Categories Posted inin Business Words With Friends co-creators leave Zynga Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 5, 2012 2 min In a phone interview with GamesBeat, brothers Paul and David Bettner confirmed their departure but wouldn't say what they'll do next. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Bunny Breakout ditches the colored bricks for cute critters (hands-on preview) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes October 5, 2012 3 min Instead of smashing bricks, you're rescuing animals trapped in an evil science lab in this new twist on Atari's 36-year-old Breakout franchise. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga ‘preannounces’ weak earnings again for third quarter Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 4, 2012 2 min Zynga disappoints once again in Q3. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga turns on the viral charm with FarmVille 2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2012 2 min Zynga's FarmVille 2 is starting to look like a winner. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Online brands move to real world as Hasbro launches line of Zynga-branded board games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2012 3 min Can't get enough of Zynga games? Now you can play CityVille Monopoly or Words With Friends as board games. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The Facebook game platform: Expanding into mobile, the Middle East, and all game categories (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2012 8 min Sean Ryan says that Facebook gaming is becoming more diverse, and it will soon include a new wave of hardcore and midcore games. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Koolbit shows social mobile casino startups can still get traction in a crowd Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 25, 2012 3 min Breaking into the social casino game market is tough, but one startup, Koolbit, has already gained traction. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire Posted byby GamesBeat September 21, 2012 2 min If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology GSN snatches up former Zynga chief marketing officer Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 20, 2012 1 min GSN has picked up Jeff Karp, former chief marketing officer at Zynga Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The exodus continues: Zynga’s chief security officer resigns Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 19, 2012 1 min Nils Puhlmann, the chief security officer at Zynga, is the latest to leave the firm. Continue Reading 1 min