Zynga appoints former EA exec Matt Bromberg as COO
Zynga and Electronic Arts continue to trade executives. Today, social mobile game maker Zynga appointed former EA Mobile executive Matt Bromberg as Zynga’s chief...
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...
Facebook kicked Zynga to the curb, publishers are next
In hindsight, Zynga’s business never really made sense. When the gaming empire went public in 2011, the company hinged on fads (online farming?) and...
CSR Racing 2 and its ‘beyond console’ graphics launch on iOS and Android
You could call Zynga’s latest release a drag — but that’s just because its all about racing another beastly car down the line for...
Zynga chills out with launch of Ice Age: Arctic Blast mobile match-3 game
Zynga launched its Ice Age: Arctic Blast match-3 game today as part of a partnership with filmmaker Fox Digital Entertainment. It has some cross-promotion potential as it...
Zynga doubles down on its social casino game talent
Social casino games are a fast-growing part of social mobile game publisher Zynga‘s business. And the San Francisco company is doubling down on the talent...
Zynga makes Wizard of Oz join the match-3 parade
Just tap your heels together three times and say, “Match-3 is a sure thing, match-3 is a sure thing, match-3 is a sure thing.” Zynga...
Why Unity’s John Riccitiello loves mobile ads and fears VR’s gap of disappointment
At Unity Technologies, chief executive John Riccitiello sees a sea of games and game startups streaming through doors. Unity was founded in 2003 to...
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.