social games

A Inside Look at EA’s Social Games Business as Zynga’s IPO Awaits

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 26 at 5:05 pm PT

As part of Electronic Arts’ first-quarter earnings report today, it shed some light on the company’s social games business, which is both up and down at the same time.

Game Studios Are Hot Acquisition Targets in the Race to Mobile and Social

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 22 at 10:05 am PT

Following the intense bidding war for PopCap last week, it’s likely that more blockbuster purchases will come. So, who will be next?

Soon-to-Debut Google+ Games Will Hit Facebook Where It Hurts: The Pocketbook

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 21 at 4:21 pm PT

Google is close to launching a social game network that could make Facebook very, very nervous. We hear that Google’s network will offer one key point of differentiation for developers: It will cost less.

Microsoft Drops Into Social Gaming From the Cloud

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 21 at 9:35 am PT

Microsoft has figured out a way to get into the social games business without having to make a single game.

Is It Too Late to Make a Social Gaming Hit?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 20 at 12:50 pm PT

Zynga has more active players on Facebook then the next five companies combined, so game developers are asking the logical question: Is it too late to get into social gaming?

Spil Games Jumps on the Trend of Online Game Portals Going Social (Video)

Tricia Duryee in News on July 20 at 8:46 am PT

Spil Games, a seven-year-old online gaming powerhouse focused on serving mothers and girls worldwide, is now pitching itself as a social gaming platform.

Zynga and Facebook’s Relationship Disclosed: It’s Complicated

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 18 at 6:53 pm PT

Zynga has disclosed details of its very close partnership with Facebook as part of a 600-page-plus update to its original IPO document. It’s complicated.

Zynga Updates IPO Filing to List Investors and Google’s One of Them

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 18 at 6:10 pm PT

Lookie, what do we have here? This afternoon Zynga filed a 619-page document with the SEC that is packed full of brand new information, including the fact that Google is an investor.

Lolapps Merges With 6waves to Develop and Publish Social Games Internationally

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 18 at 8:00 am PT

Consolidation in the social games space continues, this time with a merger between San Francisco-based Lolapps and Hong Kong-based 6waves.

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OpenFeint Hires Former Playdom Studio Head Ethan Fassett

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 7 at 5:19 pm PT

OpenFeint, which was purchased by Gree for $100 million in April, has appointed Playdom’s former executive producer of its San Francisco studio, Ethan Fassett, to the position of SVP of product. OpenFeint is developing a social network for games to connect to players on for both iOS and Android. Before working at Disney-owned Playdom, Fassett worked at Gaia Online.