Words With Friends 2, the second incarnation of the blockbuster mobile game that is definitely not Scrabble, is now out…
Zynga Tries Charging Random Prices For DLC, Fails
Letty’s Sting Ray from The Fate of the Furious showed up as a premium microtransaction in CSR Racing 2 earlier this…
Zynga Co-Founder Wants To Make American Politics More Like FarmVille
Do you remember Mark Pincus? He co-founded Zynga and led the burgeoning online games company as CEO until 2013 when he…
Tough times at the once-mighty Farmville studio Zynga. The company announced $100 million in cuts. CEO Mark Pincus: ”We…
On Cliff Bleszinski, Zynga & Meetings
Cliff "Cliffy "Dude Huge" B" Bleszinski, formerly of Epic but on a break for a while, has a new gig. It's being…
In early 2013, 53 million people were actively playing Zynga games. Twelve months later, that number has dropped to 28…
Anti-Candy Crush Game 'Trademarks' All Of Your Words
Remember the drama when the makers of Candy Crush Saga tried to trademark the word "candy?" And then they wanted to put…
Zynga Boosts Its Mobile Lineup With New FarmVille, Words With Friends
In a special note today to players thanking them for six years of support, Zynga chief operating officer Clive Downie…
You Can Buy Farmville Stuff With Bitcoin Now
Bitcoin, the "currency of the Internet," is now accepted by Zynga, whose FarmVille franchise also celebrates the…
Report: Zynga Founder Asked Obama To "Pardon" Edward Snowden
Yesterday, a bunch of America's leading tech sector executives met with US President Barack Obama. They were meant to…
Zynga Boss Proves He's Totally Out Of Touch With Games
“Right now, I’m pretty bored with all games.” That’s Mark Pincus, founder of Farmville company Zynga, as he spoke with…
Sex App Bang With Friends Sued Over Its Name
Zynga, the social gaming company that owns the trademark to the title "Words With Friends", is suing Bang With Friends…
Zynga Dethroned As The King Of Facebook Games
January of this year marked the first time in ages a non-Zynga game made it to the top of the Facebook app charts, as Fa…
Hey, Look, It's Don Mattrick on a Canadian Game Show 30 Years Ago
Don Mattrick has, reportedly, 50 million reasons to smile this week, ditching Microsoft and all things Xbox for Zynga…
Zynga Mistake Puts Random Stranger In Customer Support Role
In select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address…
CNBC Calls Zynga a ‘Buy’ Now That Former Xbox Boss Is CEO
Sure, some people think that former Xbox czar Don Mattrick isn’t going to turn Zynga’s miserable fortunes around. But,…
Francis’ Oddly Appropriate Analogy Links Former Xbox Boss To Farts
Everybody's favorite combustible video game commentator usually doesn't comment on companies' personnel moves. But,…