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
Categories Posted inin Business New departure from Zynga: Omgpop’s chief revenue officer (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 18, 2012 1 min Zynga has lost former Omgpop chief revenue officer Wilson Kriegel. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Chasing more engaged users, Zynga acquires ‘midcore’ social game startup A Bit Lucky Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2012 3 min Faced with a slowdown in the core casual game market on Facebook, Zynga has expanded into mid-core games with the acquisition of A Bit Lucky Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga alleges EA’s chief executive proposed an anti-competitive ‘no hire’ pact or he would ‘rain hell’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 14, 2012 5 min Zynga alleges EA tried to get it to collude on not hiring each others' employees. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga strikes back hard at EA in copyright infringement case Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 14, 2012 3 min Zynga denies copying The Sims Social and lobs legal grenades back at Electronic Arts Continue Reading 3 min