Categories Posted inin Business Zynga unveils its NFL Showdown mobile game as it pushes into sports titles Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2014 4 min The football-manager game is the first in a series of Zynga Sports 365 titles. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology New mobile version of Zynga Poker finally debuts to a global audience Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2014 2 min After a delay during product testing, Zynga has taken the new mobile game to a worldwide audience. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Lessons from a game guru: Candy Crush Saga creator once survived six months without pay Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 18, 2014 19 min Tommy Palm seriously considered working at McDonald's. But he stuck with his career in video games. Continue Reading 19 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Here are our big speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Peter Molyneux, Zynga's Clive Downie, and Unity's David Helgason Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 15, 2014 5 min This is a first in a series of heavy-hitter speakers that we'll announced for our GamesBeat 2014 conference on Sept. 15-Sept. 16. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga chief Don Mattrick steers the struggling social game publisher into a mobile future (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 11, 2014 7 min The company's chief focuses on the long term, and the NFL may help him deliver on that goal. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga CEO explains his vision for long-term gaming leadership Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2014 3 min Don Mattrick says Zynga is being "purposefully competitive." Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga misses Wall Street expectations, but it invests in NFL and Tiger Woods games for the ‘long term’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2014 4 min A year into his tenure, CEO Don Mattrick is having a hard time growing revenues, but he remains an optimist about investing in social mobile games. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former Zynga developers secure $2.5M in seed funding for startup JuiceBox Games Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 30, 2014 1 min JuiceBox Game will use its cash to help pay for the furthering development of HonorBound. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Fates Forever will test whether MOBAs designed for tablets can attract those who play League of Legends or Dota 2 (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 28, 2014 16 min Fates Forever, a new multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA) for tablets, debuted on iOS last week. The title has gotten good reviews and... Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon, Wargaming, and Zynga's Don Mattrick team up with London Venture Partners for new gaming fund Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min The seed fund will focus on game startups in Europe following LVP's success with Supercell, NaturalMotion, and others. Continue Reading 2 min