Zynga remembers its fallen CityVille architect
Yick Kai Chan was a rare person who combined his real world experience as an architect and his training as a digital artist. That...
IGDA interview: Jen MacLean is relaunching game developers group
Boston area game developer Jen MacLean was named interim executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) in September, and her appointment became...
Zynga teams up with IGDA to champion female game developers
Zynga has teamed up with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) to support women in games. Zynga will be a platinum sponsor for the...
FarmVille co-creator Mark Skaggs leaves India’s Moonfrog Labs after 2 years
Mark Skaggs, co-creator of FarmVille, surprised everyone in 2015 when he left Zynga and took a job as a game designer at India’s Moonfrog...
Zynga’s CSR2 adds new Lamborghinis from the Geneva Motor Show
Most new supercars get unveiled at fancy car shows in luxury locations. That’s true for Lamborghini’s two newest cars, which are being shown off...
Glu Mobile redesigns its headquarters and its strategy
Glu Mobile moved into a brand new headquarters in San Francisco recently, with much of its staff together under one roof in a move...
Zynga closes 2017 with strong poker and Words With Friends 2 revenues
Zynga is on a roll as it hit its financial targets for the past three quarters, including the fourth ended December 31. The company reported...
Augmented reality is no longer a novelty
Analysts project mobile augmented reality to become the primary driver of the global AR and VR market. In 2017 Digi-Capital projected the AR market got...
Clan HQ is a messaging app designed for mobile games
Eric Schiermeyer had a lot of success as the cofounder of Zynga and the analytics that it brought to gaming. Now he’s got a...
World Series of Poker: How Playtika’s Montreal team has kept the mobile game on top
Social casino games have become a $4.2 billion business, and Israel-based Playtika has about a quarter of the market. The company, which was acquired...