Zynga

Things have been strained between Facebook and social gaming giant Zynga for a while. Now it looks like they're making the split official.The signs that Zynga was looking to distance itself from the social network it made its name on have been there for anyone to see. Its decision ...

Anonymous, the loosely associated hacktivist collective, has put Zynga under its scope. And it's looking serious. Zynga laid off employees just before releasing its quarterly earnings last week, and the hacker group says that the layoffs mean the "end of the US game market as we know it", as jobs ...

So, you’re on of the masses who love Draw Something. Would you still love it if you had to, say, find yourself drawing an Apple logo, or the McDonald’s arches?If the game’s new owner Zynga has anything to do with, that may well be what you find yourself doing ...

We are all slaves to Mark Zuckerberg. Ok, this infographic is a bit dramatic, especially the whole ‘Internet slaves, meet your masters’ part and all the mobster-ish illustrations of major tech leaders, but it does have a point. As millions continue to sign up for Facebook or a Google account ...

Would you like to make a pile of cash? I rate you go into mobile gaming. While you’re merrily launching flocks of birds at a bunch of thieving pigs, gaming companies like Rovio are cashing in.How much is the Finnish game giant making, exactly? Well, its revenue totaled a nice ...

Social games: the end of hardcore gaming or its untimely saviour? Decide for yourself as we look at the top social games for iOS, which are all incidentally, free to play.CityVille HometownZynga, the kings of copying original titles, know how to reel the suckers in. CityVille Hometown, an updated version ...

Social gaming giant Zynga’s latest financial results have revealed a net income loss, despite continued user growth.In its annual financial summary, the company said it experienced a net loss of US$403-million. It noted, however, that a large part of that loss was down to payouts it had to make ...

Social gaming giant Zynga is finally ready to take its stocks public. The San-Francisco-based company reportedly plans to raise around US$1.15-billion in an initial public offering that would value the company at US$7-billion.The expected IPO figure is significantly lower than the $15 to $20-billion valuation the maker of popular ...

Social gaming giant Zynga is set to launch its own social gaming network in a bid to reduce its dependency on Facebook.The new venture, entitled “Project Z” is envisioned as an online community where people can play the company’s popular titles without having to go on Facebook."For two ...

In the week since Google took its brand new social network, Google+, public the network has seen a record number of signups.A recent post by Paul Allen, Ancestry.com co-founder and unofficial Google+ statistician, revealed that Google+ has reached an estimated 43.4-million users and counting. According to Allen, roughly a third ...