Take Two CEO attacks Zynga for “sketchy” metrics and biz model
Zynga‘s tens of millions of regular players and burgeoning revenues have many investors excited about its fast approaching Initial Public Offering, but Take Two...
Sojo Studios’ WeTopia social game lets players do good in the real world
Sojo Studios is announcing its first online social game, WeTopia, which is designed to be part of a series of games where players can...
Zynga employees give Mark Pincus a 46 percent approval rating
The claws are out for Mark Pincus, chief executive of social game maker Zynga, today. First, the New York Times published a negative story...
Zynga spurned by both Rovio and PopCap Games in huge takeover offers?
Zynga was reportedly spurned by two companies it was trying to acquire in what would have been gigantic deals in the game industry, according...
Zynga to add Indiana Jones to Adventure World game
Starting Tuesday, Zynga will add the Indiana Jones character to its Adventure World game on Facebook. As we noted earlier, Zynga has a distinct...
The DeanBeat: The critical season for game sales is upon us
The holidays came early for a lot of gamers in November, with releases ranging from Uncharted 3: Drake’s Fortune to Call of Duty Modern...
Zynga’s CastleVille is off to fast start with 5M daily users
Zynga’s CastleVille social game, the newest title in a series that has entertained more than 100 million Facebook players, is off to a fast...
The DeanBeat: Building a better GamesBeat
For almost four years, we’ve been building out GamesBeat as VentureBeat’s game channel. We have held three annual GamesBeat conferences where the movers and...
Zynga has acquired 15 companies so far this year
Zynga has acquired 15 companies so far this year, including a few it hasn’t announced. The information is included in an amendment to an...
Zynga launches CastleVille social game and new FarmVille plush toys
Social game maker Zynga formally launched CastleVille as part of its accelerated release schedule for games in advance of its planned initial public offering....