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Zynga gets Q2 boost from Words with Friends, Poker, CSR2

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Zynga now generates more than 90 percent of its revenue from mobile games and just 10 percent from its legacy Facebook desktop games. And that helps the company meet its own targets for growth better, as mobile is growing far faster than the shrinking web business.

Zynga beat expectations for its second quarter ended June 30 thanks to strong performance from mobile versions of Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, and the racing game CSR2. Most of the increase in both revenues and bookings came from live services, or the use of special events, new features, and other tricks to keep fans coming back to their favorite ongoing games.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.