Tagged: Social Gaming
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Zynga reports drop in revenue and number of users in first quarter News
25.04.2013 Online social games maker Zynga has revealed a profit of US$4.1m on US$263.6m in revenue during the first quarter of the year, while fewer consumers are playing its games. -
Zynga’s revenues remain flat for Q4, at US$311.2m News
06.02.2013 Zynga's net loss decreased by US$4.1m between the third and fourth quarters of 2012, from US$52.7m to US$48.6m respectively, and drew flat Q4 revenue of US$311.2m as it cut... -
SongPop is a hit in Facebook’s top 25 social games of 2012 News
05.12.2012 Calling it the most diverse and global year for social games to date, Facebook has revealed its 25 top-rated social games of 2012, with SongPop coming straight in at No 1. -
Zynga’s CFO leaves company for senior Facebook role News
14.11.2012 Social games maker Zynga’s chief financial officer David Wehner is leaving the company to take on a senior finance job at social networking giant Facebook. -
Zynga reveals 3pc rise in revenue to US$316.6m, more daily active users News
25.10.2012 It’s been a bumpy week for social gaming company Zynga, which announced Tuesday it had shed 5pc of its workforce, but it has delivered better news in its third-quarter financial... -
Zynga cuts 5pc of workers during Apple press event News
24.10.2012 If you’re a tech company in trouble, a good time to break bad news might be during an Apple press event. While the tech press were ogling Apple’s latest gadgets yesterday, Zynga... -
Zynga loses another manager – marketing chief resigns News
11.09.2012 Social games creator Zynga’s chief marketing and revenue officer Jeff Karp has resigned, following the departure of at least seven other managers since early August. -
Zynga revamps FarmVille with FarmVille 2 News
06.09.2012 Zynga has taken the wraps off its first game to be built entirely in 3D, FarmVille 2, which may well be an effort to woo Facebook users back to playing its games on the social... -
Sony Pictures Interactive launches Hotel Transylvania game on Facebook News
16.08.2012 Sony Pictures Interactive has checked into Facebook with its first premium social game, The Hotel Transylvania. -
Zynga serves up new game: ChefVille News
07.08.2012 Social games creator Zynga has cooked up yet another ‘Ville’ game, and this one turns players into restaurateurs: ChefVille. -
Amazon has a new game studio, and a literary Facebook game (video) News
07.08.2012 Amazon has revealed its new games team, Amazon Game Studios, along with the release of a new social game for Facebook, Living Classics, that sees gameplay take place amid the... -
Zynga’s second-quarter loss of US$22.8m may impact Facebook News
26.07.2012 Zynga, the creator of web-based social games such as FarmVille, has seen a loss US$22.8m on revenue of US$332m in the second quarter, a result that could impact social network... -
Video-game marathon raises almost US$93,000 for charity, breaks world record News
09.07.2012 Two women on different sides of the Atlantic put a gaming obsession to good use, raising almost US$93,000 for charity: water by playing Solitaire Blitz for 30 consecutive hours... -
Games start-up 2PaperDolls creates Twitter social game Mind of Man News
13.06.2012 2PaperDolls, the gaming studio that relocated to Dublin from the US last year, has just released a new Twitter discovery game called Mind of Man for iOS devices. The aim is for...Categories: Software, Social Media, Science, R&D, Multimedia, Media, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, AppsTags: AI, artificial intelligence, Social Gaming, CRM, Enterprise Ireland, US, App Store, iTunes, Apple, iOS -
Games Music Ireland aims to carve niche for gaming composers News
29.05.2012 A new upskilling programme to teach composers about how to create musical content for the social and casual games industry is having its official launch this evening at IMRO in... -
Social gambling could be a US$100bn industry by 2017 News
23.05.2012 Juniper Research estimates that mobile gambling could reach a global figure of US$100bn by 2017, driven by social gaming and the development of mobile wallets.Categories: Social Media, Research, Phones, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business, Business Intelligence -
Zynga revenues climb 32pc to US$321m in Q1 News
27.04.2012 Revenues at social games developer Zynga reached US$321m for the first quarter of 2012, marking a 32pc increase compared to the same period last year and an increase of 3pc... -
40pc of freemium game players pay for extra content - NPD News
24.04.2012 Forty per cent of people who have played a free game with upgradable paid content have made an in-game payment to enhance their experience, according to new research from the... -
Zynga acquires Draw Something maker OMGPOP News
22.03.2012 Social gaming company Zynga has acquired OMGPOP, the makers of popular app Draw Something, in a deal believed to be worth US$210m. -
Zynga’s online gaming platform is now live News
06.03.2012 The beta version of Zynga’s online gaming platform – Zynga.com – is now live after the social-gaming company announced the new service last week.Categories: Internet, Games/EntertainmentTags: API, Development, Social Media, Social Networking, Facebook, Online Gaming, Zynga, Gaming, Social Gaming