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While it looks like most of the problems of the past year will follow us into the next, there is one comforting…
Sep 18 2019
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Nov 8 2017
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Words With Friends 2, the second incarnation of the blockbuster mobile game that is definitely not Scrabble, is now out for iOS and Android. This version’s got more game modes and an updated UI.
Jul 14 2017
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Jul 4 2017
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Do you remember Mark Pincus? He co-founded Zynga and led the burgeoning online games company as CEO until 2013 when…
May 6 2015
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Tough times at the once-mighty Farmville studio Zynga. The company announced $100 million in cuts. CEO Mark Pincus: ”We are reducing our workforce by 364 people or approximately 18%, decreasing our outside services and reducing our central function.” Yikes.
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Jul 9 2014
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Cliff "Cliffy "Dude Huge" B" Bleszinski, formerly of Epic but on a break for a while, has a new gig. It's being…
Apr 24 2014
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In early 2013, 53 million people were actively playing Zynga games. Twelve months later, that number has dropped to 28 million.
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Mar 4 2014
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Remember the drama when the makers of Candy Crush Saga tried to trademark the word "candy?" And then they wanted to…
Mar 3 2014
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In a special note today to players thanking them for six years of support, Zynga chief operating officer Clive…
Jan 30 2014
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In case you've forgotten about them, Zynga still exists. And they still have enough money to acquire other smaller game development companies. The Farmville company just announced that, for $527 million dollars, they've bought NaturalMotion—the creators of the Backbreaker, Clumsy Ninja and CSR Racing series—and that… Read more
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Jan 4 2014
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Bitcoin, the "currency of the Internet," is now accepted by Zynga, whose FarmVille franchise also celebrates the…
Dec 18 2013
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Yesterday, a bunch of America's leading tech sector executives met with US President Barack Obama. They were meant…
Oct 3 2013
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"When I saw the rise of Zynga and tried out some of their games on Facebook, I noticed some of the same design patterns that we use in slot machines." Kotaku reader SpiffyPirate works with slot machines and talks about the similarities he sees between design ideas in that industry and in Zynga's games. Read more
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Oct 2 2013
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“Right now, I’m pretty bored with all games.” That’s Mark Pincus, founder of Farmville company Zynga, as he spoke…
Aug 13 2013
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There were tons of personnel changes at Zynga, announced today by ex-Xbox boss and new Zynga boss Don Mattrick. The CTO, COO and Chief People Officer are out. Read through the changes and your head may spin. Big changes continue at the house of FarmVille.
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Jul 31 2013
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Zynga, the social gaming company that owns the trademark to the title "Words With Friends", is suing Bang With…
Jul 8 2013
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January of this year marked the first time in ages a non-Zynga game made it to the top of the Facebook app charts,…
Jul 6 2013
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Don Mattrick has, reportedly, 50 million reasons to smile this week, ditching Microsoft and all things Xbox for…
Jul 3 2013
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In select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address…