Continuing the streamlining of its web-based social game business, Zynga has announced that it will be closing Empires & Allies, Dream Zoo and Zynga City, the Chinese version of CityVille on Tencent. That's in addition to The Ville, confirmed for closure earlier this week.
EA And Zynga Are Done Suing Each Other Over A Facebook Game
EA and Zynga have been tied up in mutual lawsuits over their Facebook games The Sims Social and The Ville since last year, but All Things Digital is reporting that today both cases were dismissed in California court. The companies issued the statement that "EA and Zynga have resolved their respective claims and have…
Zynga Has Lost $160 Million This Year So Far
2012 has been rough for the company behind FarmVille. Zynga has lost a total of $160 million during the nine month period from January to September 30, 2012, the company said in an earnings report today.
Zynga Hits Back Hard At EA Over Sims Copyright Suit [Update]
Remember when EA sued Zynga? Well, the FarmVille makers aren't just going to lie down and take it. They're back in the ring and swinging like never before.
Once Again, EA is Trying to be the Big Friend on Video Gaming's Playground
This little exchange yesterday on Twitter says a lot about why Electronic Arts is suing the Facebook gaming giant Zynga, and how the publishing giant really sees itself in doing so.
EA Sues Zynga, Says The Ville Rips Off The Sims
A week full of bad news just got way worse for the people who make FarmVille: EA is suing them for copyright infringement.
The Last Thing I Want to Do is Push This Button
This week Zynga released its The Sims Social clone The Ville on Facebook. This morning I started up the game with the intention of doing some quick impressions. I logged into Facebook, got to the character creation screen...
It's Frustrating Trying to Have Sex in a Zynga Game
Kelly Bourdet writes a column over on Vice called Future Sex. It's about "how technology affects our personal relationships". In this case, it's about signing up for Zynga's Sims clone The Ville and trying to knock some digital boots.
Zynga's New Take On The Sims Launches Tomorrow on Facebook
Zynga has had a lot of success creating various types of what they refer to as "The Ville Genre." CastleVille, CityVille, FrontierVille, and the monster that started it all, FarmVille.
