Zynga Archives

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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...

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Zynga pins hopes on ad revenue potential and high-end Dawn of Titans strategy game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 10, 2016
3 min

Zynga beat Wall Street’s estimates for bookings for its fourth quarter, and it also announced 10 games that will launch in 2016. But its stock price...

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3 min

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Zynga beats Q4 financial estimates and announces 10 games for 2016

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 10, 2016
5 min

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...

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5 min

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DICE, King, and Rovio vets form new studio to develop for the midcore market

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 16, 2015
3 min

I was recently reminded of a game industry marketing buzz word that I haven’t heard in a long time: midcore. Well, OK. I have...

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3 min

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Zynga targets its core demographic with Princess Bride Slots

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 19, 2015
2 min

Diving deeper into social-casino games, Zynga is launching its Princess Bride Slots game today as a new free-to-play game for mobile and social platforms....

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2 min

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Mark Pincus insists Zynga doesn’t need an Activision-like sugardaddy to make a comeback

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 5, 2015
7 min

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 —...

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Zynga was named after Mark Pincus' late dog.

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Zynga beats Wall Street’s Q3 expectations — but also delays two major games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 3, 2015
4 min

Social gaming company Zynga reported third quarter earnings and bookings today that beat Wall Street’s estimates, but it also delayed two major games — CSR2...

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4 min

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Blue Crystal Labs unveils skill-based slot machine games for mobile

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 28, 2015
3 min

Blue Crystal Labs, a startup created by former Zynga social-casino executive Jesse Janosov, is unveiling its skill-based social-casino game today. The whole point of...