Categories Posted inin Technology Mark Pincus rings Nasdaq’s opening bell; Zynga stock trades begin Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2011 3 min Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus rang the opening bell — in a virtual way, from Zynga’s headquarters in San Francisco — as trading began... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga will be more valuable than Electronic Arts: $8.9B vs $6.9B Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2011 2 min When Zynga goes public at the opening bell tomorrow at $10 a share, it will be more valuable than video game giant Electronic Arts.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business CashVille: Zynga prices at a high $10 a share Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2011 5 min After months of delay, social game maker Zynga is finally about to go public. The company priced its stock moments ago at $10 a... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business On the eve of its IPO, Zynga starts holiday marketing and launches ForestVille Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2011 1 min On the eve of its initial public offering, Zynga has kicked off some holiday marketing and launched a new mobile game, ForestVille. Zynga is... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Wall Street analysts calculate whether Zynga is worth $8.9B Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2011 4 min Zynga is about to begin trading as a public company on Thursday, but the value of the company is up for debate, based on... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Nexon shares fall in first day of trading: not good for Zynga Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2011 1 min Online game company Nexon saw its shares fall in its first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange following its $1.2 billion initial... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development Timeline: A chronology of the life of Zynga Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 12, 2011 6 min Zynga is expected to go public any day now. The social game maker could raise more than $1 billion at a valuation of $8.9... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business From castles to card games: a rundown of Zynga’s biggest titles Posted byby GamesBeat December 12, 2011 7 min Zynga is the most recognizable name in social gaming. Facebook members and iPhone owners alike have seen Zynga’s games continuously rise and fall from... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Zynga grew from gaming outcast to $9 billion social game powerhouse Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 12, 2011 87 min Update: This article is now available as a 63-page e-book on Amazon’s Kindle bookstore. Zynga has turned the video game world upside down in... Continue Reading 87 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Zynga bets on Google TV with new Texas HoldEm Poker app Posted byby GamesBeat December 8, 2011 2 min Zynga is finally bringing its mega-popular Texas HoldEm poker game to the living room TV set, but it’s not going through a major video... Continue Reading 2 min