Zynga brings Words With Friends to Facebook
Social gaming company Zynga today announced that it is bringing its mobile Scrabble-like game Words With Friends to Facebook. That means players on Android...
Why game developers hate the Facebook-Zynga marriage, and how Google+ can benefit
Facebook game developers were furious when they found out about the tight relationship between Facebook and Zynga. If Google properly channels that anger, it...
Game developers hoping to launch Google+ games within weeks
It’s no secret that Google is preparing an applications platform for its Google+ social network. Game developers say they’re looking forward to making games...
Gate2Play launches Zynga game cards in Middle East and North Africa
Zynga plans on taking over the world with social games. But it’s not so easy in places where there aren’t easy payment mechanisms such...
Call it GlobalVille: Zynga to launch version of CityVille on Tencent’s network in China
In its biggest diversification beyond Facebook to date, game maker Zynga is announcing today that it has partnered with social network Tencent in China and...
Google drops hint about games coming for Google+
Google accidentally confirmed that you’ll soon be able to play games on Google+. The company temporarily posted help pages confirming the existence of an...
Facebook describes how to design the best social games
What’s the key to making a successful Facebook game? Just ask Gareth Davis, a platform manager at Facebook, who has seen thousands of social...
Facebook’s biggest untapped opportunities for game developers
Zynga may look like the all-powerful, dominant game publisher on Facebook. But Facebook wants you to know it’s not too late to get in...
Updated: Facebook to share ad revenue with Zynga, SEC filing reveals
[Updated: Facebook has made a statement about the filing.] Social games maker Zynga it has a revenue-sharing agreement with Facebook. The agreement, disclosed in...
Here are Zynga’s minority investors: Google, Peter Thiel, Softbank and others
Social game maker Zynga has outed its minority investors, which stand to make some serious cash off the company’s upcoming $1 billion initial public...