Oops: Counterfeit Pokémon game approved by Apple
You know how app developers are always talking about Apple’s mysterious and allegedly thorough iTunes app approval process? Apparently it can’t be too restrictive...
Zynga’s hybrid zCloud lets it get rid of two out of every three servers
Social game maker Zynga has shifted 80 percent of its game traffic to its own private data center servers, known as the zCloud, the company revealed yesterday...
Zynga teams up with Slingo to publish Bingo-slot-machine hybrid game on Facebook
Zynga has teamed up with cross-media gaming firm Slingo Inc. to create a new version of the casual game Slingo on Facebook. Slingo is...
Looking beyond Facebook, Zynga hits 15M daily mobile game users
Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus said the social game company now has more than 15 million daily active users for its mobile games, compared...
Zynga’s quarterly report by the numbers
Zynga announced its first-ever quarterly reported as a public company today. Here are the relevant numbers: Q4 GAAP net loss: $435.0 million loss vs....
Zynga beats earnings estimates for its first-ever quarterly report as a public company
Social game maker Zynga reported a modest profit for the fourth-quarter in its first-ever quarter financial report today. The non-GAAP earnings per share were five...
Brazilian social gaming firm Vostu lays off staff
Brazilian social gaming firm Vostu confirmed that it has laid off an unspecified number of employees. The company confirmed the layoffs but declined to say...
Love connection: 1 in 10 Words With Friends score in real life
Perhaps it’s time to start calling it Words With Friends With Benefits. Fans of Zynga‘s Words With Friends social game on Facebook are making...
Can Zynga satisfy investors with its first-ever earnings report?
Zynga is expected to report a profit for the fourth-quarter in its first-ever quarter financial report after the market closes on Tuesday. The largest...
Zynga launches iPhone game Dream Heights: Let the copycat wars begin
Zynga launched its Dream Heights mobile game for the iPhone and iPad today. The title enables players to build the “skyscraper of the century,” but...