn’t sell...
Zynga hits Q4 earnings targets as CEO says ‘turnaround is now complete’
Zynga reported a slight $559,000 profit on revenue of $249 million for the fourth quarter that ended December 31, surpassing its own targets. CEO...
Gamification is going to get stronger — but for good or evil?
Imagine a world where every TV commercial, print ad, billboard, and social media campaign is no longer just saturating you with brand logos, messages,...
Zynga will buy 80% of Empires & Puzzles maker Small Giant Games for $560 million
Zynga has agreed to acquire the Helsinki-based mobile game maker Small Giant Games, the creator of the hit title Empires & Puzzles. Zynga will...