Some of the stats about social gamers are kind of scary.
Kixeye chief exec Will Harbin says, "Zynga is burning to the ground and bleeding top talent, and instead of trying to fix the problems -- better work environment and better products -- they are resorting to the only profit center that has ever really worked for them: their legal department."
The value of game deals is dropping in 2012 compared to 2011.
Editor's Pick Will Harbin says he extinguished a "micro culture" that had exhibited embarrassing and offensive conduct in the wake of a contractor's claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination.
Zynga disappoints once again in Q3.
Three employees and a manager are out after an investigation into racism charges, Kixeye CEO says.
Zynga's FarmVille 2 is starting to look like a winner.
Kabam was virtually unknown a few years ago, but now it's making games that tie into Peter Jackson's upcoming film trilogy The Hobbit -- expected to be one of the most important movie properties of all time.
Guest Post We know women are growing more involved in gaming. But how does this growth differ with grandmas, mothers, and their daughters?
Zynga confirmed it has brought aboard a real-money gambling executive to guide its way into online gambling.
Zynga has suffered a number of executive departures recently. The latest is Zynga's chief marketing officer, Jeff Karp.
Zynga is launching FarmVille 2 for those who want a better hands-on farming experience.
Guest Post Any yahoo can publish a game these days. Yet today's market still demands of the specialization of the past, allowing the creator to focus on creating and the distributing to focus on marketing. And this relationship matters more now than ever before in Digital Publishing 2.0.
Zynga's exodus continues. Two more execs leave.
The loss of Mike Verdu is just the latest setback for the struggling social-game giant.
Kixeye recruits a general manager away from Zynga so he can make "real" games.
Funium is launching Family Village in the hope of putting more people in touch with their family history.
Launched when virtual worlds such as Second Life were popular, IMVU has made the transition from glorified chat room to social game service.
Walkers are invading Facebook. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Electronic Arts said today that revenue growth in social games is slowing down but mobile games are picking up.
EA, one of the world’s largest game publishers, is facing a big shift from retail sales to digital sales. Chief operating …
Kixeye, a fast-growing maker of hardcore social games, has launched a hilarious recruiting video aimed at showing it is the best place to work for budding hardcore game developers who want to tell their grandchildren that they made games that …
The company's stock closed the day at $5.19, but it dropped, at one point, by 40 percent on news of the terrible earnings.
Yoga Retreat will provide a "daily gaming oasis" by teaching players real yoga techniques.
Social games are more popular than ever, with new genres emerging, says Facebook's Sarah Brooks.
Zynga announced today that it's lending out its game developers to help create a social charity game on Facebook.
Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.
Zynga's mind-boggling player stats: If Poker winnings were converted into dollars, players could pay off national debt...in a day.
Zynga said today that it has developed a faster infrastructure for its social games and will make the technology available to third-party game developers through its open third-party platform.
The company made the announcement at its Zynga Unleashed press event. …
Today, all eyes will be on Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, to see whether he can keep his developers churning out games that can continue to capture the hearts of hundreds of millions of social gamers.
Tarrnie Williams, president of Roadhouse Interactive, speaks with GamesBeat about newly acquired development company, The Embassy Interactive, and how it will help them bring more free-to-play games to Facebook and mobile platforms.
Zynga shares fell today as fears about the company’s user base prompted another sell-off. Zynga’s shares dropped as much as 13 percent. That triggered a short-sale circuit breaker, which halts trading in the stock until cooler heads prevail, for the …
With games like Okey, Peak Games has become the No. 3 social game player on Facebook in daily active users.
And the Zynga acquisitions just keep on coming.
Weeks after picking up Wild Needle and two months after acquiring OMGPOP, Zynga is making another big buy with Buzz Monkey, TechCrunch is reporting.
As part of the deal, Zynga is picking …
Today AppStats is launching a new window on who’s winning and who’s losing in Facebook apps. The app analytics site, created by Berlin-based newsmag Social Games Observer, reveals which apps and developers are growing audience, and which are shrinking.
In …
When you think of Game of Thrones, you might think of the HBO series, now in its second season. You might think of the fantasy novels by George RR Martin. You might even think of the big triple-A console/PC RPG …
Social gaming giant Zynga has connected with credit company American Express to provide a rewards program where users can receive virtual game rewards for using their real-life American Express card.
Brenda Garno Brathwaite and John Romero, two well-known game designers, never made a secret of their passion for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon games. They played for hundreds of hours and tweeted about their victories. Ubisoft’s Chris Early took notice and …
Game startup Disruptor Beam has announced today the first Facebook game based on the award-winning novels by George R.R. Martin and the award-winning television show on HBO. Titled Game of Thrones Ascent, it is slated for an unspecified “future release” …
The problem with Facebook’s mobile app is that it doesn’t run games. The web-based site is built with Adobe Flash, but that runs poorly on mobile devices. As a result, Facebook can display its news feed and photos on its …
While more social game players are becoming paying customers, overall spending on social games is down from a year ago, according to market research firm SuperData.
