Zynga suing former employee for stealing trade secrets
Zynga's former CityVille general manager allegedly used Dropbox to back up hundreds of privileged documents. The social-games developer is suing him for taking that data.
The exodus continues: Zynga Poker general manager quits
The social-gaming company loses the key executive in charge of its poker game as it prepares to transition to real-money gambling.
Zynga announces CityVille 2
The social-gaming giant is listening to fans and hoping to build its best title yet.
Startup puts gamers to work raising money for charity
Game It Forward has developed a model that will allow players to donate to their favorite charities just by playing a game.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Cliff Bleszinski, Skylanders Giants, and alleged racism at Kixeye
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.
Markets pummel Zynga’s share price (update)
The social-gaming company "preannounced" a slumping earnings report yesterday and is paying the price today.
Words With Friends co-creators leave Zynga
In a phone interview with GamesBeat, brothers Paul and David Bettner confirmed their departure but wouldn't say what they'll do next.
Super Bunny Breakout ditches the colored bricks for cute critters (hands-on preview)
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.
Zynga turns on the viral charm with FarmVille 2
Zynga's FarmVille 2 is starting to look like a winner.