Hackers disrupt the gameplay of Zynga’s YoVille social game
Hackers broke into one of Zynga’s older social games, YoVille, and they were able to disrupt the gameplay for a group of fewer than...
EA chief suggests that Zynga overpaid for OMGPOP/Draw Something
Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello took a not-so-subtle shot at Zynga today during EA’s conference call with analysts. He said that EA would...
Draw Something loses 3 million players in a single month
A count of daily active users for smash-hit app Draw Something reveals a loss of 3 million players in a 30-day period.
Zynga starts promoting third-party partner social games
As it seeks to diversify its game portfolio and revenues, Zynga announced today it has begun promoting the games of third-party platform partners. Zynga...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
The DeanBeat: Follow the people. Follow the money. Into casino games.
When you’re tracking a hot trend or market, it’s always good to keep track of where the smart betting is happening. Follow the money....
Casino games surpass farm games as the darlings of social networks
FarmVille took Facebook by storm in 2009 and gave rise to a sea of rival farm simulations. But those games have begun to decline,...
Draw Something now on the Kindle Fire
Good news, Kindle Fire owners. Draw Something is now available on the Amazon Marketplace
Zynga earnings call: three key wins in mobile, social and diversification
Zynga said in its earnings call with analysts today that it had “three key wins” in the first quarter: expansion into new social game...
Zynga beats Q1 earnings estimates
Zynga reported first quarter earnings of 6 cents a share, beating analyst estimates for the social game company’s second-ever earnings announcement. The publisher of...